The Volokh Conspiracy - The Sun Has Indeed Set on the British Empire:

Just got a piece of scam spam that treats England as if it were Liberia or some such. It's from "Hon Andy Reed. [andyreed@dslextreme.com]" ([sic]'s all around), and it says, in plain text:

UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT
FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
House of Commons,
London SW1A 0AA

NOTE: THIS MESSAGE IS REACHING YOU DIRECT FROM THE WEBMASTER OF HEAD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.

From the Desk of ( Andy Reed Esq,MP ) Member,Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee London UnitedKingdom.I have contacted you to partake in a Business that will favour the both of us.

Presently the Contract Investigation Committee London-United Kingdom under the House of Commons has just reached a new resolution to Pay all their Pending Foreign Contractors this contact year 2006.

So I will demand for your information to enlist you among the unpaid contractors that will be paid this year, Andafter your information has been alleged and acknowledged by the board of director in charge; the sum of £10 Million Pounds will be paid into any Bank Account which you provide.

NOTE: For your Assistance in this Transaction; I am willing to compensate you with 10% of the total funds after conclusion of the Transaction.

PLEASE YOU PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS STATED BELOW,

[1] NAME: __________________

[2] ADDRESS: ____________________________

[3] AGE: _________________________________

[4] SEX: ________________________________

[5] TELEPHONE: __________________________

[6] FAX: _________________________________

[7] OCCUPATION STATUS: _ _______________

Also be informed that this Transaction will take us just 15 working days to accomplish beginning from when I receive your details.

Best regards,
Andy Reed Esq,MP

So the senders expect that some readers (1) will assume that English Members of Parliament have a dslextreme.com e-mail address, and (2) will think that English Members of Parliament, or their staffs, lack a grasp of English punctuation, capitalization, and usage. Sir Winston Churchill's rate of rolling over in his grave has just increased by three revolutions per second.

	[Eugene Volokh, August 28, 2006 at 7:22pm] Trackbacks The Sun Has Indeed Set on the British Empire: Just got a piece of scam spam that treats England as if it were Liberia or some such. It's from "Hon Andy Reed. [andyreed@dslextreme.com]" ([sic]'s all around), and it says, in plain text: UNITED KINGDOM PARLIAMENT FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA NOTE: THIS MESSAGE IS REACHING YOU DIRECT FROM THE WEBMASTER OF HEAD OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE LONDON UNITED KINGDOM. From the Desk of ( Andy Reed Esq,MP ) Member,Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee London UnitedKingdom.I have contacted you to partake in a Business that will favour the both of us. Presently the Contract Investigation Committee London-United Kingdom under the House of Commons has just reached a new resolution to Pay all their Pending Foreign Contractors this contact year 2006. So I will demand for your information to enlist you among the unpaid contractors that will be paid this year, Andafter your information has been alleged and acknowledged by the board of director in charge; the sum of £10 Million Pounds will be paid into any Bank Account which you provide. NOTE: For your Assistance in this Transaction; I am willing to compensate you with 10% of the total funds after conclusion of the Transaction. PLEASE YOU PROVIDE YOUR FULL INFORMATION SUCH AS STATED BELOW, [1] NAME: __________________ [2] ADDRESS: ____________________________ [3] AGE: _________________________________ [4] SEX: ________________________________ [5] TELEPHONE: __________________________ [6] FAX: _________________________________ [7] OCCUPATION STATUS: _ _______________ Also be informed that this Transaction will take us just 15 working days to accomplish beginning from when I receive your details. Best regards, Andy Reed Esq,MP So the senders expect that some readers (1) will assume that English Members of Parliament have a dslextreme.com e-mail address, and (2) will think that English Members of Parliament, or their staffs, lack a grasp of English punctuation, capitalization, and usage. Sir Winston Churchill's rate of rolling over in his grave has just increased by three revolutions per second.