Comments on: Things That Aren’t Comforting to Hear http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/05/15/things-that-arent-comforting-to-hear/ A Blog of Musings and Mockery Thu, 28 Aug 2008 20:36:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Ben http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/05/15/things-that-arent-comforting-to-hear/#comment-39 Ben Sun, 18 May 2008 00:28:47 +0000 http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/05/15/things-that-arent-comforting-to-hear/#comment-39 You should see http://www.419eaters.com/ for more on fighting scammers with scammers. You should see http://www.419eaters.com/ for more on fighting scammers with scammers.

]]> By: just pixels http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/05/15/things-that-arent-comforting-to-hear/#comment-37 just pixels Sun, 18 May 2008 00:21:50 +0000 http://blog.benjaminfenster.com/2008/05/15/things-that-arent-comforting-to-hear/#comment-37 How about an e-mail that begins "I am a Diplomat from the Caribbeans named Frank Chambers,mandated to deliver your inheritance to you in your country of residence."? Inheritance is usually a good-news, bad-news affair anyway -- I win! and someone died. The good/bad ratio must be particularly high if a "Diplomat from the Caribbeans" is needed. Anyway, what struck me about this message (which went into some detail about a mysterious benefactor) was its poor writing. Is it too much to ask that scam letters not insult our intelligence and sense of style? Let's take action! I propose a new organization: "WriteRight" to help scammers and at the same time help us. All I need is your donation to get started.... How about an e-mail that begins “I am a Diplomat from the Caribbeans named Frank Chambers,mandated to deliver your inheritance to you in your country of residence.”?

Inheritance is usually a good-news, bad-news affair anyway — I win! and someone died. The good/bad ratio must be particularly high if a “Diplomat from the Caribbeans” is needed.

Anyway, what struck me about this message (which went into some detail about a mysterious benefactor) was its poor writing. Is it too much to ask that scam letters not insult our intelligence and sense of style?

Let’s take action! I propose a new organization: “WriteRight” to help scammers and at the same time help us. All I need is your donation to get started….

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