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Note to scammers: just give it to me straight

Checking my personal e-mail account and came across this really convincing announcement informing me a charity group I've never heard of wants to give me money.

Golly gee, Beaver, nothing wrong with that picture. And it's full of grammatical errors, too.

I guess they don't want to come across as overly polished or too professional because that might raise some eyebrows.

Seriously, do people actually fall for this stuff?

I think I would be less annoyed if they simply sent me an e-mail explaining they want my money, period. At least my intellligence wouldn't be insulted. And I just might give them points for honesty.

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