What’s going on with the farmers?

There will be another rally today. The tractors are rolling. So does that one of Susanne Strätker again, whom we have accompanied in the numerous episodes about the farmers’ displeasure since the beginning.

For months now, there have been repeated tractor demonstrations in which they make known their justified concerns. The situation is already alarming. The domestic dying out of farms will continue, although the farmers, too, for their part, stand up for the climate goals. The insanity of these days, made from the green table in ministries, is the Mercosur agreement.

Nobody seems to have thought the chain through. However, goals are set for domestic agriculture that no one can meet. The farmers are literally crushed by the flood of regulations.
Not only that with the EU-Latin America agreement, e.g. the neo-fascist Jair Bolsonaro and his corrupt environment from the EU can also achieve trade surpluses – no- but the domestic farm dying also becomes a compulsory programme.

While in Latin America other political foundations certainly not EU climate targets apply, in the future farmers will have to compete against the enemy in Brussels.

The Mercosur Agreement is an intolerable situation anyway, which, on the surface, initially offers more freedom in trade. Only on closer inspection are the consequences for consumers and farmers frightening. For in addition to the difference between laws in Latin America and Europe, there is the fact that no species-appropriate animal husbandry, senseless deforestation and slash-and-burn clearing of the rainforests to achieve higher profits, hormone-treated animals to make them grow faster, chlorine-treated chickens to keep them germ-free, etc., will be the order of the day.
How this is to be in line with the countless regulations on climate target policy is not understood by anyone involved in agriculture.

But Brussels and Berlin once put a trade agreement in place. Politicians cannot explain the treaties, nobody wants to talk about mediation any more. An entire professional group is being made the scapegoat for wrong policies.

The farmers have a direct concern: agricultural goods should be bought in the region so that they serve the climate goals and not distort competition and thus serve the regional farm dying alone.

Soldier from nowhere

Suddenly a man appears out of nowhere, who allegedly found Saddam's treasure in Iraq before his death on the gallows. Oh, well. 

There are so many variations of this story that you get it over and over again when the scammers write.

Mostly the second email describes how these boxes were carried from one of Hussein's palaces. The crates are said to have been so heavy when they were found that the handles broke off several times when the sergeant had to put them into his car in Baghdad. Everything full of US$ in small notes. 

But now he cannot afford the transport from his small salary as a US soldier. Apart from that, if this investment really existed, it would be theft and the soldier would be punished considerably...

Believe nothing, don't answer, don't pay anything. 

"CAN WE DO BUSINESS

Dear: Sir

My name is Anthony Martinez; I’m a US Army Officer currently on deployment in Iraq. I need your assistant only if you can be trusted in investing $48,000,000.00USD (Fourty Eighty Million Dollars). Please if you don't believe in this kindly delete this message, but if you are interested and has any question towards this, kindly email me back so we can be able to discuss every step towards achieving success on this and also discuss our sharing ratio at the end of this business.

God bless you & America.
Best Regards,
Capt , Anthony Martinez.
US ARMY (USAF)."

Old story around

This time an attempt by the Nigerian Mafia to portray a kind of serious banker.

The story is ancient and is offered on the market sites for scammers in countless variations. Boxes that are standing around without an owner in a town called somewhere. It has something of a treasure map. Then the bank manager, who of course wants to hand them over to the completely surprised new "business partner". 

The crowning glory in this context is the diplomatic baggage. The diplomatic reference number is as wrong as the scribbler who used an email address in Benin. 
Do not give any information about yourself or third parties.D o not pay anything-if you have paid, contact your local police station. 

From the Desk of Mr. Richard Best,
The Foreign Operations Manager of Fidelity
Worldwide Investment (FWI), United States of America.

To Your Attention:

On behalf of the board and management of Fidelity Worldwide Investment (FWI) United States of America. I am Mr. Richard Best, the Foreign Operations Manager of Fidelity Worldwide Investment wishes to inform you that your long awaiting Contract Funds of Ten Million United States Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) have been registered into Two Metallic Boxes Tagged Diplomatic Luggage 557 with Ref: No 1377/X75/207/2017 which was deposited in our vault for safe keeping is due for immediate collection.

This is to inform you that Fidelity Worldwide Investment is the World Largest Fund Management Company with over USD$300 Billion Capital Investment Fund. Be informed that we the Fidelity Worldwide Investment have concluded all arrangements to delivery your two Metallic Boxes to your door-step through diplomatic means. In line with the binding diplomatic Metallic Box delivery policies, kindly furnish us with the following below.

(1). Full Name:
(2). Delivery Address:
(3). Telephone Number:
(4). Occupation:
(5). Age:
(6). Gender:
(7). Marital Status:
(8). Company's Name:
(9). Driver's License OR Passport:
(10). Nearest Airport close to you:

Meanwhile, we urge you to treat the above requirement with utmost urgency to enable us to dispense our duties and obligation accordingly thereby allowing us to serve you in a timely fashion. Upon satisfactory receipt of all the above mentioned, you will be further acquainted with the detailed of your Two Metallic Boxes delivery within Twenty Four Hours (24Hours).

Warm Regards,

Mr. Richard Best
The Foreign Operations Manager of Fidelity Worldwide Investment (FWI)
United States of America"
 

There seems to be a veritable flood of scams currently being sent internationally. Here again, the example of a pseudo legacy, which of course does not exist, can not be real. 
The writer uses a Brazilian email address to bait his victims. 
Hands off, the data you would give away would probably be used for identity theft. 
To the money, you'd have to pay upfront for "notarizing" fake documents. 
When you've paid, go to your local police station. 

Greetings to you,

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Ahmed Al Ansari, the Branch Manager of National Bank of Abu Dhabi. I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you. An American Iraqi Foreign Oil Consultant /Contractor with the Chevron Petroleum Corporation Company named Late Mr. Thomas Stone made a numbered time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contract an employer that is the Iraqi Foreign Oil consultant confirmed to us that he was actually dead.

Before the time of his death, he had on a visit to my branch office confided in me that no one except me knew of his deposit in my bank. Therefore, Twelve million United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no one will ever come forward to claim it. It is against this backdrop that my suggestion that I would like you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Thomas Stone so that you will be able to receive his funds for our mutual benefit. We will share the fund at the ration of 60/40.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be done by the attorney and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the successful execution of this transaction. If you are interested, please kindly reply to this email immediately. Upon receiving your response, I shall then provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you understand the transaction. Please send me your confidential telephone and fax numbers for easy communication. Also I wish for you to please observe utmost confidentiality over this proposition, and be rest assured that this transaction would be most profitable for both of us at the end, provided we both work hand in hand to achieve success.

Your earliest response to this email would be greatly appreciated,

Regards,

Ahmed Al Ansari.

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