The UK 419 scammers

If you've been using the web and email for any amount of time then the chances are you've had a 419 scam email drop into your inbox at some time. If you don't know what this type of scam is then head over to 419eater to find out more.

It would seem that the UK scammers are fed up with the nigerians getting all the attention and have started to send out the following email:


Dear Sir,

I am Abacha Blair, nephew of the Head of State and Commander In Chief of the Armed Forces of the United Kingdom.We have come into £14,000,000 (Fourteen Million Pounds) which has been lent to us by noble supporters of the regime, which we must transfer to an account in your country before it is found by agents of the security services (The Electoral Commission, Parliamentary Standards Committee and Scotland Yard).

These moneys must only be used for the doing of good works which is why we have contacted you as an upstanding member of the community. As a trusted individual, please send us your bank account details and we will TRANSFER IMMEDIATELY the sum of £14 Million UK Dollars into your account.

It is very important that you only spend these moneys on community benefit projects although as a consideration we will pay you a HANDLING FEE of 20% (TWENTY PER CENT) and nominate you for a PEERAGE in the HOUSE OF LORDS in the British Parliament.Please send your BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS today as it is urgent that you help us in the doing of these good works.Thank you many times for your kind assistance which God will thank you for

Yours sincerely

Abacha Blair

And now for some fun

To make for the last post being a bit depressing, here's something fun that everyone can try.

1. While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot off the floor
and make clockwise circles.

2. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand.

Your foot will change direction.

And there's nothing you can do about it!

The Dragons Den

It's back with a new series! For those yet to experience the Dragons Den it's a UK TV programme shown on BBC2 on Thursdays at 8pm.

Not heard of dragons den? Don't worry you can read all about here: Dragons Den

The part of the show I can never get to grips with is when the Dragons decide they want a piece of the action and the negotiations start. A typical conversation goes some thing like this:

Entrepreneur - "I'm looking for £100K for a 10% stake in the company"
Dragons - "So you value your company at £1 million with nothing more than an idea"
Entrepreneur - "My business plan projects that we will make £10 gazzillion in year 5"
Dragons - "I'll give you £100k but you've overvalued the company, I want 50%"
Entrepreneur - "50% is way too much, would you consider 40%"
Dragons - "No"
Entrepreneur - "Can we meet in the middle with 45% ?"
Dragons - "Ok, you've got a deal"

Would somebody please teach these 'entrepreneurs' how to negotiate? If they do so badly on the show how will they ever survive in the real world? I can think of two fundamental mistakes in the above scenario, can you?

Answers in the comments section please!

Introduction

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