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Originally posted by chief_counsellor
No axe to grind, just never came across an email scam that mentioned freemasonry before. Thought it was interesting. Maybe a mason here will be able to look that guy up and see if he is in fact a Mason.
www.grandlodge-england.org...
Now Freemasonry is being targeted. Since the beginning of 2005, emails have been sent round the world purporting to be from "the Masons of Bournemouth" or "the Masons of Winchester" announcing that the recipient has been chosen to share in their annual pay out of "US $2,5 million" of Masonic charity money. The emails originate in Germany and Brazil and are a not very clever ruse to get the recipient to forward their bank details. Neither the groups, the money, nor the London solicitors, mentioned in the email, exist.
Originally posted by acctnosam
I would love to join Freemasonry. I just feel that being powerful is the life for me. I'm sick of being poor, inline for a corporate job being paid 50k a year and living in an apartment drinking beers.
Originally posted by Mirthful Me
Top hit:
www.grandlodge-england.org...
Now Freemasonry is being targeted. Since the beginning of 2005, emails have been sent round the world purporting to be from "the Masons of Bournemouth" or "the Masons of Winchester" announcing that the recipient has been chosen to share in their annual pay out of "US $2,5 million" of Masonic charity money. The emails originate in Germany and Brazil and are a not very clever ruse to get the recipient to forward their bank details. Neither the groups, the money, nor the London solicitors, mentioned in the email, exist.
I don't think you need to be a Freemason to figure this one out.
Originally posted by Mirthful Me
Then how do you explain the title:
Freemasons emailing me, trying to give me money???
Someone who was not hoodwinked might have titled it "Scam email claims to be from Freemasons"
That indicates awareness, and a lack of ulterior motives. A fair and accurate appraisal...
The title used is...
Disingenuous at best...
theFreemasons as stated by Thomas Paine in 1808 which is to ensure the continuous freedom of man and toenhance mans living
conditions.
Originally posted by T Trubballshoota
Chief_Councellor,
I think they are testing you. What you should really be doing is offering all your wealth and possesions to them to show them that you are true and right to walk the square.
They will decline which is the next part of the test. To prove your true worthiness you have to give all your wealth to the first person who states to you.....
"Master of the light divine
Make your possesions be mine
Release me from my peasant lot
By giving me all that you got!"
Oh wait a minute I just stated it to you...how embarrasing....I'll take a check
Originally posted by acctnosam
I would love to join Freemasonry. I just feel that being powerful is the life for me. I'm sick of being poor, inline for a corporate job being paid 50k a year and living in an apartment drinking beers.
Originally posted by chief_counsellor
No axe to grind, just never came across an email scam that mentioned freemasonry before. Thought it was interesting. Maybe a mason here will be able to look that guy up and see if he is in fact a Mason.
Originally posted by groingrinder
Fifty grand a year is not "poor". Try living on less than 4 grand a year.