Anty
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The Foreign Office has issued a warning over a scam email, claiming to be from Foreign Secretary David Miliband, offering money to people in trouble due to the global economic slowdown. Skip related content
The email, with the subject header "global economic crisis relief aid," asks recipients for their bank details so that they can receive money from a fictitious "recession relief programme fund."
"This email is a scam .. We suggest that you never give out your personal details if you are unsure of the legitimacy of the email," said a Foreign Office statement on Monday.
In February Justice Secretary Jack Straw was targeted by a similar scam, found to be the work of Nigerian Internet fraudsters.
That email was sent to hundreds of Straw's email contacts, claiming that he had lost his wallet while on charity work in Africa, and urgently needed $3,000 (£2,037) to get home.
Found on yahoo news.
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John
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Cheers mate, I was just about to send 3k via western union
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_Allan_
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 Warning noted 
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Nath
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Damn those pesky Nigerian's.
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Cosmo
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What exactly are they going to do with bank details anyway?
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Nath
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Stuff.
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Cosmo
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Ah right, well I dont want that happening.
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Nath
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Exactly! So be grateful for the warning.
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Cosmo
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Indeed I am, I honestly didnt realise it was stuff he was warning about, I thought it was just things.
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Nath
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I heard they were also planning to do this and that with the details.
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_Allan_
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this and that worries more than stuff tbh
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Cosmo
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Nah Im not to bothered about this and that as with precautions you can stop it happening, it is certainly stuff and hodgepodge that worry me.
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willay
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this is clever stuff
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johnhara1
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mattk
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damn niggers
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DannyB
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I feel every avenue of sarcasm has been well covered in here, so I'll just press the back button and be on my way. A very good day to you all.
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