The standard of english is dropping

[levad]

I received the following email this morning. It makes me think that the standard of teaching english has dropped quite markedly (I have removed the link behind RESTORE YOUR ACCOUNT).

Sender : Co-Operative Bank Security Department
Subject : Error(s) in your billing information
Date : March 23, 2010

We recently notice couples of error(s) in your billing information
Thus leading to temporary block of your account.

RESTORE YOUR ACCOUNT

We are very sorry for any inconvenience we might have cause you.
Remember Your security is our primary assignment.
Co-Operative United Kingdom.

© Co-Operative Bank plc 1999 - 2010.

 

[Spinney]

Actually, it makes me think that the command of English in countries like Nigeria is pretty good!

 

[Davidc]

That is a phishing email.

They generally originate outside the UK and one of the tell tales which should alert you not to open any link or have anything to do with it is the poor english.

If it's from a bank you do business with then forward it to their fraud prevention email address.

 

[661-Pete]

Actually, it makes me think that the command of English in countries like Nigeria is pretty good!

Not exactly:

Attnetion,

I have waited enough to send your cheque bank draft $7.5m united state US dollars for your compensation but I did not hear from you since and the time the bank draft will be expired is getting near, I finally arranged with the bank manger of BANK OF GHANA PLC MR.KOLO and he has coveted the bank draft into cash payment and package it in a diplomatic box the arrangement has been finalized with UNIVERSAL EXPRESS DELIVERY COURIER COMPANY THE RELIABLE DELIVERY SYSTEM to send the package through diplomatic courier service I have contacted them and they told me that you should forward all this information below to them.

Please carefully Reconfirm your full house address, your private Mobile phone number and send it to them to avoid wrong delivery of your consignment to your doorstep.

FULL NAME.......................
OCCUPATION.............................
YOU’RE HOUSE ADDRESS...............
AGE..................................
TELEPHONE NUMBER......................
FAX NUMBER...............................
OFFICE ADDRESS...................................
NEAREST AIR PORT...................................
PROOF OF IDENTIFICATION: (PASSPORT OR DRIVES'
LICENSE ...................................

Also remember that they did not know the content of the box I registered it as an Africa cloths. They don't know that it contents money. This is to avoid them delaying with the delivery of the box to you .I don't want you to let them know that the content of the box is money. JUST FEEL FREE AND CONTACT THEM WITH THIS EMAIL: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.com OR yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy.co.jp

Note: That you have to pay them for delivery fee which is $298,00 only.

BATCH NO AX277
SHIPMENT CODE 33XZS
THE AIRWAY BILL NUMBER.GX843KR
CONSIGNMENT REGISTERED CODE NO XGT476.
SECURITY CODES NO SCT/2071DHX0
CONTACT PERSON /MR.UGO EGODINMA.
ADDRESS NO4/7 WHITE HOUSE BUILDING 6TH FLOOR ACCRA GHANA.
TELEPHONE NUMBER. +233-541-005-788.

BEST REGARD'S.

MRS.PAULINA NDIDI ESQ,

 

[redjedi]

I do wonder why people fall for these scams, and they obviously do or they would have stopped years ago.

Do they really believe that someone is going to send them $7.5 million in cash all for the cost of delivery?

 

[Paulus]

As you say redjedi, some saps do fall for these scams Then they wonder why they have been cleaned out and start complaining and shouting to whoever will listen as if was someone else's fault

 

[Plax]

As others have said it's a scam. I do agree though that the standard of English is dropping. You only have to look at Facebook for examples. My young relatives are abysmal. I couldn't even read one status - I'm usually not too bad at deciphering "txt speak" but this was in a league of its own. It really does sadden me that they are too lazy to write a proper coherent sentence nowadays. It's obviously "not cool".

 

[HLaB]

I do wonder why people fall for these scams, and they obviously do or they would have stopped years ago.

Do they really believe that someone is going to send them $7.5 million in cash all for the cost of delivery?

Apparently I'm a millionaire, I've got hundreds of bank accounts and I've won several state lotteries

 

[buggi]

yep, it's definitely a scam. contact your bank to check and forward the email to them.

Orange contacted me the other day and a woman with a very european accent asked me if i had received my free phone (weird, i thought i had a phone fund with them!) so i said No. They said, can we just check your address, is the postcode B** *RP.

Actually, that's my mum's postcode (which it is possible they have it coz i can't remember if i had my phone before i left my mum's) but by this time my suspicions were raised so i just said No. and they said is it W8 *** (some London postcode). So i said No, and the more i talk to you the more this sounds like a scam.

They put the phone down.

Phoned Orange to tell them but the first bloke that answered sounded more foreign than the woman i'd just spoken to, and he couldn't understand what i was talking about or even what i was saying, and the second person i spoke to clearly wasn't interested.

 

[swee'pea99]

The only thing I would suggest is don't bother reporting it, just ignore. Reporting is a waste of time. Believe me, they know.

 

[levad]

I know it's a phishing scam, I do not bank with the CO-OP (although I have used their shops in the past and paid in cash!).

 

[JamesAC]

try http://www.419baiter.com/ .. it's a scream!

 

[ASC1951]

Then they wonder why they have been cleaned out and start complaining and shouting to whoever will listen as if was someone else's fault

Yes, you need to be both stupid and greedy for it to work.

Things are always someone else's fault. I've just seen the parents of one of these Scunthorpe kids who has probably died of mephedrine poisoning. "It should have been banned. He would still be alive otherwise". Well of course you have to feel sorry for such a pointless death, but really - Nitromors is legal but I wouldn't dream of downing a bottle before going out clubbing, no matter how happy someone told me it would make me feel.

 

[mcshroom]

Nitromors is legal but I wouldn't dream of downing a bottle before going out clubbing, no matter how happy someone told me it would make me feel.

So is Potassium Cyanide, in my previous job (lab) I had to order it

 

[Speicher]

Listening to Mr Darling on the Budget. He has just said " .... to help x number of people find work quicker .. "

I think it should have been "find work more quickly".

What on earth is the "Claim Camp"?