JZ Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 This is the content of a spam email I have recieved. I know these always contain very poor grammar, but this is reaching towards a new low. The decased. Was he in a cabinet ? Am I gingered ? Reply with name, age and cell? Nearest I've been to a prison was on Bury New Road in Manchester. And why is he shouting ? THIS MESSAGE IS FROM MR. MIKE BONGANI YOU’VE BEING CHOSEN TO MAKE A HUGE CLAIM TO AMOUNT OF $17.5 MILLION UNATTENDED AMOUNT BECAUSE YOU HAVE SAMELAST NAME WITH THEDECASED, ARE YOU GINGERED TO MAKE THE CLAIM? REPLY WITH NAME, AGE AND CELL FOR CLARIFICATION Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
davefrk Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I guess they mean 'ready' - reddy as in 'all red' i.e. ginger... Oh never mind. I'm fed up with all these spams too. By the way could you open an account for me so I can put my 18m USD inheritance into, I'll give you half, honest. Dave Franks. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortliner Posted December 10, 2012 Share Posted December 10, 2012 I hope that "being Gingered" isn't anything to do with BOHICA, is all I can say! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Tony_S Posted December 10, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 10, 2012 It is probably one of those non-British English terms that the email sender didn't realise would cause amusement. Family members from the sub continent often use words that are not in current UK usage or have evolved. My favourite is "I fired him". Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Following on in the "evolved" theme, I met an Australian visitor to the UK who referred to his large suitcase as a "Port". Took me a while to realise that it derived from Portmanteau. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kenton Posted December 11, 2012 Share Posted December 11, 2012 Language - we all speak it but not all of us understand it. You don't have to travel far to witness some UK nationals with this problem. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RhBBob Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I do like the fact that it is identified as a 'huge claim'... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
APOLLO Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Well, I got a similar email and replied. The cheque came yesterday. I've just bought Hattons - the lot !!!!!!!!!!!! Brit15 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium PhilJ W Posted December 12, 2012 RMweb Premium Share Posted December 12, 2012 Well, I got a similar email and replied. The cheque came yesterday. I've just bought Hattons - the lot !!!!!!!!!!!! Brit15 Your just waiting for those nice men in white coats to call. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
oggy1953 Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Well, I got a similar email and replied. The cheque came yesterday. I've just bought Hattons - the lot !!!!!!!!!!!! Brit15 Got any Thompson Suburbans then. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckjumper Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Got any Thompson Suburbans then. Only ginger ones. Um...red ones. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Metr0Land Posted December 12, 2012 RMweb Gold Share Posted December 12, 2012 Well, I got a similar email and replied. The cheque came yesterday. I've just bought Hattons - the lot !!!!!!!!!!!! Brit15 Too bad they ran out of string before you came into all that money Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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