Any email containing the word Lagos or Nigeria is automatically deleted 
by my mail server. I was getting 10-15 a day once...

--Bob

Lawrence Lile wrote:

>Also, it comes from Nigeria.  All of the honest people from Nigeria have already left the country, according to the Nigerian expats I know.  There are billions upon billions of dollars worth of scams run out of Nigeria.  
>
>-- Lawrence Lile, P.E.
>Electrical and Electronic Solutions
>Project Solutions Companies
>www.projsolco.com
>
>
>  
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: Brent Brown [mailto:brent.brown@clear.net.nz]
>>Sent: Monday, November 29, 2004 4:19 PM
>>To: Microcontroller discussion list - Public.
>>Subject: [OT] Heads up, buy PIC scam
>>
>>Hi all,
>>
>>I would be suprised if others on the list had not received similar emails
>>in the
>>last couple of days, copied below FYI. Doesn't look legitimate to me for
>>at
>>least 3 reasons:
>>1) I don't sell PIC's, nor do I advertise that I do.
>>2) I have received the same email twice now, with different "from", "to",
>>and
>>"reply to" fields.
>>3) I don't need a third reason.
>>
>>Best regards, Brent.
>>
>>    
>>
>>>Hello Sales,
>>>We are interested in purchasing some of your product(s) listed below:-
>>>
>>>1: pic16c54c20/p    QUANTITY( 2000 PIECES)
>>>
>>>Kindly,give us the actual Quote for this product,
>>>I'll be awiting your prompt affirmative response.
>>>Thank you!
>>>LANRE LAWSON
>>>
>>>LANDSLIDE. COMP.LTD
>>>57,AYILARA STREET,
>>>SURULERE.LAGOS.23401
>>>NGR.
>>>TEL:+2348028728103
>>>FAX +1-253-484-824
>>>      
>>>
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