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Old 09-30-2013, 12:41 AM
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My father recently got one of these messages - via snail mail.

It went something like this:

Dear "John James Smith":

We here at <random made-up bank that is supposed to be in the UK> have a customer whose name is similar to yours. He died intestate with an estate worth £18 million. The estate must belong to you, "Joseph James Smith", because your names are so similar. Please write me back.

Best regards,

<signature illegible>

Mr. Thomas D. Asshat, Esq.

<names changed to protect the innocent ... and the guilty>

There's a sucker born every minute. Fortunately, my father isn't among them.
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