# Scam (Internet and Otherwise) Omnibus Thread

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [April 4, 2022, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265 "2022-04-04T18:23:22Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 20\
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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 3:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/861 "2024-10-17T15:41:38Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> $50 billion billion dollars?? You can buy the whole Earth for $5 quadrillion dollars and have enough chump change left over to pick up a moon or two. -

@Mangetout has made the same observation. I think the extra Billion is just typical scammer exaggeration.

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/862 "2024-10-17T15:59:08Z")

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**r\_c** , do a reverse image search, identify where it was taken if you can, and declare that she sure gets around.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/863 "2024-10-17T16:08:45Z")

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> [@John\_DiFool](#):
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> **r\_c** , do a reverse image search, identify where it was taken if you can, and declare that she sure gets around. -

That’s clearly a catalog/web store shot. No matches on several sites. That’s one thing the scammers seem to have learned is to use images that are not commonly indexed.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/864 "2024-10-17T16:25:49Z")

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Worth noting those are also _square_ dollars, since the number is prefixed AND suffixed with USD terms.  
I have been offered cubic dollars in the past and very occasionally higher dimensions than that.

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/865 "2024-10-17T16:34:50Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
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> have enough chump change left over to pick up a moon or two.

Hell, [moons](https://media.printables.com/media/prints/34013/images/335602_7e07a2c5-1b77-4efe-b8a2-fff1960e2495/a7d4d3f47ae797793ba8a0a0d125c83a_display_large_34.jpg) are cheap

> [@running\_coach](#):
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> I’ve been seeing increasingly ridiculous amounts lately but this is a whole new level.  
> I’m hoping this means scammers are running short of victims.
> 
> Frankly, I think anyone who falls for this should be declared incompetent to handle their own affairs.
> 
> > **Located in: 26 Broadway**
> > 
> > **Address: 26 Broadway, New YNO WAY DO BY MY Sork, NY 10004  
> > Floors: 52 Height: 668′  
> > Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM Mon  
> > Construction started: 1964  
> > Owner: Union Investment  
> > Architecture firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill**
> > 
> > **Attention Customer**  
> > **In respect of your fund inheritance payment US$50.000.000.000.00 Billion US Dollars, we the bank authorities HSBC Bank. (HSBC), head office will send you a new ATM VISA CARD that will accumulate your total funds of US$50 Billion USD according to the instruction from our creditor department here in the bank Wednesday. After the board of directors meeting held on 08 Oct 2024 the total payment was approved for payment to you in new ATM VISA CARD which you must use to make withdraw of your fund in any ATM slotting machine around the world with maximum amount of $100,000 USD in daily payment until you cash the total payment of US$50 Billion USD credited in your ATM account.**

Even discounting the second billion as a typo because you shouldn’t have both the dollar amount & word spelled out There are only 15 individuals in the world who are worth $50 billion. At least some of them a significant portion of their wealth is tied up in stock of the company they founded. A full selloff of their shares would have a negative impact on the stock price. I’m willing to bet these 15 individuals ~~_might_ have consulted with a tax professional _once_~~ have an entire team managing their assets, which includes estate planning & that isn’t give it all to some random stranger.  
If it was some type of (mutual) fund that was being shut down, the funds would go back to the investors, not to some random stranger.

These ridiculously large amounts don’t even pass the sniff test of plausibility.  
  
…& what’s that address at the top? I’ve heard of New York, NY but where is New YNO WAY DO BY MY Sork, NY?

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/866 "2024-10-17T16:41:42Z")

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They’ve copied and pasted that in from somewhere (why would you need to know when construction started?) . Perhaps from somewhere that has the information formatted in such a way as to hamper copying and pasting.

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**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/867 "2024-10-17T16:43:02Z")

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And who gives an address including the number of floors and height of a building?

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/868 "2024-10-17T16:44:56Z")

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> [@Spiderman](#):
>
> > [@Czarcasm](#):
> >
> > have enough chump change left over to pick up a moon or two.
> 
> Hell, [moons](https://media.printables.com/media/prints/34013/images/335602_7e07a2c5-1b77-4efe-b8a2-fff1960e2495/a7d4d3f47ae797793ba8a0a0d125c83a_display_large_34.jpg) are cheap
> 
> > [@running\_coach](#):
> >
> > I’ve been seeing increasingly ridiculous amounts lately but this is a whole new level.  
> > I’m hoping this means scammers are running short of victims.
> > 
> > Frankly, I think anyone who falls for this should be declared incompetent to handle their own affairs.
> > 
> > > **Located in: 26 Broadway**
> > > 
> > > **Address: 26 Broadway, New YNO WAY DO BY MY Sork, NY 10004  
> > > Floors: 52 Height: 668′  
> > > Hours: Closed ⋅ Opens 9AM Mon  
> > > Construction started: 1964  
> > > Owner: Union Investment  
> > > Architecture firm: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill**
> > > 
> > > **Attention Customer**  
> > > **In respect of your fund inheritance payment US$50.000.000.000.00 Billion US Dollars, we the bank authorities HSBC Bank. (HSBC), head office will send you a new ATM VISA CARD that will accumulate your total funds of US$50 Billion USD according to the instruction from our creditor department here in the bank Wednesday. After the board of directors meeting held on 08 Oct 2024 the total payment was approved for payment to you in new ATM VISA CARD which you must use to make withdraw of your fund in any ATM slotting machine around the world with maximum amount of $100,000 USD in daily payment until you cash the total payment of US$50 Billion USD credited in your ATM account.**
> 
> Even discounting the second billion as a typo because you shouldn’t have both the dollar amount & word spelled out There are only 15 individuals in the world who are worth $50 billion. At least some of them a significant portion of their wealth is tied up in stock of the company they founded. A full selloff of their shares would have a negative impact on the stock price. I’m willing to bet these 15 individuals ~~_might_ have consulted with a tax professional _once_~~ have an entire team managing their assets, which includes estate planning & that isn’t give it all to some random stranger.  
> If it was some type of (mutual) fund that was being shut down, the funds would go back to the investors, not to some random stranger.
> 
> These ridiculously large amounts don’t even pass the sniff test of plausibility.  
>   
> …& what’s that address at the top? I’ve heard of New York, NY but where is New YNO WAY DO BY MY Sork, NY?

Fairly recently the bait amounts have been skyrocketing. I’m hoping it means fewer people are falling for mere millions.

> [@Mangetout](#):
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> They’ve copied and pasted that in from somewhere (why would you need to know when construction started?) . Perhaps from somewhere that has the information formatted in such a way as to hamper copying and pasting. -

I was thinking it was some sort of tourist pamphlet or online equivalent.

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**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/869 "2024-10-17T16:47:28Z")

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It’s worth noting also that some of these scam templates may have been edited by people whose first language is not English, and perhaps doesn’t use the Latin alphabet. It’s a lot easier to make silly mistakes in that kind of context

It has been hypothesised that the implausibility of the emails is a deliberate choice to filter out any potential participants who are sufficiently switched on and paying attention.  
I’m not sure I believe that happened on purpose, but I do think it’s a thing that could have evolved, since there is selection and differential advantage in the mix.

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**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/870 "2024-10-17T16:47:39Z")

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“I’d like to buy the Golden Gate Bridge. Here’s my debit card…and could I get an extra $70 million back, too?”

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**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/871 "2024-10-17T16:51:18Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
>
> > [@Mangetout](#):
> >
> > They’ve copied and pasted that in from somewhere (why would you need to know when construction started?) . Perhaps from somewhere that has the information formatted in such a way as to hamper copying and pasting. -
> 
> I was thinking it was some sort of tourist pamphlet or online equivalent.

> [@Wikipedia](#):
>
> 26 Broadway, also known as the Standard Oil Building or Socony–Vacuum Building, is an office building adjacent to Bowling Green in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. The 31-story, 520-foot-tall (160 m) structure was designed in the Renaissance Revival style by Thomas Hastings of Carrère and Hastings, in conjunction with Shreve, Lamb & Blake. It was built in 1884–1885 as the headquarters of Standard Oil, at the time one of the largest oil companies in the United States, and expanded to its current size in 1921–1928.

Now I’m wondering what building the info listed is from. It doesn’t match anything in NYC from those specs. I am curious, but not enough to waste any (more) time searching.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/872 "2024-10-17T16:57:01Z")

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[https://stopscamfraud.com/viewtopic.php?t=18668&\_\_cf\_chl\_f\_tk=gMMTTHRKkOFzaJ28TrifE5b5z.XHV0hvZCc0KmqPxBI-1729184023-1.0.1.1-frthAdyBF7dAG8iJ4FEVW1EWOnmx\_Y70jxPBO2zHWqU](https://stopscamfraud.com/viewtopic.php?t=18668&__cf_chl_f_tk=gMMTTHRKkOFzaJ28TrifE5b5z.XHV0hvZCc0KmqPxBI-1729184023-1.0.1.1-frthAdyBF7dAG8iJ4FEVW1EWOnmx_Y70jxPBO2zHWqU)

Same script from 2021 but for only 3.5 million. Not even million million.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/873 "2024-10-17T17:00:01Z")

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> [@Czarcasm](#):
>
> “I’d like to buy the Golden Gate Bridge. Here’s my debit card…and could I get an extra $70 million back, too?” -

“We only give change on a purchase of two bridges or more. Would you like to add the Bay Bridge or Dumbarton Bridge to your order?”

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**Author:** ![smithsb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smithsb/32/12107_2.png) [@smithsb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/smithsb)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/874 "2024-10-17T17:41:11Z")

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I donno, for $50 billion billion I’m tempted to risk some iTunes cards! What could go wrong?

jk

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**Author:** ![Dag\_Otto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dag\_Otto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dag_Otto)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/875 "2024-10-17T19:39:18Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> It would take 1,369 years, 10 months to cash out.

I’m certain my friends at JG Wentworth can help out. If only I could recall their phone number.

On the other hand, the full $50 billion can buy a fair amount of cat food. You know, for tradition.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 12:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/876 "2024-10-18T12:21:40Z")

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Got an email that the tickets have been played. Just a “click this(certainly dodgy, possibly problematic) link”. From behind a VPN, opened a private window and went to Browserling, an online sandbox browser, to actually check out the link. What a surprise, one of the tickets won. $442,996

While I was typing this, got another email that I now have a personal manager on my account.

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 2:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/877 "2024-10-18T14:17:47Z")

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Oh, look, it’s starting to get a clue.

Hello Peter,

> I understand that your words might be intended as a joke, but they make me feel a bit uncomfortable. I’m not sure that discussing such things is appropriate, especially when it comes to a potential meeting. It’s important to me that our communication is based on mutual respect and understanding. I hope you understand where I’m coming from.

_Believe me, I’ll respect you the next morning. I just believe that the most important aspect of a relationship is complete candor. I like what you have up front. Are they at least a C cup? It’s hard to tell with the loose clothing you wear._

_Peter Mosse_

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/878 "2024-10-18T15:29:18Z")

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> Hi, dear!
> 
> I have some amazing news for you that will definitely brighten your day! Remember the lottery ticket I gave you?
> 
> You won! At first, I couldn’t believe it—I thought it was some kind of mistake.
> 
> But I received an official notification by email, and I immediately logged into the lottery site to check everything. It’s true!
> 
> Look, I took a screenshot—see for yourself:
> 
> Did they send you access to your personal account? If not, check your “Spam” folder; sometimes such emails end up there.
> 
> If you can’t find anything, you can request access from them directly.
> 
> I’m also sending you a photo of the ticket they gave me when I bought it.
> 
> You need to write to the address provided there to find out what steps are needed to claim your winnings.
> 
> Just imagine how incredible this all is! I couldn’t believe it until the last moment.
> 
> Before writing to you, I ran to the shopping center to find out if it was a mistake.
> 
> When I showed the girl my personal account, her face was priceless—she was so surprised that she couldn’t say anything at first!
> 
> She told me to collect the money as soon as possible because the time to claim it is limited.
> 
> If we miss the moment, it will be too late. Imagine how disappointing it would be to lose such an opportunity!
> 
> We simply must do this because fate has given us a chance, and there may not be another.
> 
> Do you remember how fate brought us together? First, we met online, and now this win—it’s definitely not just a coincidence.
> 
> I feel like this is a sign from above. It’s as if the universe itself decided to reward us for all the good we do.
> 
> I’ve always dreamed of meeting a caring and generous man like you, and now this luck has come along with you. It’s amazing!
> 
> But right now, the most important thing is to act quickly.
> 
> Please contact them right away, find out what you need to do to claim the prize, and write to me.
> 
> We’ll discuss how to go about it, as only you can collect this money—the ticket is registered to your email, and no one else has the right to it.
> 
> I can already picture us celebrating our success together.
> 
> You know, my dream is to go to Paris or Dubai with you so that you can give me a bouquet of flowers and a ring.
> 
> Just imagine: we’re in a luxurious hotel, taking a bath and enjoying each other’s company.
> 
> You want that too, right? We deserve it!
> 
> I know that dreams come true when you visualize them. And I can already see all of this becoming a reality.
> 
> Write to me as soon as you find out all the details.
> 
> I’m eagerly waiting for your response and dreaming about it all day!
> 
> Hugs.

_Yes, I saw the notification, it was hard to believe it was real. Can you predict the stock market next?_

_I’m not willing to go to Paris or Dubai, both are the products of governments that are more committed to pandering to the wealthy than human rights._

_Of course, I’d like to take a bath with you, it takes away the bad smells._

_Besides a ring, would you also like a rimming?_

_Peter Mosse_

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [October 20, 2024, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/scam-internet-and-otherwise-omnibus-thread/962265/879 "2024-10-20T14:09:12Z")

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This one I don’t remember answering but she has my name so it was likely days ago and I deleted it as not answered.  
My answer at the time was along the lines of “I’m a tired,old man and not worthy of you.”  
The hilarity is the graduation photo attached.

> Dear Peter , thanks you for your letter. I am glad to that you have  
> written to me. I shall hope that in the future, we shall be very good  
> friends, and can and more. I do not know what to tell in my first  
> letter because I never got acquainted through the Internet before. It
> 
> - something new and unusual to me. But I shall try, write good letters  
> to you. Please not be too strict to My mistakes in words, the English  
> language - not my native language. But I Assume, that I know it well.
> 
> Well, my name - Irina, as you to know. You can name me as you  
> like. I shall not be disappointed. To me of 33 years. My birthday - on  
> 28 -th of May 1988. My height - 169 see. My weight 52 kg. You can see  
> my photo, it is pleasant to you? I live in city Almaty. Almaty  
> known city of Kazakhstan. Almaty - very much beutive city. I have  
> finished medical university. My formation will consist of 3 levels:  
> school, college, university. You know something about this city? It is  
> a small city, here lives almost 30 000. Approximately 4000 kilometres  
> from capital of Kazakhstan. You know the city of Astana? Tell to me what  
> your full name? Where you were born and in what city live? When your  
> birthday? Who you on a zodiac sign? I studied within 18 years. All 18  
> years I have studied the English language also. I have finished  
> university in age 25. How to me gave with a medal for excellent  
> results during my studying. Than I worked as the second surgeon in  
> small clinic within 4 years. It was very much intresting and in the  
> same Time responsable. I was happy to give health of people, to help  
> them. Many things depend on me during actions. I think in The future I  
> will be capable the surgeon to become independent. You think, what it
> 
> - good dream? Probably that I’m Doctor, I shall work in Clinic, as the  
> children’s therapist. I treat children.
> 
> You can see my photo, it is pleasant to you? I have no man now, and I  
> am completely lonely and free for relations. In searches on the  
> Internet I was resulted by that I was disappointed in men of our city.  
> Here a little good people, all of them rigid also are not able to  
> love. I have the small house with a small garden. I live one for this  
> reason I am not capable to Work in a garden it is constant. But  
> however my garden is very beautiful and pleasant. I like to raise  
> flowers because they the most beautiful which have been created by the  
> nature. I live one, I have no neither children, nor the boyfriend.  
> Sometimes I feel like very lonely in my house. Perhaps, for this  
> reason I have decided to get acquainted with you. To me already 30,  
> also I take a life philosophically. I have the house, work, friends,  
> but I cannot tell that I am happy. I have was not present many who I  
> can my best half. I have written to you all over again, it means, that  
> I can divide my ideas and feelings with you. I hope, that you will not  
> be laughter. And we shall write many letters to each other. I am very  
> pleased and grateful, that you have answered my letter, because I  
> Decided to try to get acquainted through the Internet only once. I  
> never get acquainted before in such a way. I cannot Understand  
> completely as it works because I have no computer. I only beginner in  
> work of the Internet. But I hope, that I shall be capable to write to  
> you constantly. I hope, that you are interested in our dialogue, as I.  
> You can tell to me about all of you, that you want. I shall be pleased  
> to know all about your life. It only female curiosity. I understand  
> that tastes differ, but I hope, that my image will be pleasant for  
> you. But I should tell that I cannot receive the big files. I shall  
> have trouble. As I use a computer on work. I hope, that your letters  
> will not be Will be more than 5,5 mbytes, at us very expensive  
> Internet. If not I shall understand and I shall not be angry. I will  
> wait your letters with your photos. Necessarily send to me some the  
> photos, I wish to have a little that it is better to present you. I  
> hope, that you will write to me soon. I thank you Beforehand. With the  
> best regards.
> 
> P.S. As I will wait your photos!!! I very much wish to see you on a  
> photo because I consider it to see important each other on a photo!!!
> 
> Irina

Hello, Irina,  
That’s quite a graduation robe you’re almost wearing.

Peter Mosse  
[![Imgur](https://i.imgur.com/R5rRXEK.jpeg "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/R5rRXEK)

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You should tell her that you are a surgeon also and ask if she prefers open or laparoscopic approaches for a right hemicolectomy. Or how many Whipple procedures she’s done. Which postoperative antibiotics she prefers and why.

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