You. On a plane. With a briefcase full of money…
Networking. Sexy time. Not so different.
Coversation with unknown number turns out to be friend…and then I realize it’s gone sideways. :)
Had my own Damn You Autocorrect conversation last night…
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The correct answers to 3 & 4 are in the comments.
1. What do you propose to do? [20 words]
Help people affect close political races by leveraging the passions and geographies of people in their social networks.
2. Is anyone doing something like this now and how is your project different? [30 words]
Candidates treat the medium as a…
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Up too early.
Brain storms and synapses buzz.
Blinking cursor beckons.
#humpdayhaiku
What’s yours?
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READ THEN LISTEN.
I COULD NOT RESIST POSTING THIS. Literally compulsion. Got another “Foreigner Needed to Get money out of bank” scam email and i responded. Then she (or female impersonator) emailed back and provided a number. So, um, I called. The above is the result. I love how may times she asked me to “Please, listen. Just apply with your information. Your passport, and account numbers”. Should we start a emailscamblog where EvERYone can submit their recorder phone convos? Who can have the craziest convos?? Emails are below for context:
[Was in my Spam Folder looking for a Twitter Ticket response and saw this]
From: Madam Alimata Raja (madamra36@msn.com)
Dearest One,
I am Madam Alimata Raja I am a widow being that I lost my husband,my husband Late Mr Raja Sule was a serving director of the Cocoa exporting board until his death. He was assassinated by the rebels following the political uprising, before his death he made a deposit of Six Million Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($6,500,000.00USD) here in Ouagadougou Burkina Faso in one of the Security Company,he intended to buy a Cocoa processing Machine with the fund.I want you to help me for us to retreive this fund and transfer it to your account in your country or any safer place as you will be the beneficiary and recipient of the fund which we will use for joint investment in your country.I have plans to do investment in your country, like real estate and industrial production. This is my reason for writing to you. Please if you are willing to assist me and my only Daughter Linda Raja ,indicate your interest by replying urgently
Thanks and best regards .
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to which I responded
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From: me
I am VERY interested. What do I need to do?
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From Madam Raja:
Dearest one ,
Thank you for having time to respond to my mail and also for accepting
to help me and my Daughter out of this heartbreaking situation. I’m
mostly concern that you help me in this transaction and my contact was
based on the information I gathered regarding this transaction to
enable us achieve our aim in having this fund being transfer to you as
the partner to my late husband(beneficiary).I wish to notify you that
this transaction is 100% Risk Free And Confidential . I contacted you
for us to benefit in this opportunity, so we should proceed on. I am
49 years old Now, How old are you Now? .
My Person Personal Details
Full Name : Madam Alimata Raja
Date of birth. : 12 Nov. 1961
Sex : Female
Marital Status : Married/ widow
Nationality : Burkina Be
Languages known : French/ English
Telephone/ : + 226 74 11 34 06.
occupation : Teacher
I want you to know that this transaction needs absolutely a Foreigner
to put claim to the said amount as the partner to my late husband,
this transaction will be successfully executed to your account as the
partner to my late husband without any query from your government or
else where with all the necessary information which I have gathered
regarding this transaction to ensure a smooth and successful transfer.
Note: This transaction will follow legal modalities and all the needed
documents will be obtained in your name as the partner to my late
husband, those documents will back up the transfer direct to your
account. You have nothing to be afraid of as long as am concern in
this transaction.
Now the money is in the security Company Whereby my Late husband
Deposited it! Which Before this fund Can Transferred Someone has To
apply to the Security company As my Late Husband Business Partner.
That is the reason You have to Apply to the Company As my Late Husband
Business Partner. I don’t want Any of my Late Husband Relations to
Knows About this Because If they Know or find out that such money was
deposited in the security company by my late husband The Family will
Claim it because they have collected all that Belongs to me Due to I
have No Male Child This money Now Is all my Hope that is the reason I
contacted You To Help me And my Only Daughter Make Sure that This Fund
Transferred Into your Country. 50% of this sum will be for you and 50%
for me! Any Expenses that may incur into this transaction both of us
would bear for it!
I will be coming over to your beautiful country with my Daughter for
sharing of the fund and possible investment into any profitable
venture under your kind control as soon as the transaction is
completed.
If possible I will love to invest in real estate management or set up
a company with you in your country or any other place of your choice,
I trust you and that was why I contacted you as the only capable
person to champion this transaction.
Please I beg you in the name of God not to betray or cheat me after
the transaction is completed because my hope and my Daughter is on
these fund. .
Finally Below is the Application Form Fill it and resend it back to
me to avoid mistakes Before Sending to the Security Finance Company
Thank you for having time to respond to my mail and also for accepting
to help me and my Daughter out of this heartbreaking situation. I’m
mostly concern that you help me in this transaction and my contact was
based on the information I gathered regarding this transaction to
enable us achieve our aim in having this fund being transfer to you as
the partner to my late husband(beneficiary).I wish to notify you that
this transaction is 100% Risk Free And Confidential . I contacted you
for us to benefit in this opportunity, so we should proceed on. I am
49 years old Now, How old are you Now? .
My Person Personal Details
Full Name : Madam Alimata Raja
Date of birth. : 12 Nov. 1961
Sex : Female
Marital Status : Married/ widow
Nationality : Burkina Be
Languages known : French/ English
Telephone/ : + 226 74 11 34 06.
occupation : Teacher
I want you to know that this transaction needs absolutely a Foreigner
to put claim to the said amount as the partner to my late husband,
this transaction will be successfully executed to your account as the
partner to my late husband without any query from your government or
else where with all the necessary information which I have gathered
regarding this transaction to ensure a smooth and successful transfer.
Note: This transaction will follow legal modalities and all the needed
documents will be obtained in your name as the partner to my late
husband, those documents will back up the transfer direct to your
account. You have nothing to be afraid of as long as am concern in
this transaction.
Now the money is in the security Company Whereby my Late husband
Deposited it! Which Before this fund Can Transferred Someone has To
apply to the Security company As my Late Husband Business Partner.
That is the reason You have to Apply to the Company As my Late Husband
Business Partner. I don’t want Any of my Late Husband Relations to
Knows About this Because If they Know or find out that such money was
deposited in the security company by my late husband The Family will
Claim it because they have collected all that Belongs to me Due to I
have No Male Child This money Now Is all my Hope that is the reason I
contacted You To Help me And my Only Daughter Make Sure that This Fund
Transferred Into your Country. 50% of this sum will be for you and 50%
for me! Any Expenses that may incur into this transaction both of us
would bear for it!
I will be coming over to your beautiful country with my Daughter for
sharing of the fund and possible investment into any profitable
venture under your kind control as soon as the transaction is
completed.
If possible I will love to invest in real estate management or set up
a company with you in your country or any other place of your choice,
I trust you and that was why I contacted you as the only capable
person to champion this transaction.
Please I beg you in the name of God not to betray or cheat me after
the transaction is completed because my hope and my Daughter is on
these fund. .
Finally Below is the Application Form Fill it and resend it back to
me to avoid mistakes Before Sending to the Security Finance Company
THE APPLICATION FORM.
****************************** ******************************
****************************** *********
The Application Form
Please if you have any Questions you can also call me on my mobile
line + 226 74 11 34 06.
Below is the Application Form Fill it and Apply to the company Mail
ID( usfc_ouaga@financier.com )
Attention, Dr John Williams
The Director.
Universia Security and Finance Company
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
Fax 00226 78 54 32 04
Email: usfc_ouaga@financier.com
Sir/Madam,
I’m Mr… ……….of the above mentioned firm introduces myself as a
business partner to late Mr.Raja Sule . who was one of your customers
and my business associate who died in his home town after an attack by
the rebels in his home town living behind the sum of $6.500.000( Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand dollars Only) in your custody.
Having introduce my person to this firm, I therefore advice and
instruct Universia Security and Finance Company Ouagadougou Burkina
Faso to effect the release of Mr.Raja Sule fund, valued at
$6.500.000M usd into the below stated bank details as it is long due
for payment.
Meanwhile, my late partners wife Madam Alimata Raja and Daughter
Miss. Linda Raja will confirm this application before your management
as been true.
Beneficiary………………. ………………………
Occupation……………….. ……………………..
Country of Origin…………………… ………….
Sex……………………… ………………………… .
Age……………………… …………………………
Private Email Address………………….. …….
Private Telephone………………… ……………..
Private Fax……………………… …………………..
Bank name…………………….. ………………….
Bank Address………………….. ………………….
Account No………………………. ……………….
Tele No………………………. ………………….
Fax No………………………. …………………..
Telex No………………………. …………………
Sir I will appreciate if you will act accordingly to the release of
the fund and wish to respond to all your demands .
Thanking you in anticipation.
Hoping To Hear From You
Yours Sister
Madam Alimata
****************************** ******************************
****************************** *********
The Application Form
Please if you have any Questions you can also call me on my mobile
line + 226 74 11 34 06.
Below is the Application Form Fill it and Apply to the company Mail
ID( usfc_ouaga@financier.com )
Attention, Dr John Williams
The Director.
Universia Security and Finance Company
Ouagadougou Burkina Faso
Fax 00226 78 54 32 04
Email: usfc_ouaga@financier.com
Sir/Madam,
I’m Mr… ……….of the above mentioned firm introduces myself as a
business partner to late Mr.Raja Sule . who was one of your customers
and my business associate who died in his home town after an attack by
the rebels in his home town living behind the sum of $6.500.000( Six
Million Five Hundred Thousand dollars Only) in your custody.
Having introduce my person to this firm, I therefore advice and
instruct Universia Security and Finance Company Ouagadougou Burkina
Faso to effect the release of Mr.Raja Sule fund, valued at
$6.500.000M usd into the below stated bank details as it is long due
for payment.
Meanwhile, my late partners wife Madam Alimata Raja and Daughter
Miss. Linda Raja will confirm this application before your management
as been true.
Beneficiary………………. ………………………
Occupation……………….. ……………………..
Country of Origin…………………… ………….
Sex……………………… ………………………… .
Age……………………… …………………………
Private Email Address………………….. …….
Private Telephone………………… ……………..
Private Fax……………………… …………………..
Bank name…………………….. ………………….
Bank Address………………….. ………………….
Account No………………………. ……………….
Tele No………………………. ………………….
Fax No………………………. …………………..
Telex No………………………. …………………
Sir I will appreciate if you will act accordingly to the release of
the fund and wish to respond to all your demands .
Thanking you in anticipation.
Hoping To Hear From You
Yours Sister
Madam Alimata
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and then I HAD to call. I mean seriously. I’m gonna be RICH!
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WOWO Radio Interview 11.07.11
Ron J. Williams talking to Charly Butcher
I was in Fort Wayne, IN…on the radio at least. I kinda love doing radio. Is Hot 97 or NPR hiring?
I was inspired to make a flowchart after a conversation with my Co-Founder. John had spoken with a candidate who seemed on the fence about whether he wanted to get a job at an established company or pursue his passion and build something amazing with a small team at an early stage startup. Such different things that I couldn’t even begin to enumerate them all so I decided to make some visuals. Feel free to comment on what I’ve missed. Add your own.
Bottom line. We’re hiring. But I WILL NOT hire you if you’re simply looking for a job. This is an adventure. It’s a pursuit of passion. It’s a calling to build something that changes how people live. It’s long nights. It’s weekends. It’s what you think about even when you don’t “have to be thinking about it”. It’s a commitment to surprise even yourself with your creativity and ingenuity. And it’s a lot of damn fun working with a wonderful team of tech geeks, biz creators, and awesome investors who love to shake things up. But it sure as hell ain’t a job.
So click on the flow chart and see if you’re cut out to come join us. We’re hiring.
