hah!

Little knowledge is dangerous... they say.

Thursday, May 31, 2007

BMW has spoken

I got a letter from BMW and I am sharing with you verbatim:
"Dear Michael McInally,
Thank you for your email to BMW Customer Information, and thank you for the website link you have provided.

The email you have received is fraudulent, please find further information below:
We are aware that there are a number of similar emails in circulation, but unfortunately our investigations have been unable to track the source of the fraudulent claims, many of which originate in Nigeria. Such companies / individuals are not located at the stated UK postal address and cannot be traced through the Internet Protocol (IP) address.
We can confirm that this activity is not endorsed by BMW Group and we have no relationship with the Email originator
There is a legal notice posted on our website relating to this "spam" email:
"Email Fraud Warning
BMW (UK) Limited ("BMW") will never ask you to send or confirm personal information by email, including but not limited to your name, address, passwords or financial information. If you receive an email from someone purporting to be BMW, or a division of BMW, such as the Security Department or Lottery Department asking for this type of information, DO NOT RESPOND TO IT. It is most likely to be a fraudulent email, the sole and only purpose of which is to elicit your personal information. To be safe, we recommend you add the sender to your blocked email or SPAM email list.
Recent Fraudulent Emails
Email from "BMW Security Department Assistant"
You may have received an email claiming to be from the BMW Security Department Assistant, stating that you have to click on a link, to confirm your account, within 24 hours for security reasons, otherwise your account will be suspended. Please be informed that BMW does not have a BMW Security Department Assistant, nor does any of its affiliated companies. This is a fraudulent email. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT.
Email from "BMW's Lottery Department"
You may have received an email claiming to be from BMW's Lottery Department stating that you have won a prize. Please be informed that BMW does not have a lottery department, nor does any of its affiliated companies. This is a fraudulent email. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT.
Email from "BMW Grand Promotions UK"
You may have received an email claiming to be from BMW Grand Promotions UK stating that you have won a prize. Please be informed that BMW does not have a Grand Promotions department, nor does any of its affiliated companies. This is a fraudulent email. DO NOT RESPOND TO IT."
We hope this clarifies the matter.
Yours sincerely
BMW Group UK Christian Gorton Product Information Advisor Ellesfield Avenue Bracknell RG12 8TA
Tel: 0800 325600 Fax: 0870 5050 206 Email: customer.information@bmw.co.uk Website:
www.bmw.co.uk"

Sunday, May 27, 2007

BMW, given up. Let's Euro America Index!

For now folks, I am giving up my brand new BMW and a hell lot of euros!!! (I could cry). For now, let's face Euro America Index.

You won't believe this, for only $20 investment, you earn a 1.8 return per day for 100 days. This is the selling point of Euro America Index. And it is spreading fast in our third world area. Cheeeez Escudero. Once upon a time, Wikipedia had a Futures Market entry. Then, it was probably edited. But at least they maintained Derivatives. Check it out before entering into a new networking scam to the next.

I mean, well, I know of one finance something officer from AXA and they require at least $4k investment for a 4-6 % annual interest... offering these to business folks... like me... But no. I have better plans for my money. I'll enjoy the risk. Not wait for the bad news! HAARHAR!

But these EAI guys, they victimise the poor and ignorant. When these guys who already boast of investing a few $ks with EAI dropped by, I showed them Wikipedia's Derivatives and Futures Market entry.

I was ignorant about that earlier.... But, I was ignorant too, about networking. Does not follow with me. I prefer loyalty cards! Believe me guys, never believe promises. Specially when they are too good to be true. (Remember when he was still courting you?) Better buy any Unilever product with a free burger on the package, then swap it ASAP. That is for real!


And as I went through the net, got substantial info from one blog with the following testimonies. And I'd hate to break this news to my 63-year old granny friend...
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My friend introduced me with Euro American Index and guess what… when I saw her Euro American Index account I think that this type of HYIP (high yield investment program) is promising a good return for everyone even for just a small investment. Minimum index to buy is $20 dollars. I buy $100 dollars index and I’m qualified for 1.8% ROI (daily) until 100 days. My current e-wallet shows $12.60 dollars today. I will talk about EAIndex again after I get back my basic investment. It’s about 50 days to get my money back...vee
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I have sent an email to EAIndex.Com support about this and here is their reply:
Dear Support,Hello, I’m interested with euro american index. My question is:How can I pay you? Can I use PayPal.Com or my credit card?
Thank you.
———————
Dear Sir,
Thank you for your inquiry.
Regarding a direct purchase of e-wallet credits, at the moment we only fund premier agents purchasing at minimum USD $5 million in advance.
The reason we do not deal in small transactions is because the incoming transfer fees alone, if factored into the exchange rate, would be higher than what you get in the field. Second, incoming bank wires often do not clearly state enough information for us to track who sent it to us. There are millions of dollars a month being transacted and it would be an administrative problem for us to match incoming wires to members.
For smaller amounts you will need to find a field member to deal with. You do not need to deal with your referrers. Anyone who has e-wallet funds can sell to you. You should only transfer money to people who are highly trusted. It is a member-to-member transaction, therefore, you can negotiate the terms such as … transfer e-wallet funds at the same time as handover of money (both parties in same location at the same time) thus reducing the risk to zero. You can also negotiate the exchange rate.
First you should attempt to contact your referrers for e-wallet credits. If you do not wish to deal with your referrers, you willhave to search for another person on your own. We are not allowed to recommend any particular member over another. We suggest you do a search on Google because it appears there many members who are buying/selling e-wallet credits:
http://www.google.com/search?q=eaindex.com
Thank you for supporting EAI!
Sincerely,EAI Support...vee
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What happened to Eaindex? E-wallet transfer could not be done…and further investment also could not be done. Any reply from Eaindex?Anyway, what’s the contact for EAindex?...Eliza
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Until now I haven’t receive money in my account, since i made withdrawal on 19 march 2007.I already sent email to supporteaindex.com regarding this topic.Maybe they’re always busy, whatever and ever, I’m still want to know where’s the money gone……musa
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Yeah..this is just another scam..for those who withdraw earlier…my upline juz told me that their money sort of “lost in transit” due to system error. In a nutshell - you’re screwed, and so am I . I normally wouldn’t fall for this but…what the heck! I just got about USD75 out of my USD200 investment so far. I just don’t put high hope of getting back the money though. For those who’re still hoping..sweet dreams and good luck! adieu...fnd
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weird my uncle who withdraw his money about usd$2k just receive it.
Further investment only can be done trough P-wallet no more in e-wallet as when there was only e-wallet some crazy investors invest a large sum of money making ea headache deciding which is the bonus from downline and which is the binary bonus thats y its being devided into 3 wallets at the moment. besides that currently we are unable to withdraw the money mainly because the system is trying to pay all the other investors money who was suspended due to the system error not long ago...ukaeroa
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hate to say it and i dont want to believe it but i really hope that ea is still on the line...khati
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Since their office is in Hong kong @ America let me tell them that we are waiting patiently for their reply and payments. Please please please MR EAI dont let us down. You have thank us many times for our support and we are now waiting for your sincerity in return. Have pity on us. No doubt we choose to be here but we choose because we believe fully that you are a sincere man as you have warn us to be ethical when promoting this programe. I believe only a person who is ethical himself would remind the others about ethics...khati
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Answer from EAINDEX Dearby Duncansheik April 23, 2007 - 4:46pm.Answer from EAINDEX
Dear Sir,
Please read between:
>> 1. How do you generate enough income to the payment of each members daily interest?
EAI is private equity firm which operates similarly to a hedge fund.This means we can go long or short on the market and may enter intofutures, swaps, derivative contracts, forex, and generally ANYopportunity which we determine is highly profitable in the short term.In this way, we are able to create complex investment strategies whichmay profit in times of market volatility, or even in a falling market.
> 2. What type of companies do invest in?
See answer above.
> 3. What your main source of income?
See answer above.
> 4. What is our assurance that you will be able to return the investment amount (principal and interest) at the end of the 100 day period?
It is our intention to be a very stable, long-term program, withexcellent returns. Please keep in mind though that there is noinvestment in the world (really there is none) can return suchexcellent results as 2% a DAY without some element of risk. If aperson wants to take no risk, then they should settle for a banksavings account at 3% per YEAR. Just as the common saying “No risk… no reward”.
People who are risk averse are the wrong candidate for this program.This program is intended for people who are willing to take some riskfor very big and fast rewards. You should not attempt to “convince”anyone to join this program. You can give them the facts and let themmake an intelligent decision on their own. They can make their ownjudgements regarding risk vs. reward. It is likely that many of thesepeople are also too risk averse to be interested in the stock marketor mutual funds. For those people, it is best they stay in capitalguaranteed programs like bank certificates of deposit.
Standard disclaimer: “Investment involves risk. Contact EAI Supportfor further details. Past performance is not necessarily indicative offuture performance. The income from Index Codes may rise as well asfall. Investments are not obligations of, deposits in, insured orguaranteed by EAI.”
> 5. Can we request a copy of your org chart?
We do not provide this.
> 6. Do you a have a copy of the ministry of commerce?
We do not provide this.
> 7. Who are the Forex broker?
We do not provide this.
login or register to post commentsyes i did…so how about uby zachy March 23, 2007 - 9:38am.u must wait when u alredy etransfer ur money to ur bank.maybe 1 week u should check ur account...moneylink.
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Dear Members,We have closed the system for 10 minutes while we upload some new enhancements in the program. We do apologize for the inconvenience caused but we will be open again in 10 minutes.
sincerely,EAI Support...anjang
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i am new to euro-american index, and we started with a USD1k investment. i tried to withdraw money from my e-wallet to my bank account last april 12, but until now i did not yet get my money in my bank. because of this, i am getting hopeless…my upline told me to wait until the next pay-out schedule to check if it will be paid out, and i hope that i will get my money by tomorrow.
i am interested to know if anyone in this forum has had a similar experience, and did you get your money?
the trouble with this kind of investment is that we don’t know who to ran after in case they run off with our money...mayhemflowers101.
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actually the ea index in malaysia has been stoped by the authority who is now scanning for fault traders as it has this riba and uncertainties. however the real problem for ea now isnt this, but the leader of the ea i think the 1st man who introduced it has ran away.. which makes investors who bought usds from their upline who is buying from that scammer is unable to withdraw. u were lucky if u can access the withdrawal option for now as i myself couldnt even access the withdrawal option as it said that “sorry for the inconvinience. this site is unvailable. pls check later”.. so wat to do… i have to take it patiently as its our money our resposiblility.yoda...
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Hello
My downlines in Thailand are worried as it has been almost a week that we cannot access EA Index website & lately cannot withdraw funds from our EA index account to our bank. Do you think this is really because of the upgrade system issue? Also, previously daily interest, binary & direct bonus ware paid in F-Wallet which we cannot sell. Do you know any country using F-Wallet?...Ladyvee
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Well we are hoping that ea will pay us. We are from the philppines. Ive invested alot here. Hoping they will pay us.
Please the ppt presentation got from google.www.eaindex.net/ea-leader-meeting.ppt#5
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

Options

So, my BMW is ready to roll. They sent me this message:
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International Courier Systems{ICS}
Unit 6, Marino WayHogwood Lane Industrial EstateFinchampsteadBerkshireRG40 4RF

INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
DEPARTMENT.ATTN: (me)
You are to make a choice from the Delivery Options laid out below.You are to make a most affordable and suitable choice. GOLD DELIVERY {48 Hours}DELIVERY CHARGES 225.00 TAX

150.00 V.A.T
100.00Insurance
105.00 Total
?580.00 GBP
PREMIUM DELIVERY {96 Hours}DELIVERY CHARGES
200.00TAX
105.00 V.A.T
95.00Insurance
120.00Total
?520.00 GBP
CLASSIC DELIVERY {168 Hours}DELIVERY CHARGES
120.00TAX
90.00 V.A.T
65.00Insurance
45.00Total
?310.00GBP

You are therefore required to provide us with the following information so we can provide you with our ACCOUNT OFFICERS INFORMATION for delivery payment.
Regards,

Mark Welling.Tel: +44-704-571-5078

Derailed

Of course, I know you too, have got some lost relatives in Zongo republic with tons of dollars in banks, and managers are having problems on how to dispose them...
and you ignored, or rode along, but the transaction of course, did not materialise, because like me, you knew all along... read that elsewhere.

Then, after several days or months maybe, I got this e-mail:

Dear friend ,I'm happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred under the co-operation of a new partner from Swiss. Presently I'm in Kuwait for investment projects with my own share of the total sum. Meanwhile, I didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how due to the misconceptions in you nursed about the transaction to my own point of view. Now contact my Secretary in Burkina Faso Republic, his name is Rev Peter Kojo on Tel:00226 78031760, email: thereverendgentleman@yahoo.com, ask him to send you the total of $300.000.00 United States Dollas which I kept for your compensation for all the past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much. So feel free and get in touched with him and instruct him where to send the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you recieved it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferness at that time. In the moment, I am very busy here at the moment because of the investment projects which I and the new partner is having at hand, finally, I will forward a copy of this mail to Rev. Peter Kojo, so feel free to get in touch with him, he will send the amount to you without any delay. I will be very pleased if you can offer me an invitation to you country before the end of this year. Call my secretary. immediately to act on my behalf for you.
Regards, Spiff Izuma.


See???
They won't let you off the hook just like that. It's like a mediocre television show which has got a series... hyukhyukhyuk!

Then, the revenrend actually sent me his numbers... call him up, he's got my loads of dollar$$$!
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Dear Friend,

This is to acknowledge the reciept your mail and for your information a copy of the letter was forwarde to me By Mr. Spiff Izuma.

Please be informed that the money in question that is in my possession is not in cash but a cashiers cheque that was written in your name.In this regard there nothing that your account could now as i'm not ready to be a part of any fund transfer thing.

All i need from you is your complete address where you want this cheque sent to you through courier service of which you must provide the need fund.

No amount was kept for this purpose, i was told to have this chjeque delivered to you safely and intact.

Immediately i hear from you with regards to you providing me with the necessary information this i require from i will forward a copy of the cheque to you through scan and email for your viewing.

Once more, you are to provide the cost of the courier service of the cheque to your designated address.

Expecting your urgent response.Please help me to serve you better in this issue.

Your Faithfully,
Rev.Peter Kodjoh.

+226-78031760.


I once read elsewhere these scumbugs are actually some semi-bigshots in Africa, protected and all by their local authorities... speaking of kingdoms. We people are so fund of kingdoms. I mean, have you read that Rowan Atkinson (yeah, the autistic old man that wonl't speak!) prefer to live with UK's royalty?
I'm rolling! That guy really has a sense of humour!

But anyway, I'll keep you posted on the delivery of my BMW. I wonder what are the authorities doing...

Tuesday, May 08, 2007

I'm rolling!

Hey folks, I can't believe BMW have not done something about this just yet. That big German car company, unable to handle this?
I mean, well, maybe, I am exaggerating, but BMW should at least have some form of a CIA online. A spy. A blogger, if you will... OK, OK, a hacker. or whatever you call those geniuses online...
I am sure this blog is not such a big time, but all the details are in here, with phone numbers and all.
These guys are a big shot, the e-mail fraud team... that seems to have originated in South Africa. I have received tens of letters like this before. Tons, if you will...
Belgium Lottery... European Lottery... Bank executives having problems with dead millionaire depositors...
There's even the catch in here about not being able to help these Zongo guys (well, most of these e-mails come from a place called zongo!!!), mainly from Africa...I'd keep you posted about this, promise. It's really fun... Geeez, however could I have found this FUN??? And the figures could really be awesome and dazzling. Hate my adjectives? I also do. Got a very limited vocabulary, and thanks for noticing!

Anyway, so, my BMW is ready for delivery, and my Brit Pounds 500,000 is making me dizzy. Darn, how I'd love to get a hold of my money!

Okay guys, til next blogging, as I have yet to figure out how to handle this passport thingie.

They're DELIVERING!


International Courier Systems{ICS}Unit 6, Marino WayHogwood Lane Industrial EstateFinchampsteadBerkshireRG40 4RF

INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY
DEPARTMENT.

Your money is not in cash. it is a certified cheque that you can clear
in any bank in your country any time,
ATTN:_________
Welcome to INTERNATIONAL COURIER SYSTEMS LTD. We are pleased to be at your service. With our strong assets base, fast and efficient delivery services over the past decade, we have maintained a good working relationship with the BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
Your prizes from the 2007 BMW Automobile Promotions, has been brought to us for delivery to your residence by the Claims Department of the BMW Automobile Company, UK. The items in our possession for your delivery are:
1.) A brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car, 2007 Model.
2.) A certified cheque of £500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British pounds) written in your honour.
3.) Certificate of winning. Getting your Winnings across to you is very easy, you will however be required to follow our guidelines perfectly.
Firstly,you are required to provide the following for authentication of ownership.
1) Valid identification proof (Scanned copy of your international passport or driver's licence ).
2) You are to complete this form and return alongside:

1. FULL NAME...............................................
2. DELIVERY HOUSE ADDRESS: ...........................................
3. ZIP CODE:.........................................
4. STATE:.........................................
5. CITY:.........................................
6. COUNTRY:................................
7. AGE:...................................
8. SEX:.................................
9. TEL:.......................
10. REFRENCE NUMBER:........................
11. AMOUNT WON:......................................
12. CAR MODERN:...........................................
13. NAME OF YOUR CLAIMS AGENT:....................................

Regards,
Mark Welling.Tel: +44-704-571-5078

Really huh?

From: BMW CLAIMS DEPARTMENT UNITED KINGDOM bmwcliaminfosdepartment@yahoo.co.uk
To:
Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2007 8:45:01 PMSubject: BMW CLAIMS DEPARTMENT: CONTACT SHIPPING/DELIVERY COMPANY

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.22 Garden Close, Stamford,Lincs, PE9 2YP, LondonUnited Kingdom.
Reference Number: BMW/2551256003/23

Attn:____________,

We are in receipt of your mail. I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of the winners in this year?s BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION 2007.
Your email address was randomly selected along with others from a database of over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from the WORLD-WIDE-WEB. Your email addres(_________) was among the selected ones.

Therefore this makes you , the proud winner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of ?500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British pounds).

Your prize has been approved.

You are to contact affiliate shipping/delivery company(International Courier Systems) that will deliver the prize to your door step.

Below is the address of our Accredited affiliate shipping/delivery company:
INTERNATIONAL COURIER SYSTEMSInternational Courier Systems{ICS}Unit 6, Marino WayHogwood Lane Industrial EstateFinchampsteadBerkshireRG40 4RF.INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.EMAIL: ics_company1@deliveryman.com

Note they will give you the delivery options available and you are to chose an option best suitable to you. Once you have reached an agreement with the delivery company, the prizes will be dispatched to your residence immediately. You will be given the exact date and time to expect your prizes.

If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know and you should keep your winnings confidential so as to avoid double claims. Have a nice day.

Regards.
Mr. Mr. Viktor Wiebe.
Claims Manager,
BMW Claims Department,
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UK.
THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ?2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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hehehehe. I am dancing with joy, my ears are flapping, my feet three inches above the ground... But I will keep you posted. There was a time when I had a group membership over the net providing scripts to be used in answering those bloody get-rich-you-won e-mails. But my membership expired and I don't know where to get help to spy-vs-spy these zongo guys.
Y'know, I used to roll over just reading the Mad guys and their old magazine... Those were the days I could afford to borrow some... hehe.

I won a BMW in UK!!!!

Just as I posted earlier, I was informed that I won a BMW in UK. Great! Simply great. And then, I received the follow-up e-mail that goes...
From: BMW CLAIMS DEPARTMENT UNITED KINGDOM bmwcliaminfosdepartment@yahoo.co.uk
To: ____
Sent: Thursday, May 3, 2007 8:45:01 PMSubject: BMW CLAIMS DEPARTMENT: CONTACT SHIPPING/DELIVERY COMPANY

THE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.22 Garden Close, Stamford,Lincs, PE9 2YP, LondonUnited Kingdom.
Reference Number: BMW/2551256003/23

Attn:--------------,

We are in receipt of your mail. I must say that you should count yourself extremely lucky to have emerged as one of the winners in this year?s BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION 2007.
Your email address was randomly selected along with others from a database of over 1,000,000 email addresses drawn from the WORLD-WIDE-WEB. Your email addres(____________) was among the selected ones.

Therefore this makes you , the proud winner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of ?500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British pounds).

Your prize has been approved.

You are to contact affiliate shipping/delivery company(International Courier Systems) that will deliver the prize to your door step.

Below is the address of our Accredited affiliate shipping/delivery company:
INTERNATIONAL COURIER SYSTEMSInternational Courier Systems{ICS}Unit 6, Marino WayHogwood Lane Industrial EstateFinchampsteadBerkshireRG40 4RF.INTERNATIONAL DELIVERY DEPARTMENT.EMAIL: ics_company1@deliveryman.com

Note they will give you the delivery options available and you are to chose an option best suitable to you. Once you have reached an agreement with the delivery company, the prizes will be dispatched to your residence immediately. You will be given the exact date and time to expect your prizes.

If you need any assistance whatsoever, please do not hesitate to let me know and you should keep your winnings confidential so as to avoid double claims. Have a nice day.

Regards.
Mr. Mr. Viktor Wiebe.
Claims Manager,
BMW Claims Department,
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UK.
THE BMW INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ?2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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I don't know if BMW is gonna do something about this. I hope they do. BMW global car brand to reckon with...
And how I really wish I won, and have the chance to travel to the United Kingdom and spend all that euro money on art and craft books, Calvin & Hobbes... and whatever.

Wednesday, May 02, 2007

BMW



THE BMW AUTOMOBILE INTERNATIONAL
AWARENESS PROMOTION.
PROMOTION DEPARTMENT OF
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.22 Garden Close, Stamford,Lincs, PE9 2YP, London, United Kingdom.
Reference Number:BMW/2551256003/23

The Board of Directors,members of staff and the International Awareness Promotion Department of the BMW Automobile Company,wishes to congratulate you as one of our TEN(10) proud STAR PRIZE WINNER in this year BMW Automobile International Awareness Promotion (IAP) held on Monday 16th of March, 2007, in London, England.

This makes you the proud owner of a brand new BMW 5 Series, M Sport Saloon car and a cash prize of ?500,000.00GBP (Five Hundred Thousand Great British pounds).The car comes with a special BMW Insurance Cover for one whole year,that is,till the next promotion in 2008.It also comes with a one year gauranty and FREE repairs at any BMW AUTOMOBILE depot or service station worldwide.
DESCRIPTION OF PRIZE VEHICLE.

YEAR: 2007
MODEL: 550i M Sport Saloon
ENGINE SIZE: 4799cc with eight-cylinder V petrol engine and 4-valve technology.
TRANSMISSION:Automatic 6-speed gearbox and servotronic, power steering.
AUDIO AND COMMUNICATION: CD preparation for 6-disc CD changer in glove box and an on-board computer.
WHEELS: 18-inch M sports spoke alloy style 135M.
INTERIOR:Uphostery made of black dakota leather and Advanced Automatic Air Conditioning Unit.
The selection process was carried out through a random selection in our Computerized Email Selection System (C.E.S.S.) from a database of over a million email addresses from the world wide web drawn from all the continents of the world.
For you to collect your prizes, kindly contact Mr. Viktor Wiebe through this email,(bmwcliaminfosdepartment@yahoo.co.uk) stating your receipt of this notification and you are to fill the verification form below.He has been mandated to offer you legal assistance and facilitate the urgent delivery of your prizes directly to you.
Mr. Viktor Wiebe.
Claims Manager,
BMW CLAIMS DEPARTMENT,
THE BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY, UK
TEL:+44-70457215220
Fax:+44-703-040-0810EMAIL:(bmwcliaminfosdepartment@yahoo.co.uk)
VERIFICATION FORM
1. FULL NAME:
2. SEX:
3. AGE:
4. NATIONALITY:
5. RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS:
6. CITY:
7. STATE:
8. ZIP CODE:
9. OCCUPATION/POSITION HELD:
10. PHONE NUMBER:
11. FAX:
12. EMAIL ADDRESS:Congratulations once again and keep trusting BMW Automobile Company for top quality automobiles.

Engr. Chris Duncan
DIRECTOR OF PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE INTERNATIONAL
AWARENESS PROMOTIONS,
BMW AUTOMOBILE COMPANY.
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM.

THE BMW AUTOMOBILE INTERNATIONAL AWARENESS PROMOTION
COPYRIGHT ?2007. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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I got this on my e-mail... Tried contacting BMW UK but their e-mail address is not working -- customer.service@bmw.uk.
Says I won a BMW... HAH! Lat e-mail I got, I won 1 million euro. hah!haha!

Thursday, August 17, 2006

AESumer06WEB.pdf (application/pdf Object)

Horseback

The Arabian Horse Network Presents...California Breeders

Horse

Think.

God's bad influence

By Andy Clark 11-11-2005

Is having God on your side always advantageous?
Well, a new study from the US says not necessarily so.

The broad ranging study compares data from 18 developed democracies and it shows societies with higher levels of belief also have higher levels of societal dysfunction. The US was the most religious country in the study, with around 90 percent of people believing in a higher power, and it also showed the highest murder rates, highest levels of child mortality and highest levels of sexually transmitted disease and teenage pregnancy.

An expert panel joined Amsterdam Forum this week to tackle the question: "Is religion bad for society?" The panellists were:
  • Gregory Paul, the man behind the study, which was published in the Journal of Religion and Society, a US academic publication. Best known as a leading international expert on dinosaur palaeontology, he turned his hand to social science to conduct the study.
  • Bert Dorenbos, a campaigning Christian who runs the Dutch pro-life group Schreeuw om Leven (Cry for Life)
  • And Professor Peter Derkx from the University for Humanistics in Utrecht. He's Professor of Humanism and Worldviews.
Key Quotes:

Gregory Paul on the study's findings:

"There are always some exceptions, but in general the pattern is: if religion really was necessary and disbelief in God was a serious problem, you'd expect the most secular societies to have the highest rates of societal difficulties - if anything, the reverse is true."

"If you look at all the secular democracies, and in some secular democracies absolute belief in God is down to just a few percent, they're historically reaching unprecedented low rates of murder, low juvenile mortality, long life spans and low rates of STD transmission and abortion and so on. So it's the secular democracies that are doing the best."

Bert Dorenbos on Gregory Paul's study:

"I can also mention other recent studies which explain an explosive booming of Christianity in many parts of the world. For example, in Latin America there's an unbelievable growth of the church - I remember a prison warder there saying, 'okay I've closed the prison down because there's no murder anymore because so many people are turning to Jesus.' Where Jesus comes into society, people change."

Gregory Paul on the US coming out the worst of all in the study:

"The United States is number one in many many categories of societal dysfunction. We have a shockingly high murder rate in this country, far higher than any other developed democracy, we have obscene juvenile mortality rates, twice as high as some of the other developed democracies, we have unusually high abortion rates and unusually high teen pregnancy rates."

Peter Derkx on religion as a problem for society:

"I don't think religion in itself is the problem I think a particular type of religion is the problem and I would say an absolute belief in God is closer to what I think is a problem. I think that God as an authority figure causes people not to think for themselves critically and rationally and intelligently, and I think it's very important when people meet problems in life that they think about what they want and what the best thing to do is, etcetera, instead of looking to some authority figure who tells then what to do."

Gregory Paul on the link between belief and abortion:

"The higher the rate of belief in God, the higher the rate of abortion."

Bert Dorenbos on religion and abortion:

"It's very sad to say, and it's a very bad situation there, especially in the African-American communities, there's a very high abortion rate and that has to do with a very bad attitude of the so-called Planned Parenthood Association which promotes abortion in this part of society."

"It also has to do with religion, because when you see religion becoming liberal then you see that morals also become liberal and then you enter the arena of abortion and all the other evil aspects of life. So, you can't bypass religion."

Gregory Paul on why he thinks abortion rates are high in US:

"Basically, in this country we have - very commonly - abstinence-only sex education, which is rightwing-based and it says to kids: don't have any sex until you are married and it says condoms don't work. Every major study shows this does not work; it backfires, because these kids do have sex and they don't know how to use condoms, they get pregnant and they have abortions."

"In Europe, teen sex is considered acceptable and moral, kids are taught to use condoms and it is working - this is how you practically bring down these problems."

Gregory Paul on the Bible as a moral guide:

"The Bible is whatever you want to make it, there are passages where God orders his followers to kill children, to mass murder children - this happens repeatedly. We need to start looking at whether the Bible is really a good moral guide. It's a very dark book, in many ways, written by ancient tribal peoples, who in many regards didn't know any better. This may be one of the reasons why the United States, which is more Bible-based than any other developed democracy, is suffering from some many societal problems."

Peter Derkx on religious arrogance:

"Some people treat religion as something they have in their pocket, they know exactly what God thinks, what God wants and I think this type of arrogance is very dangerous."

Gregory Paul on why a dinosaur expert has produced such a report:

"One of the things that bothers me is: why am I the first person to do this kind of work? I'm a dinosaur palaeontologist and evolutionary scientist this is an important issue that people haven't really been looking at, so I stepped into the breach here."

"I am a scientist, I am a researcher, I published in a peer reviewed academic journal, and it's an excellent study and it tells us a lot of things we hadn't known before."

MY COMMENT

"God" is NOT "religion". If you try to differentiate the two words, they are not even related in any sense. I have argued with Jehovah's witnesses, and a hell lot of other "preachers" who insist they have the "right" religion. Religion was not even mentioned in the bible.

There is no "true" religion. Jesus Christ, if you believe in what was written about his claims, always referred to the "self" when it comes to "salvation", as 'faith" can only be found "inside" and never with associations. That his being the Church is to regard "all" others (probably humans) as "him". Therefore, others are "sacred" and need love and respect as "thy" own selves.

All "chuches" nowadays are just human "associations" slightly differing with chat websites and neighborhood associations which "they" claim we should not live without.

Well, it's just a thought.

Is this true?

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free.

In love, you feel the most alive when your partner is patient and never willing to give up on you.

You'd like to your lover to think you are optimistic and happy.

You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please.

Your ideal relationship is open. Both of you can talk about everything... no secrets.

Your risk of cheating is 100%. You are not suited for a monogamous relationship.

You think of marriage as something that will confine you. You are afraid of marriage.

In this moment, you think of love as something you don't need. You just feel like flirting around and playing right now.