The Scammers Never Cease

It's interesting to experience new ads running in print, electronic and online media. Replacing some product and retail advertisers are bankruptcy and mortgage specialists, lawyers and the like.

Online phishing scams run by Nigerian, Kenyan and Eastern European info-mafiosos and maroons, also continue. This letter just arrived under the subject: "Good News" and it was From: ANTI-FRAUD TEAM. Finally, cause I was wondering where they were. And this one was signed by none other than Ban Ki Moon, Secretary, UNITED NATIONS.

Some of these letters are fairly sophisticated, using logos and emails from banks and credit card companies. One needs to see the raw code of the email to realize those links go to a fraud central where these goons are mining data and ripping people off.

This particular letter suggests maybe it was written by a complete idiot...it has so many grammatical mistakes. Still, I wonder how many unsuspecting souls will send their banking information?

Attention:
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and family?,You may not understand why this mail came to you.

We have been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago with the then secretary to the UNITED NATIONS.

This email is to all the people that have been scammed in any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate them with the sum of US$ 100,000. This includes every foriegn contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses that failed due to Government probelms etc.

We found your name in our list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon and have been signed.

You are advised to contact Mr. Jim Ovia of ZENITH BANK NIGERIA PLC, as he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for your Cheque/ International Bank Draft of USD$ 100,000. This funds are in a Bank Draft for security purpose ok? so he will send it to you and you can clear it in any bank of your choice.

Therefore, you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your correct mailing address where you want him to send the Draft to you.

Conatct Mr. Jim Ovia immediately for your Cheque:

Conatct Mr. Jim Ovia immediately for your Cheque:Person to Contact Mr. Jim Ovia
Email: mrjim.ovia2008@gmail.com  Phone: +234 8033923975

Thanks and God bless you and your family.Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash your Bank Draft.

Making the world a better place.

Regards,

Mr. Ban Ki Moon
Secretary (UNITED NATIONS).

Republicans - Playing the Politics of No

As I watched the last election play out, it was clear that Republican Party had badly misplayed their electoral strategy by naming a worn out war hero with no ideas like John McCain as the most qualified candidate to lead their party, and then selecting Sarah Palin as their Vice-Presidential torch-bearer. What a combo! That brilliant strategy led to a huge defeat in the presidential and Congressional elections.

And over the eight years of the Bush administration, many of the same Republican members who helped plunder the wealth of this nation to fund the Iraq War, Halliburton, Blackwater and other failed misadventures, have put us at the brink of a towering financial crisis.

So with those golden qualifications, we have John McCain, Lindsay Graham and other geniuses of the conservative Right, imploring us to follow THEIR lead in fixing the economy. Why follow them? Why follow the idiots who got us into this mess? Why even give them air time? For what...tax breaks? Didn't the American electorate vote against that approach? Are they suddenly now qualified to enlighten us to new solutions that work? No. These guys are shoveling the same crap they were shoveling the past eight years.

The 2008 election was all about cleaning house and putting new leadership in charge of the White House and Congress, putting new ideas in play, and trying new approaches for solving the myriad problems affecting this nation and our citizens -- most of those problems created by the Bush administration.

Now take note of the Republican approach to governance in the post election period: It is the "Politics of No." No true engagement. No sincere participation. No selfless interest in solving problems. Instead, it is all about them. All about the Republicans - their brand, their image, their voice. Etc.

The Republicans are focused on winning the 2010 mid-term congressional elections, and if that entails driving us over the cliff into despair, so be it. All they care about is gaining power so they can force us back into Bush economics and a Christian Right agenda.

Sorry, folks. That will not happen. And I will blog my brains out to argue against these Republican lame brains.

In fact, the Republicans have decided to band together as "The Party of No" and essentially do everything possible to stand in the way of passage of the Obama Stimulus Package.

Let it be known that Republicans in Congress are playing a high-risk game with America's future. And Americans are taking names and noting who had the courage to work together towards consensus and who decided to simply play the politics of No.