Some time back I wrote about my cellphone habits. Well I have got on to a new plan which more than doubles my minutes. The new phone can play MP3 and take pics. Though of using the pics in this blog ;). Also got my number changed to

(636) 233 2922

Well I am too tired to continue today … had to work even this weekend. Well got a couple of crazy links …

Did you heard of drunken monkeys???

Benefits of being a scientist!!!

And showcasing a young talent … Here is a quatern by Justin Feagans

Innocent
killer monkeys on my head,
i swat at one with a bat,
killing flies with big fat lies
eating cockroaches drinking beer

monkeys like to stay alive
killer monkeys on my head
my mommy said i like the color red
what a book i just read

wow this poem is long
my monkey is getting strong
killer monkeys on my head
flesh eating rabbits in my bed

the TV blares with lots of noise
wow i need to get some new toys
i think he has just about killed me
killer monkeys on my head

I don’t know how many of you have received an email purporting to be from a person with a lot of money in Africa. Be warned this scam has been going on for a long time since the early 80’s. Its also called the 419 scam where the number refers to the penal code of Nigeria, the source of the scam. It is estimated that this scam is the third – fifth largest industry in Nigeria. Its ironic that the scam is still successful even after being around for more than 20 years. That maybe because the success of this scam is dependent on the basest of human emotions GREED. Everybody wants to find a way to make a quick buck (Including me).

I hadn’t seen these scam emails in a long time but for the last couple of weeks I have been getting quite a few of them. Some saying that they are royalty and some claiming to be ex-dictator’s sons. Though you get them from all over Africa but the source is still Nigeria, whose government most people feel is in cahoots with the scamsters.

The modus operandi is pretty simple, they want you to help them get money out of the country for which you will be paid a fee running into millions. In return you have to go to the African country and invest some money running in the thousands of dollars. But once you are hooked, they won’t leave you till they have got the last penny out of you.

Some resources about this scam are

The 419 coalition
The US Secret Service
Quatloos
A comprehensive site

“Earth provides enough to satisfy every man’s need, but not any man’s greed.”
– Gandhi