Kamis, 31 Desember 2009

The USS Alabama

The USS Alabama is a large and impressive ship that is a major tourist attraction for Mobile, Alabama. It has been retired and docked in the Mobile bay and sees thousands of visitors every day. At night, the ship hosts many cubscout campouts so the battleship is rarely empty or quiet. Despite the fact that officials claim the...

Rabu, 30 Desember 2009

Hell's Gates

Today we took a trip to Hell's Gates. Hell's Gates is a set of broken, rusted gates on Green Mountain in Alabama. There are many stories about these gates although there is no story as to how these gates aquired their diabolical significance. The most commonly told story about Hell's Gates is that when you pull up to them and wait, a car will pursue you down the mountain. The car will vanish...

Selasa, 29 Desember 2009

Chickamauga Battlefield

One of the most interesting things about looking for ghost stories is discovering history. Most ghost stories touch on some piece of history. In my journey to Chattanooga, TN today, I went in search of history and didn't know what I would find. I did no research. I just popped in to the Lookout Mountain Battlefield and started...

Curious George

From: George Lee Chan Subject: Dear Counsel Completment of the season to you Date: December 29, 2009 5:57:41 AM PST Reply-To: georgeleechan01@yahoo.com.hkSouth China Industrial Company (SCG) requires your legal representation for ourNorth American, Canada and European Customers, to help with collections orlitigation from our Customers who have defaulted in payments.We understand that a proper...

Senin, 28 Desember 2009

Scam to Fam

More for the gullible family law attorney: From: Kaiya Natsuhiko Subject: Your Legal Assistance Date: December 26, 2009 11:50:01 AM PST Reply-To: kaiyanatsuhiko3@gmail.comDear Counsel,My name is Kaiya Natsuhiko. I am contacting your firm in regards to a divorce settlement with my ex husband Mr. Kyogoku Natsuhiko who resides in your jurisdiction. I am currently on assignment in Japan. We had...

Minggu, 27 Desember 2009

Riverhaven

Most ghost stories are creepy. They hint at some unhappy soul lurking just beyond reality waiting to do us harm. The Riverhaven cabin is haunted, but the ghosts there seem pleasant and inviting.Riverhaven is a cabin in Gatlinburg, TN. It is described by the reality company as plesant and comfortable. This historic log home...

Sabtu, 26 Desember 2009

The LaLaurie Mansion

This is a famous ghost story and any google search will produce a plethora of conflicting information on this site. I first learned about this location on a haunted New Orleans tour and although parts or the story may be fiction, if even a portion of the story is true it is horrible. As on most such tours, I never saw anything...

Jumat, 25 Desember 2009

The Haunting of Amber's House

Christmas day! In the spirit of the season, my sister has reminded me of this story to keep the feeling of family in the blog. The Haunting of Amber's HouseMany years ago, when my sister was nothing but an angst filled teenager, she had a friend who was also an angst filled teenager. This friend lived in an ordinary brown...

Rabu, 23 Desember 2009

Dead Children's Playground

Dead Children's PlaygroundThose who reside in Huntsville, Alabama are very familiar with dead children's playground. It is part of the unique history of this region. Dead children's playground is set in the middle of Maple Hill Cemetery, which is the largest and oldest cemetery in Alabama. Built...

Selasa, 22 Desember 2009

Cry Baby Hollow

This story was told to me by a coworker. It is a little bit of local lore and shows the colorful history of the South. Cry Baby HollowCry Baby Hollow is located just outide of Hartselle by Decatur, Alabama. It is said that long ago, when white people were a new addition to this area a local...

More Family Law Email Scams

This one is a bit of a problem. Obviously, we want to raise awareness and post these so that when you type in the name, or a portion of the email, you will see "Attorney Email Scams." Here is the rub, the scammer chose the exact same name as an attorney (including middle initial). I don't want to drag her name through the mud. Giving it some thought, I decided to x up the name a bit. Hope that helps...

Senin, 21 Desember 2009

The Newton-Allaire House

The first ghost story to grace these pages is one of my own. It is the story of my family house, which has haunted my dreams with it's many ghostly encounters since my early childhood. This first story came from my parents who have spent many long nights in the gold room of the 150 year old house my family has always lived...

I started writing horror stories three years ago. I have enjoyed coming up with my only little pieces of fictional fear. I've talked to many people about my stories and the same thing always happens. People say they like my stories, and then they tell me their own stories. They tell me real stories. They tell me about the haunted places in their lives and the ghosts that live in their attics....

Rabu, 18 November 2009

Sa-Wheat! Lithuania Needs Me

From: Aeccles@LiuTsaiLaw.org Subject: Dear Counsel Date: November 17, 2009 To: undisclosed-recipients:; Reply-To: anthonyeccles51@strompost.comDear Counsel,I am Anthony Eccles, Esq associate and partner of Liu Tsai & Associates, a law firm based here in Lithuania. We got your contact details from your local states bar association, and after a careful review we decided to contact you on behalf...

Jumat, 30 Oktober 2009

From: 917675243@blackberry.co.jp Subject: Your legal assistance is required counsel ( thanks ) Date: October 30, 2009 6:30:51 AM PDT Reply-To: shanghaiyingji@yahoo.cnHi Counsel.My name is Raymond Luo Nicholas. Am contacting your firm in regards to a payment settlement collection issue i have with my ex-partner (Jenice Nicholas) who resides in your jurisdiction united states of america, I am currently...

Jumat, 23 Oktober 2009

More of the same

Chief Financial OfficerSan Wu Textile Company LtdNo. 106, Sec. 2, Chang Mei Rd. Homei, Changhwa, TaiwanAttn: Counsel,Delinquent Account Service in the USA-Legal RepresentationThis is an official requisition for your legal consultation services on behalf of San Wu Textile Company Ltd.We are based in Taiwan and our principal activity is manufacturing cotton yarn,mixed spinning yarn, chemical fiber yarn,...

Kamis, 15 Oktober 2009

Same old stuff

Attention Counsel, We, A&A CORPORATION LIMITED is a Hong Kong based import and export trading company which is engaged in sourcing and supplying various commodities, like metal & plastic recycling materials.The management of A&A CORPORATION LIMITED requires your legal representation for our American delinquent customers.We are looking for a reputable attorney to represent us in America...

Rabu, 14 Oktober 2009

The New Scam is for Family Law

After months of boredom and the same old spam...Hooray! Look at this. We got a new angle baby! We are scamming family lawyers. Well good for you. Not one, but two emails today for collecting funds. The first is my favorite because they use a famous Japanese wrestler (Tanaka Masato) for the girls name. Nice. From: fgallant7314@rogers.com Subject: DIVORCE SETTLEMENT. (Collaborative Law Agreement)...

Jumat, 25 September 2009

From: santosbarbara65@yahoo.comDear Counsel Your name here, I was Mrs. Barbara Santos now Ms. Barbara Williams. I am from England based in Hong Kong . I was married to an American for eight years and we both stayed happily here in Hong Kong after some time he started acting funny. He sometimes travelled away for two years without coming back he also started seeing other women. After I got tired of...

Senin, 21 September 2009

From: kwokyukchiuclement7@msn.com Reply-To: kwokyukchiuclement@hotmail.comChun Wo Development Holdings Ltd C2, Hong Konk Spinners Industrial Buldg 601-603 Tai Nan West Street Cheung Sha Wan, Kowloon Hong Kong. www.chunwo.com Tel (852)2745-8389Fax (852)2744-6937 Request for legal representativeI would highly appreciate if you could respond to this email due to the urgency of this matter. If you...

From: cs@ue.edu.phReply: netzdaqsdhd17@gmail.comADDRESS: NO. 19G, GROUND FLOOR TAMAN SUBANGPERDANA, SHAH ALAM SELANGOR, 40150,MALAYSIA .TELEPHONE: +60143343371FAX:+60-3-2178-4383Email:nnetzdaqsdnbhdmalaysia@yahoo.com.myAttention Counsellor,Netzdaq Sdn Bhd is a manufacturing company with its head office inSelangor , Malaysia , with branches all over Asian continent. Themanagement of Netzdaq Sdn Bhd....

Jumat, 11 September 2009

sc_ong@live.comGremont Agrochem (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. No. 7, Jalan Nilam 1/8, Taman Perindustrian Teknologi Tinggi, Shah Alam Selangor DE 40000 MalaysiaAttention: Counsel,We the management of Gremont Agrochem (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. , require your legal representation for our American Customers. Gremont Agrochem (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. , a manufacturer and supplier of chemical, we are been owed payment...

Dear Attorney,Iam Raymond Chu, I work with DYTOOLLING COMPANY , HONG KONG.We are in need of an attorney in your state to assist us in setting up asubsidiary in USand also to temporarily help us deal with some financial matters likecollections in the US .We have gone through your profile and think you might be able to assist usin these areasDetails will be provided upon request.Sincerely Yours,Raymond...

Attention: Principal CounselDear Sir/Madam,The management of The Kum Oil & Gas Corporation Ltd (KOGC), requires yourlegal representation for our American/Canada Customers. We are of theopinion that your ability to consolidate payments from American/Canadawill eradicate delays due to inter-continental monetary transactionbetween Asia and American/Canada.More so, we understand that a proper Attorney-Client...

Kamis, 03 September 2009

Jasmine Lawyer (Again)

From: deniseoung@yahoo.comJasmine Chemical Co., LtdRM12,jinjuyuan,Nanfengxincheng,BaozhouRoad,Quanzhou,Fujian,China QuanzhouFujian 362000 ChinaAttention: Counsel,We the management of Jasmine Chemical Co., Ltd , require your legal representation for our American Customers. Jasmine Chemical Co., Ltd , a manufacturer and supplier of chemical, we are been owed payment on a shipment that we made to a...

Selasa, 01 September 2009

Dear Counsel,I am sending this email as a mutual introduction. Mr. Frank Yu is theManaging Director of Eversun Technology Co., Ltd.Eversun Technology Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of steel,coils and transformers. Eversun Technology Co., Ltd. is owed payment onshipments that they made to customers here in the US from June 2008. Thecompany is now seeking advice and possible representation...

Senin, 31 Agustus 2009

So much spam I can't keep up today.Attention CounselRequest for Legal assistance.This is an official request for legal representation on behalf of L G Brown& Co. (Textiles) Ltd. Our Company's principal activity is to produce andSupply plastics use in the construction of building, production of plastichousehold materials and polyethylene bags. Our product are of standard andit being use globally.We...

From: connie@wifinantong.comDear Sir/Madam 2009-8-28 We are a internet service (software development, website design and development, wifi network works to promote the protection of brands, search engine optimization, etc.) company in China,Several days ago we received a formal application submited by Robert Jiang who wanted to use the keyword "your website name...

Jasmine Lawyer

From: deniseyung1@yahoo.com Subject: A recommendation from a friend Date: August 30, 2009 3:50:42 PM PDTJasmine Chemical Co., LtdRM12,jinjuyuan,Nanfengxincheng,BaozhouRoad,Quanzhou,Fujian,China QuanzhouFujian 362000 ChinaAttention: Counsel,We the management of Jasmine Chemical Co., Ltd , require your legal representation for our American Customers. Jasmine Chemical Co., Ltd , a manufacturer and...

Kamis, 27 Agustus 2009

When did Martindale become the ABA?From: zhouwenhua@sanouchuck.com Subject: Legal Representation Date: August 27, 2009 8:52:43 AM PDT Reply-To: zhouwenhua@9.cnAttention Counsel,It is my pleasure to write you in respect of our Company SAN OU MACHINERY LIMITED COMPANY as our legal Representative.please confirm the receipt of this mail if you are in a position to represent on our company in matters...

From: sebastianlimn@gmail.com Subject: LEGAL REPRESENTATION Date: August 26, 2009 2:31:01 AM PDTNETZDAQ SDN BHDADDRESS: NO. 19G, GROUND FLOOR TAMAN SUBANGPERDANA, SHAH ALAM SELANGOR, 40150,MALAYSIA .TELEPHONE: 60-1-4334-3371FAX:60-3-2178-4383Attention Counsellor,Netzdaq Sdn Bhd is a manufacturing company with its head office inSelangor , Malaysia , with branches all over Asian continent. Themanagement...

Senin, 24 Agustus 2009

Ah, spam. You taste delicious. From: tcollins@linxowner.com Subject: Question regarding your website To: Reply-To: tcollins@linxowner.comDo you realize how many potential customers your_firm_name_here.com is losing out on everyday? What’s worse is you’re losing them to your direct competitors. Take the keyword "Seattle defense attorney", the person who typed that in to the search engine is looking...

From: david.barryesq2009@gmail.com Subject: Your Concern Date: August 24, 2009 8:29:13 AM PDT To: undisclosed-recipients:; Reply-To: yasuo.masumoto@ymail.comATTN; ATTORNEY, RE REQUEST FOR LEGAL REPRESENTATION.We Kubota company who specialises in the sale of Machineries,equipment andtools as well as the manufacturing of component and hardwares as well asEnvironmental...

Minggu, 23 Agustus 2009

My biggest Fan Meng. From: zaixiu@zaixiu.info Subject: Attorney Requisition Date: August 23, 2009 6:41:55 PM PDTGood Day I wish to retain an attorney that will assist my company in collectingfunds that are owed to the company. My company has been in business forover 5 years and we have not experienced any failure in businessrelationship like the one which we come to you with. We happen to make...

Kamis, 20 Agustus 2009

Weak.From: Mr. Chua Chin Hon,
Legal Representative/Owner,
Quanzhou Haitian Textile Co.,Ltd,
Address: Haitian Industrial Park ,
Jiangnan Development Zone,
Quanzhou , Fujian, China Email: hon-hingwong77@live.comWebsite: http://www..htt.cn
 
 Dear Counsel, 
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Rabu, 19 Agustus 2009

From: info.mswkl@yahoo.com.hk Subject: Deliquent Account Service Required! Date: August 19, 2009 9:31:47 AM PDT To: undisclosed-recipients:; Reply-To: heanlt.mswkl@yahoo.com.hkAttention: Deliquent Account Services Request. We write to request for your legal consultation services...

Attention: Deliquent Account Services Request. We write to request for your legal consultation services on behalf of Liuzhou Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. We got your contact information from the International Lawyers Directory in the course of our search/request for a reliable legal firm...

Attention Counsel, Good day to you, please confirm the receipt of this mail if you are in a position to represent our company in matters of delinquent accounts collections.We contact you to represent our company after a careful review of your profile from the American Bar Association.We are of the opinion that a reputable attorney is required to represent us in America in order for us to recover monies...

In a world of rehashing old Phishing tactics Ronnie comes through with some original content. Thanks Ronnie. Fleet Investment Dyad UK,King Charles StreetLondon SW1A United KingdomFax: +44-871-253-0283Fleet Investment Dyad (FID), is a corporation that has the mandate of somenotable Asia manufacturing firms to market/distribute their products withUSA, Canada and environs, due to language barriers. We...

Selasa, 18 Agustus 2009

Attention: Deliquent Account Services Request. We write to request for your legal consultation services on behalf of Liuzhou Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. We got your contact information from the International Lawyers Directory in the course of our search/request for a reliable legal firm...

Senin, 17 Agustus 2009

Cnooc Oil Lawyer

Mr. Wu Mengfei (Chief Financial Officer)Human Resources Service Co.CNOOC Oil Base Group Ltd.Address:6 Dongzhimenwai Xiaojie,Dongcheng District, Beijing, China 100027Telephone:010-8452101 010-8453198Fax:010-6460250Website:www.cnooc.com.cn From: wumengfei62@msn.com Subject: Legal Representation: Collection of US$4.5million Invoices. Date: August 14, 2009 8:43:17 AM PDT To: ikejababa@yahoo.comDear...

Sabtu, 15 Agustus 2009

Nutrition Lawyer

drluping@ahaints-hk.orgA.H.A International Co.,LtdJin An Mansion,306 Tunxi Road, Hefei,Anhui,ChinaWebsite:www.ahaint.comThis is an official requisition for your legal consultation services on behalf of A.H.A International Co., Ltd.We are based in China/Hong-kong and our principal activity is manufacturing of specialize in high-density pure cotton yarn,pharmaceuticals, chemicals, foods and nutrition,...

Jumat, 14 Agustus 2009

Dear Counsel: I am sending this email to you as a mutual introduction for potential representation of a client. Mr. Beom Suk Kim is the owner of Dongkuk Refractories & Steel Co. Mr. Kim's business is a metals & chemicals trading company in Kimhae, Korea. His company has a claim against an American company for breach of contract. I am unable to handle this matter at this time due to personal...

Rabu, 12 Agustus 2009

Attn: Counsel, The management of Canon Hongkong Company Ltd.requires your legal representation for our North American delinquent Customers. We are of the opinion that areputable attorney is required to represent us in North America in order for us to recover monies due to our organization by overseas customers, and as wellfollow up with these accounts. In order to achieve these objectives a good and...

From: voithfabricltd@iprimus.com.auGood day,Our company has decided to contact your Lawfirm as regards Litigationand collection issue with someof our indebted customers within your region.Toachieve these objectives a good Attorney/Law firm will be required to handlethis service.If interested get back.Mr.Chen YuGeneral Manager(Voith Fabrics StubbinsLimit...

Dear Counsel: I am sending this email to you as a mutual introduction for potential representation of a client. Mr. Beom Suk Kim is the owner of Dongkuk Refractories & Steel Co. Mr.beom suk kim business is a metals & chemicals trading company in Kimhae, Korea. His company has a claim against an American company for breach of contract. I am unable to handle this matter at this time due to personal...

Senin, 10 Agustus 2009

Money fer Nothin'

Attention I am Mr. Patrick K. W. Chan Executive Director & Chief financial Officer of Hang Seng Bank Ltd, Hong Kong.I have a lucrative business proposal of mutual interest to share with you; it involves the transfer of a largesum of money from my bank here in Hong Kong. I got your reference in my search for someone who suits myproposed business relationship. If you are interested in working with...

Dear /Sir/MadamThis is an official requisition for your legal consultation services onbehalf of Da Chuan Co.,Ltd.We are based in Hongkong and our principal activity is manufacturing ofspecialize in high-density pure cotton yarn, dyed fabric and make shirts,textile & fabric - fabric lace wholesale, lace embroidery, shoe laces,embroidered lace exporters, embroidered lace trims & designs, fabricembroidered...

Rabu, 05 Agustus 2009

Mould Lawyer

Dear Counsel,I am sending this email as a mutual introduction. Mrs Patricia Wong is theManaging Director of Higrade(Qingdao) Moulds & Products Co., Ltd.Higrade(Qingdao) Moulds & Products Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer andsupplier ofsteel, coils and transformers. Higrade(Qingdao) Moulds & Products Co., Ltd.is owed payment on shipments that they made to customers here in the USfrom June 2008....

Jumat, 31 Juli 2009

Wong Award

Today, the award for concise spam goes to...(drum roll)...Danny Wong. Thank you Danny for being to the point and sincere. Although, I am hurt. It looks like you have been seeing other lawyers. We should talk about where this relationship is going. From: jobs@tcapte.com Subject: Attention Counsel Date: July 30, 2009 10:27:50 AM PDT To: undisclosed-recipients:; Reply-To: info@tcapte.comAttention...

Senin, 27 Juli 2009

Plastic Lawyer

wangliu11@9.cnHANG LUNG PLASTIC FACTORY (SHENZHEN) LTD.163 DONG SHEN ROAD, E GONG LIN,PING HU ZHEN, LONG GONG QU, SHENZHEN, CHINATEL : (86) 755 28213229FAX : (86) 755 28213436www.hanglungonline.comAttention CounselRequest for Legal assistance.This is an official request for legal representation on behalf of HangLung Plastic Factory Limited. Our Company’s principal activity is toproduce and Supply...

Jumat, 24 Juli 2009

Romeo's Lawyer

O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou e-mail spam?Deny thy father and refuse thy spam filter;Or if thou wilt not, be but sworn by my inboxAnd I'll no longer be a Capulet.Romeo Orms: ormskerk7@aol.co.benwebservices.comAttention Please note that I am making this business introduction based on my regard for your credibility and your company profile I went through online. Due to your long experience in business,...

Kamis, 23 Juli 2009

Toho Lawyer

Attention; Counselor , We, the management of Toho Tecknology (H.K.)Co Ltd., require your legal representation for our North American Customers. We are of the opinion that the ability to consolidate payments from North America will eradicate delays due to inter-continental monetary transaction between Asia and North America . We understand that a proper Attorney Client Retainer will provide the...

Iron Man Lawyer

Dear Counsel,This is an official request for legal representation on behalf ofHangzhou Iron & Steel Group Company. We are iron and steel companywith principal business in steel manufacturing and trading.We are presently incapacitated due to international legal boundariesto exert pressure on our delinquent customers and we request for yourservices accordingly. We got your contact information from...

Selasa, 21 Juli 2009

You Can Eradicate Delays?

Mr. Blaire, thanks for the email. I don't have a lot of time to be sarcastic with you. I have all this real stuff I need to do. I will say this (and I seem to have to say it often), you already emailed me. Or one of your friends did. With this same content. You need to step it up. The whole purpose of this blog is to provide a place for your name and content to pop up when someone google's your info....

Well, top of the day to you. And the rest of the day to 'ya, laddie. Looking forward to being your number one guy. Feel free to email anytime with your unsolicited phishing scams. They make me feel important and smart. Somewhere. Somehow. I am going to get all these customers that are ripping off you poor, honest and sincere textile/fabric companies. Top of the day to you Attorney,Our company has...

Senin, 20 Juli 2009

If you get these emails often, you have to give credit to those who take the time to make them look legit. Like Mr. Mengfei. He gives us the classic three paragraph style letter (who we are? what we do/why we need you? What you get? But he cleans up all the bad spelling and punctuation, adds some numbers and other legitimizing facts about his organization and really sells it. So proud of you Mr. Mengfei....

Sabtu, 18 Juli 2009

Because Your Website Needs Help

Mark Bennett is a Houston criminal defense lawyer and top notch blogger, if you follow criminal defense (I do). For this weekends offering we turn to Mr. Bennett's blog and widen the scope for lawyer scams with this boiler room hustle. So if you need a lying ass hat to lie to your clients, get in touch with Web Guardian tod...

Jumat, 17 Juli 2009

So Many Delinquent Accounts, So Little Time

chanli53@yahoo.com.hkDear Attorney: The management of Motor Electric Manufacturing Company Ltd.requires your legal representation for our North American delinquent Customers. We are of the opinion that a reputable attorney is required to represent us in North America in order for us to recover monies due to our organization by overseas customers, and as well follow up with these accounts. In order...

Rabu, 15 Juli 2009

Spam I Am

This one should have probably just gone straight to delete. It is not directed at a lawyer. I mean, nobody really buys into these ones anymore. Do they? Come on! Western Union, South Africa and a promise of easy money? Good day, I represent NEXON IMPORT AND EXPORT COMPANY PLC based in the South Africa. My company markets and...

No New Tale to Tell

You sir, bore me. swtex2@gmail.comAttention: CounselThis is an official requisition for your legal consultation services on behalf of San Wu Textile Company Ltd.blah, blah blah.Thank you.Kun-Nung ChenGeneral Manager,San Wu Textile Company L...

Selasa, 14 Juli 2009

Kwok, you accidently sent this to me four times. Strange that you put all your info in a Word document. All of it just seems...well, spammy. You don't want to be thought of as spammy? Do you? Kwok?Attention Attorney, Download letter attached below for detials. Kwok ClementManaging DirectorChun WO Development Holding Ltd.Email: kwockclement@live.comTel (852)2745-8389Fax (852)2744-6937Chun Wo Development...

Senin, 13 Juli 2009

Slow Weekend

Only law-spam was this barebones email. No effort. Come on guys! Attention Counsellor:Part-time Job Offer at 8%,if interested contact us bysending your: Full Name:, Address:, Occupation:,Job Experience:,Phone Number:, Contact: Name : Mr. Joe van HaeEmail:hae.rohm@gmail.comManag...