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To: TobagoJack who wrote (58620)	1/10/2005 5:27:36 AM
From: Maurice Winn	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 74559

Why on Earth do you think there will be a unification of China and Taiwan? I didn't read it in the Bible or Quran. Maybe somebody has that in their fantasy manual. Reality will dawn one day and such a political event will, or will not, have happened. Tomorrow is another day, Mqurice

To: TobagoJack who wrote (58620)	1/10/2005 8:44:15 AM
From: elmatador	Respond to of 74559

Fraudsters are Cashing in on Tsunami Disaster Fraudsters posing as Tsunami victims are soliciting funds worldwide through letters and e-mails in a new variation of an old African scam, police warned today. More than four million such letters have been circulated, the first sent out the day the disaster happened, the commercial branch of the South African Police Service said. At least 15 variations exist, including one claiming to be from residents of a destroyed Indonesian village, and another from an individual claiming to be helping victims, police Superintendent Ronnie Naidoo said. Recipients are asked to transfer money into a bank account. “Please be aware that once the money has been sent, it will never reach the real victims of the disaster,” police said. The letters are modelled on Nigeria’s notorious 419 scams – named after an entry in the west African country’s legal code. Nigerian and other fraudsters posing as top officials have for years been sending letters and e-mails offering to cut recipients into business deals. They either demand an upfront payment to join, or ask for details of a bank account where the fraudsters’ cash can be stashed – with the account owners’ money plundered instead. Some of the same fraudsters are believed to be behind the latest letters, along with others from Asia and other parts of the world, Naidoo said. news.scotsman.com