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Monday 8 July 2013

Poor George...

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Hi.

I really hope you get this fast. My family and I made an unannounced trip to Philippines for a program. The program was successful, but our journey has turned sour. everything was going fine until last night when we were mugged in an alley by a gang of thugs on our way back from shopping. All our money,phones and credit cards was stolen away including some valuable items, It was a terrible experience but the good thing is that they didn't hurt anyone or made away with our passports.I've report the incident to the local authorities and canceled all our cards.

I'm really having some difficulties clearing our hotel bills..We're financially strapped due to the unexpected robbery attack. I'll be indeed grateful if i can get a loan of £1,750 from you. This will enable me sort our hotel bills. but anything you can spare pending when we get things straightened out will be appreciated and I promise to refund it back as soon as we arrive home safely. Let me know what you can do so I can tell you how to get the money to me.

Thanks.
George Shrubsole.


Naturally on receiving his email today, I was sore afraid for  
 George and his family.
Like the kind and generous soul, I modestly don't mind admitting to being.
I rallied round and after a speedy call to my man in the city,
I got the £1,750 pounds together, no worries I had to cash in my
green shield stamps and c.1960 L.V's.
This was a crisis and Lindy Lou needed to rise to the challenge.
How to get it to him?   Perhaps I should send him my bank details?
Yes that's what I'll do...

In your dreams George...  

What the f*** where you doing in the Philippines
anyway?
If you'd only paid your TV licence you could have a bellyful of 
programmes, alright I must confess most are crappy repeats.

Must dash, in order to catch the post:
don't mind admitting I'm having trouble
stuffing that amount of cash into 
a Manila envelope.  



13 comments:

  1. Well Lin, I had this email too. Don't know if you realise that the George in question is the organiser of the fairs at Lamberhurst!
    Someone has obviously hacked her email address!!
    (but then you knew that really didn't you?)
    See you soon x

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    1. Well Debs, that was the funny thing, I kept thinking, George Shrubsole... I know that name!

      LLX

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  3. Hi, we have had a similar e.mail, slightly different story but same drift! Don't really know why we have security on our computers 'cos it doesn't work!!!!!

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    1. See below, don't we all learn something every flaming day... that's what's so good about life and stuff innit?

      LLX

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  4. can I just have a little soapbox moment please?

    If, when sending out multiple emails to multiple addresses, folk would use the BCC (blind carbon copy- its directly above the subject) line for addresses instead of the CC (carbon copy) line on their email headers, none of George's daft requests could clog up our boxes because no-one would have more than a single address visible. . .

    (steppin' down now)

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    1. Easy tiger! Well slappermythigh... thanks for that Elaine. Good tip. Cheers, lassie.

      LLX

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  5. Funny lady. I love the wonderful Bob Servant's book, Delete this at your Peril - hilarious. :)

    http://asaucystitch.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Well hello, haven't seen you here before, thanks for commenting, I'll mosey on over to yours.

      Toodle pip, I'll see you on the other side.

      LLX

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  6. Thankfully, I usually receive emails that offer me millions - or greatly enhanced bits of anatomy

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    1. What mens' or womans' Nilly? Sounds interesting!

      LLX

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  7. Ha! Ha! Manila envelope! Very clever.
    I have been researching this George Shrubshole chappie:-
    Crime: Sheep theft
    Date Of Execution: 30 Dec 1824
    Place: Penenden Heath
    Method: hanging

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    1. Must be her third cousin, twice removed Mr YP. The dodgy grasping genes are obviously still coursing through. Our George is a woman, so there's obviously a fusing of genetics some place, poor lass. All very confusing.

      LLX

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