BSafe
03-20-2007, 06:40 AM
G'day
This my first post and something I thought I should share.
Following is an email I received recently that smells particularly fishy. Firstly, it sounds surprisingly generous. Secondly, the grammar is poor considering this is meant to be a prestigious event in Miami, Florida and thirdly, as with other fishing emails, it asks for all information about me (that "will undergo a serious scrutiny") whilst it provides no name of the organisation or its sponors, or any specific details whatsoever.
I will be interested to hear some feedback.
cheers
BSafe
On behalf of the organising commitee, I am delighted to inform You that you
are invited to participate in the first ever Miami 2007 Contemporary Art
Exhibition which is to take place here at the Biscayne National Park Miami,
Florida. As an artist you are entitled to a preparation grant of $500. The
exhibition is slated to hold on the 15th to 19th of October 2007 and sponsored
by the Government of the state of Florida in conjunction with some corporate
bodies.
You are expected to come along with some of your work and be ready to
explain every motive and inspiration behind every of your work to all visitors
who will be interested in your work at the exhibition. You also have the
opportunity of showcasing and selling your work and ideas to interested
buyers around the world at the exhibition.
We are also offering sponsorship packages to our first fifty willing participant
to the tune of $7000 each. These sponsorship package include ticket expenses,
hotel accomodation and feeding. The exhibition is expected to be declared
open by Mr Jeb Bush governor of Florida on the 15th of october by 9. am
prompt.
If you will be available for the exhibition forward to us your Full Names,
Residential Address, website and Telephone/Fax Numbers. Note that the
information supplied will undergo a serious scrutiny before approval can be
given for the grant to be issued to you. These is also applicable in terms of
qualification for the sponsorship package.
We are at present negotiating with an exhibition management company in
London, United Kingdom to manage and oversee the exhibition. We shall
confirm to you their identity as soon as the organising committee closes
discussions with the mangement of the organisation.
Our sponsors have also promised all participants the sum of $5,000 at the
end of the exhibiton as a thank you gift for accepting to honour us with your
presence.
We are expecting a population of about 800,000 visitors from all over the
world and our website will be launched as soon as we have a screened list of
attendees as these must be included in the website.
You have the right to accept or decline this invitation.
Yours Sincerely,
Jennifer Harwood
for Organising Committee
This my first post and something I thought I should share.
Following is an email I received recently that smells particularly fishy. Firstly, it sounds surprisingly generous. Secondly, the grammar is poor considering this is meant to be a prestigious event in Miami, Florida and thirdly, as with other fishing emails, it asks for all information about me (that "will undergo a serious scrutiny") whilst it provides no name of the organisation or its sponors, or any specific details whatsoever.
I will be interested to hear some feedback.
cheers
BSafe
On behalf of the organising commitee, I am delighted to inform You that you
are invited to participate in the first ever Miami 2007 Contemporary Art
Exhibition which is to take place here at the Biscayne National Park Miami,
Florida. As an artist you are entitled to a preparation grant of $500. The
exhibition is slated to hold on the 15th to 19th of October 2007 and sponsored
by the Government of the state of Florida in conjunction with some corporate
bodies.
You are expected to come along with some of your work and be ready to
explain every motive and inspiration behind every of your work to all visitors
who will be interested in your work at the exhibition. You also have the
opportunity of showcasing and selling your work and ideas to interested
buyers around the world at the exhibition.
We are also offering sponsorship packages to our first fifty willing participant
to the tune of $7000 each. These sponsorship package include ticket expenses,
hotel accomodation and feeding. The exhibition is expected to be declared
open by Mr Jeb Bush governor of Florida on the 15th of october by 9. am
prompt.
If you will be available for the exhibition forward to us your Full Names,
Residential Address, website and Telephone/Fax Numbers. Note that the
information supplied will undergo a serious scrutiny before approval can be
given for the grant to be issued to you. These is also applicable in terms of
qualification for the sponsorship package.
We are at present negotiating with an exhibition management company in
London, United Kingdom to manage and oversee the exhibition. We shall
confirm to you their identity as soon as the organising committee closes
discussions with the mangement of the organisation.
Our sponsors have also promised all participants the sum of $5,000 at the
end of the exhibiton as a thank you gift for accepting to honour us with your
presence.
We are expecting a population of about 800,000 visitors from all over the
world and our website will be launched as soon as we have a screened list of
attendees as these must be included in the website.
You have the right to accept or decline this invitation.
Yours Sincerely,
Jennifer Harwood
for Organising Committee