Today's SPAM™…THE FBI IS SHOUTING!

I received the following SPAM™ today that is just too delicious not to share with the world. As they are asking only for $85 I wonder how they can make any money out of this. And the fact that I have "failed to dance by the rule of the FBI" worries me. Is there some special dance that J. Edgar Hoover performed, perhaps in a tutu, about which I am ignorant? Here's the complete email for your delectation, and remember: Dance with the FBI or face the consequences!

WE HAVE BEEN WATCHING EVERY SINGLE TRANSACTION YOU MADE SINCE LAST YEAR UNTIL THIS 2013 AND YOU HAVE TO KNOW THAT WE ARE ALSO WORKING TO MAKE SURE YOUR FUNDS WHICH ARE SUPPOSE TO BE DELIVERED TO YOU, AND ALSO BEAR IN MIND WHAT EVER YOU EMAILING US WILL BE FORWARD TO THE COURT. ALSO WE ARE HEREBY TO NOTIFY BY THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FLORIDA AND REPUBLIC OF BENIN DEPARTMENT OF THE INSULT YOU IMPOSED ON THEM BY FAILING TO COMPLY BY THEIR REQUIREMENTS.

YOUR FULL RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS HAS BEEN FORWARDED TO US FOR YOUR IMMEDIATE ARREST TO FACE YOUR CHARGE BUT I DEEMED IT FIT TO GIVE YOU ONE MORE CHANCE TO SAVE YOURSELF FROM THIS MESS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT YOU HAVE FAILED TO DANCE BY THE RULE OF THE FBI WHICH WILL WARRANT 2 YEARS JAIL SENTENCE. NOW I MR.HACKETT JOHN ALVIN THE SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE OF THE FBI ALBANY DEPARTMENT I AM GIVING YOU 24 WORKING HOURS TO EFFECT THE PAYMENT OF THE $85.00 DOLLARS TO THE FBI BRANCH OFFICE IN FLORIDA USA, OR IN REPUBLIC OF BENIN (FBISECURITYBRANCHOFFICEFLORIDA) WITH THE INFORMATION WRITTEN BELOW:

RECEIVERS NAME:... XXX XXX ONYEKWE
COUNTRY/... BENIN-REPUBLIC
CITY ADDRESS IS COTONOU
TEST QUESTION:.. WHAT CITY
ANSWER :.. COTONOU
AMOUNT: ...$85.00 US DOLLARS.

YOU HAVE TO TRY AS MUCH AS YOU CAN AND MAKE THIS PAYMENT TODAY, SO THAT YOUR FUNDS WILL BE DELIVERED IMMEDIATELY TO YOUR DESTINATION WITHIN 4 TO 5HRS AFTER CONFIRMATION OF THE REQUIRED $85.00 DOLLARS.YOU HAVE TO STOP EVERY TRANSACTION YOU ARE COMMUNICATING WITH OTHER ORGANIZATION TO AVOID DELAY ON THE PROCESSING OF YOUR FUNDS. NOTE IF YOU FAIL TO STICK WITH MY ADVICE OR ANY DELAY WILL LEAD TO US COMING DIRECTLY TO YOUR HOME ADDRESS AT ANY TIME, SO TRY AND DANCE BY THE RULE AND GET BACK TO ME WITH GOOD UNDERSTANDING ASAP.

SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE;
MR.HACKETT JOHN ALVIN

Police Log is back today!

Not much had been happening in the Old Town, but this week there seems to be a bit of full moon fever there or something. If this is all the miscreancy they could come up with, they're pretty well off, if you ask me.

Tuesday, July 23

• At 8:05 a.m., a dead bird was found in the roadway at Rockaway Avenue and Marion Road. The Board of Health was notified but they are not collecting dead birds since West Nile has been in town for years.


• At 9:32 a.m., a tree limb fell on cars on Jackson Road. The DPW was notified.


• At 10:29 a.m., a hit-and-run accident was reported at Pleasant and Maverick streets. A witness told police that a silver Jeep hit a car in front of it then the Jeep sped off. The Jeep headed outbound on Pleasant, left on Smith and outbound on Atlantic. The witness provided police the license plate number of the Jeep. Police called the owner and she said she did not know for sure but assumed it was her daughter who was driving. Police asked that her daughter come to the station.


• At 11:20 a.m., a Humphrey Street caller reported that someone was using her Social Security number.


• At 1:12 p.m., a walk-in to the station reported that a plastic bird feeder with decorative brass trim was stolen from her Green Street home.


• At 2:07 p.m., a Cheever Street resident said she was sleeping on the couch the night before and heard a noise outside. She also heard a kid from across the street yell: Where are you going?” The resident went to work the next morning and got a call from her daughter who said the four tires on the car at home were flat and had slash marks on the walls.


• At 5:13 p.m., the trench washed out due to flooding at West Shore Drive and Cornell Road.


• At 4:29 p.m., a Franklin Street caller said a man painted white lines in the street in front of his house and on the curb to widen the area for him and his tenants. The anonymous caller said she didn’t think it was right for him to do that. It turned out the man had touched up previously painted areas because he was tired of people blocking his driveway. Nosy neighbours are the WORST!


• At 8:36 p.m., a Naugus Avenue caller reported that young people went into her garage and deposited trash there. She was afraid they might come back and do damage because her husband confronted them. Police spoke to the group. They said one of them went into the garage to throw something away. The kids were moved along.