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I went for option two after the usual guff and get a load of this, fake address and phone number checked with directory inquirers
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CONTACT (GLOBAL WORLD COURIER SERVICES) FOR DELIVERY
Global World Courier Services And Agency
5-8 Abbey Orchard Street, Westminster,
SW1P 2JJ, United Kingdom. (Un-needed Period)
Tel: 44-703-1847-545
4/03/07 (It's March, not April)
Dear customer,
This is to in(Un-needed Space)from you that we can(No Apostrophe)take from customers winnings to delivery(No Comma)so you better know that now(No Comma)and we have in our possession for delivery to you: (This Paragraph is in very poor grammar and, when read again, makes no sence)
1. A certified winning check of £ 250,000,00 (He Forgot a Zero) GBP (Two Hundred And Fifty Thousand Great British Pounds)
2. A winning certificate to certify that you are the true winner of the stated funds.
Please, be informed that we do not deliver to P.O.(No Space)Box address or street corners (No Comma) but to your residence.
We are a well established company offering courier and transport services 24 hours a day for priority delivery of letters, parcels and consignments to any destination.(No Space)Global World Delivery Services(No Comma)with its high security storage and network of affiliate security partners and agents around the world(No Comma)provide you with storage and specialized courier services through which you could send high quality goods like precious stones, art(No Comma)crafts and Classified commodities to any part of the world Delivery.
Your Parcel has been classified a top priority delivery, with delivery identification as CLASSA1501ACS.The description of the parcel to be delivered is stated thus;
An original certificate of weight: -------------0.15kg
Bonded draft of weight : -------------0.17kg
Total weight of parcel : -------------0.32kg
Colour of Parcel : -------------Brown
Note that we do not operate on COD. Below are the mandatory delivery charges that you required to pay to enable us courier your parcel to you:
STATUS OF DELIVERY [PLEASE CHOOSE ONE THAT BEST SUITS YOU]
Courier charges ...............................£ 50.00
Administrative ...............................£150.00
Insurance ...............................£290.00
TOTAL £490.00 = 960.651 USD
Delivery duration ...........................Same day delivery
Courier charges ................................£ 45.00
Administrative .............................. £125.00
Insurance ...............................£275.00
TOTAL £445.00 = $ 872.459 USD
Delivery duration ...........................Two (2) to three (3) working days delivery
Courier charges ...............................£ 30.00
Administrative ...............................£ 95.00
Insurance ...............................£195.00
TOTAL £320.00 = $ 627.386 USD
Deliver duration ...........................Four (4) to Seven (7) working days delivery
You are to make the payment through Money Gram money Transfer so as to speed up the process of delivery.
The payment should be made in the name of our accounts officer;
Mrs. Ching Huffam
5-8 Abbey Orchard Street,
Westminster, SW1P 2JJ,
United Kingdom. (Un-needed Period)
Notify this office on completion of payment, either with a copy of the transfer slip you may email the following information as they appear on the money gram transfer slip.
1. Name and Address of Sender
2. Amount Sent
3. Transfer Reference number
A receipt of the above payment will be couriered to you from our office, along with your winning check and certificate.
Your parcel shall be dispatched to you immediately we receive a reconfirmation of your address and evidence of payment of the above charges.
A dispatch notice indicating the date and time of departure and expected date of delivery will be sent to you.
You will be required to sign for the parcel personally with a copy of your international passport or your driver's license as identification.
All orders not delivered within Five (5) working days from this communication will be returned to International promotional headquarters as unclaimed.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Mark Timothy
Tel: +44-703-1847-545
Customer service
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I went over this message and here is what I got out of it.
Yellow- Capitalization
Blue- Grammar
Red- Left out words or mistakes
Pink- Illiterate writing
Green- Spelling
Obvious scam. Any person who works for a legit company would be fired the first day from all of these mistakes.