Scam Emails

This One is a Cracker

Scam emails are part and parcel of our internet lives. Most of the time they are annoying but occasionally hilarious. This is a bit off (photography) topic but it really tickled me.

Dear beloved one in Christ,

I know that this letter may be a very big surprise to you, I came across your email contact from my personal search and I instructed the doctor here in this hospital to help me email you and I believe that you will be honest to fulfill my final wish before I will die.

I am Mrs. Jane Smith from Netherlands, I am 68 years old, and I am deaf and suffering from a long time cancer of the breast. From all indication my condition is really deteriorating, and my doctors have courageously advised me that I may not live beyond the next two months; this is because the cancer stage has reached a critical stage. I was brought up in a motherless baby?Ps home, and was married to my late husband for twenty years without a child.

My husband and I are true Christians; we lived all day in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, since he was working here as a contractor, but quite unfortunately, and he died in a fatal motor accident. Since his death I decided not to re-marry and because of my bad state of health, I sold all my inherited belongings and deposited all the sum of $12.8million dollars with a bank in United States New York.

Presently, this money is still in the BANK, and the management just wrote me as the Legitimate beneficiary to come forward to receive the money after keeping it for so long or rather issue a letter of authorization to somebody to receive it on my behalf since I can not come over as a result of my illness, or they get it confiscated. Presently, I'm with my laptop in a hospital where I have been undergoing treatment. I have since lost my ability to talk and my doctors have told me that I have only a few months to live.

It is my last wish to see that this money is invested in any organization of your choice and distributed each year among the charity organization, the poor and the motherless baby's home where I come from. I want your good humanitarian, to also use t his money to fund churches, orphanages and widows around.

I must let you know that this was a very hard decision, but I had to take a bold step towards this issue because I have no further option. I hope you will help see my last wishes come true.

As soon as I receive your reply I shall give you the contact of the Bank in United States New York. I will also issue a letter of authorization to the bank, which will prove that you are the new beneficiary of my funds. Please assure me that you will act accordingly as I stated herein. Hope to hear from you soonest.

I await your reply on this my beloved.

Yours in Christ,

Mrs. Jane Smith.

I was going to say "you can't write this stuff". But you obviously can.

Digital Photography Workshop : The Basics

House for an Art Lover, Glasgow : 21 February 2010

My next photography workshop will be on Sunday 21 February 2010 at House for an Art Lover.

This workshop is aimed at anyone taking their first steps into dSLR photography. Lunch is included and there's a £30 discount if you book early. More details of the workshop and how to register can be found here link to workshop

Look forward to seeing you.

Photography Exhibition : Glasgow


Current/Upcoming : The Mitchell Library

The Mitchell Library, Glasgow, (the largest public reference library in Europe) has a photographic exhibition of Israeli and Palestinian photographs on at the moment, in the rear foyer.

Starting on 4th February 2010 until 27th February 2010 there will be a photography exhibition by Jean Marc-Milliere entitled "Beautiful Glasgow". Definitely worth a visit. This also will be in the rear foyer (Granville Street). Here's a link to Jean's exhibition link to Jean's exhibition

Mon-Thurs 09:00-20:00
Fri & Sat 09:00-17:00


The Mitchell
North Street
Glasgow
G3 7DN
Scotland

tel : 0141 287 2999
email : lil@csglasgow.org

Photography Exhibition : Dundee

Iain Macmillan : From Dundee to Abbey Road

Here's a must-see exhibition for your diary. Iain Macmillan (1938-2006) is the photographer responsible for one of (ok THE) most iconic images of popular music. The Beatles Abbey Road album. This is an overdue retrospective of a forgotten Scottish photographer. The exhibition of Iain's photographs has five themes - the Abbey Road image, John Lennon & Yoko Ono, portraits of 60's celebrities, Dundee tenements in the 1950s and his personal photographic work. Here's a link to the exhibition link to exhibition

27 February 2010 to 3 June 2010
Mon to Sat : 10:00 - 17:00
Sun : 11:00 - 17:00

Discovery Point Cafe Gallery
Discovery Quay
Dundee
DD1 4XA
Scotland

Tel : 01382 201245

Photography Exhibition : Edinburgh

William Carrick : 19th Century Russia

This is not only a remarkable collection of photographs but also a remarkable story. William Carrick (1827-1878) was born in Edinburgh but moved to Kronstadt (Russia) when he was only a few weeks old. In 1859 he established himself (with assistant John MacGregor) as a professional photographer in St. Petersburg; making a name for himself capturing pictures of Russian life and pioneering Russian ethnographic photography. Here's a link to the exhibition link to exhibition

4 December 2009 to 22 January 2010
Tue to Fri : 11:00 - 16:00
Sat : 13:00 - 16:00

Scotland-Russia Institute
9 South College Street
Edinburgh
EH8 9AA
Scotland

Tel : 0131 668 3635

Goodbye Old Year, Hello Easter

Is This a Record?

You see the strangest things don't you? Things that make you think "Is it me?". The other day I was in Asda and noticed a Feel Good Movie sticker on a DVD of "Black Hawk Down" (now that would depend how depressed you felt), in Lidl they had a Massive Plant Sale (great if you're looking for a massive plant) and on the side of a lorry I saw the words Shanks Waste Solutions (won't be going to them with my problems then).

This one beats anything I've seen in a while. At the weekend I was in Scunthorpe visiting my folks. On Saturday (January 2nd note) I popped into the local Garden Centre (Stephen H. Smith if you don't believe this story) and nearly keeled over when I saw they had Mothers Day cards AND Easter cards on display. Flipping heck guys. Hello! It's January 2nd! Give us a chance to get the Christmas decorations back in the loft. Is it me?