Year end surprise

Adger Smith · 12-31-2021, 06:48 PM

What a way to end the year.
I got an E-mail from my old friend and Engine Masters boss asking
for some help.
You guys know him as head of NHRA technical services.
Lonnie Grim
About the time I was going to read the e-mail
I get a call from R.J. Sledge my working partner and friend who also worked for Lonnie at EMC.
Did you get an E-mail from Lonnie? Read it he says....
It Says:
How are you doing today? I hope you had a lovely Christmas.

I need a little favor from you and hope you are not busy?

Thank you ,
Lonnie Grim

After RJ replied we find out he wanted money and was locked out of his bank account and his phone was broken.... Poor Lonnie.
If you were on his e-mail list you probably got one, too...RJ and I were thinking about a Go Fund Me account for him...

Yep, it was a scam, Lonnie's good name has been hacked and abused by the internet.
We did get a good laugh at the wording... Didn't sound a thing like my Arkansas friend...

Billy Nees · 12-31-2021, 07:00 PM

Adger, I'm being held in a Somali prison, could you please send money to this bank account number?

Frank Castros · 12-31-2021, 07:19 PM

Somalia? They race Dime Rockets there?

Frank Castros · 12-31-2021, 07:28 PM

I guess if you get caught with a Grid you go to jail. Holy ****!

Adger Smith · 12-31-2021, 10:04 PM

Frank, All I'm sending to Billy is a dime..
Maybe that Somali dude will appreciate what Billy can do with a dime and send him home.

J.R. Haddad · 01-01-2022, 12:04 AM

Adger, on the off chance it is Lonnie, send the money subject to reversing
the -.95 mineshaft change.

J.R.

Dwight Southerland · 01-01-2022, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Frank Castros

Somalia? They race Dime Rockets there?

That's where Dime Rockets originate.

Travis Miller · 01-01-2022, 02:02 PM

I answered his e-mail. Seems he cannot find an Apple gift card in his area. It is for a sick friend. I told him I could not find an Apple card either but I could find a Prune card. The only problem with a Prune card is if it is used it goes thru your account like Grant went thru Richmond.

Glenn Briglio · 01-01-2022, 02:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

That's where Dime Rockets originate.

With some help from Billy's "medicine".

12-31-2021, 06:48 PM	#1
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,348 Likes: 435 Liked 677 Times in 261 Posts	Year end surprise What a way to end the year. I got an E-mail from my old friend and Engine Masters boss asking for some help. You guys know him as head of NHRA technical services. Lonnie Grim About the time I was going to read the e-mail I get a call from R.J. Sledge my working partner and friend who also worked for Lonnie at EMC. Did you get an E-mail from Lonnie? Read it he says.... It Says: How are you doing today? I hope you had a lovely Christmas. I need a little favor from you and hope you are not busy? Thank you , Lonnie Grim After RJ replied we find out he wanted money and was locked out of his bank account and his phone was broken.... Poor Lonnie. If you were on his e-mail list you probably got one, too...RJ and I were thinking about a Go Fund Me account for him... Yep, it was a scam, Lonnie's good name has been hacked and abused by the internet. We did get a good laugh at the wording... Didn't sound a thing like my Arkansas friend... __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

12-31-2021, 07:00 PM	#2
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,223 Likes: 3,103 Liked 6,791 Times in 1,524 Posts	Re: Year end surprise Adger, I'm being held in a Somali prison, could you please send money to this bank account number? __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS World's greatest Under-Achiever!

12-31-2021, 07:19 PM	#3
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,641 Likes: 2,154 Liked 2,082 Times in 769 Posts	Re: Year end surprise Somalia? They race Dime Rockets there?

12-31-2021, 07:28 PM	#4
Frank Castros VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The Lowcountry. Posts: 2,641 Likes: 2,154 Liked 2,082 Times in 769 Posts	Re: Year end surprise I guess if you get caught with a Grid you go to jail. Holy ****!

12-31-2021, 10:04 PM	#5
Adger Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Texarkana Ark/TX Posts: 2,348 Likes: 435 Liked 677 Times in 261 Posts	Re: Year end surprise Frank, All I'm sending to Billy is a dime.. Maybe that Somali dude will appreciate what Billy can do with a dime and send him home. __________________ Adger Smith (Former SS)

01-01-2022, 12:04 AM	#6
J.R. Haddad Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 625 Likes: 516 Liked 879 Times in 196 Posts	Re: Year end surprise Adger, on the off chance it is Lonnie, send the money subject to reversing the -.95 mineshaft change. J.R.

01-01-2022, 02:02 PM	#8
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 476 Likes: 1 Liked 275 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Year end surprise I answered his e-mail. Seems he cannot find an Apple gift card in his area. It is for a sick friend. I told him I could not find an Apple card either but I could find a Prune card. The only problem with a Prune card is if it is used it goes thru your account like Grant went thru Richmond.