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|| SportsShooter.com: Member Message Board Ronal Taniwaki update? Lyle Waisman, Photographer Chicago | IL | USA | Posted: 10:53 AM on 12.14.09 ->> I can't believe that I'm alone in receiving this email: =-=-=-=-= It's me, Ronal. I really don't mean to inconvenience you with my email but am sorry, I made a little trip to UK, and I misplaced my luggage that contains my passport, cell phone, ticket and credit cards. I know this may sound odd, but it all happened very fast. I've been to the US embassy, they're willing to assist me fly without my passport but I'm out of cash, and I have to pay for my ticket. Please, can you lend me some funds right now? I'll be willing to pay you as soon as I get home. Please reply to my Opera mail, it's connected to my blackberry, which will enable me respond fast to your email as soon as you respond, so that I can forward you my details to send funds to me in England in other to get a ticket home. I await your response. Ronal Taniwaki =-=-=-=-= Of course, my first response to this is not 'Ron's in trouble,' but 'Ron's email has been hacked.' Anybody have any info?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Trevor Brown, Photographer, Assistant Denver | CO | USA | Posted: 11:04 AM on 12.14.09 ->> Don't respond. My coworker received this e-mail as well and has notified Ron.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 11:07 AM on 12.14.09 ->> His e-mail has been spoofed. That is a pretty common phishing scam dialog you have there. And if you look closely at the return address it probably doesn't go to Taniwaki. It's actually pretty funny. It says the person has lost their cell phone, but send e-mail to one that goes to his Blackberry -- he carries a cell and a Blackberry, probably just one. You cannot fly without a passport. If you lose yours the U.S. Embassy will work to get you a replacement. And he booked a trip without a return ticket and now needs cash to pay for it???  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jared Dort, Photographer Yuma | AZ | usa | Posted: 11:15 AM on 12.14.09 ->> Ron doesn't even use a Blackberry, that's how you know it's a scam.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Chuck Liddy, Photographer Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 11:19 AM on 12.14.09 ->> crap! I just sent him $50,000!  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (4) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions George Bridges, Photographer, Photo Editor Washington | DC | USA | Posted: 11:27 AM on 12.14.09 ->> Chuck, lucky for you it was $50,000 in Afghani dollars you sent him, which means you are only out about $3 US.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jose Carlos Fajardo, Photographer Walnut Creek | CA | U.S.A. | Posted: 11:47 AM on 12.14.09 ->> I just got Ron's email too. I sent him $50,000 in Mexican pesos! Of course all he can buy is a few tacos with that.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bradly J. Boner, Photographer, Photo Editor Jackson | WY | USA | Posted: 12:05 PM on 12.14.09 ->> I can only imagine that, on top of the violating feeling of having your identity partially stolen, Ron just loves the fact that it's being broadcast all over the SportsShooter.com forums.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Alan Look, Photographer Bloomington/Normal | IL | United States | Posted: 12:08 PM on 12.14.09 ->> George, you mean I'm the only one that carries a cell and a blackberry? Long story, but I do most of the time. So far, Ronal hasn't contacted me for funds.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 12:56 PM on 12.14.09 ->> Karma.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (2) | Huh? (1) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions John J. Kim, Photographer chicago | il | usa | Posted: 11:16 PM on 12.20.09 ->> here's a chicago-link to this scam... internet scam people suck. http://cbs2chicago.com/local/Rondald.Holt.Internet.2.1382628.html  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jeff Hinds, Photographer Portland | OR | USA | Posted: 3:00 AM on 12.21.09 ->> you can send the funds direct to me, I'l pass it on to Ron...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (2) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 3:01 AM on 12.21.09 ->> Do you know Mr. Taniwaki?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 3:12 AM on 12.21.09 ->> Ron is very amused by all of this...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ronal Taniwaki, Photographer Denver | CO | | Posted: 4:10 PM on 12.23.09 ->> Sorry, I've been remiss in lurking the forums. Here's a copy of my canned reply and sorry to all those burdened by the additional email traffic....... Nope, sorry it’s not really me….. Hackers got into my earthlink account, lifted and wiped my address book and email archive. Why wipe my address book? So I can’t send a group email warning everybody it’s a scam. Why wipe the email archive? So they can harvest additional group emails. Like most phishing scams, they didn’t do their homework. UK? Ha! There’s no fly-fishing (that I could afford) in the UK. Ronal? Everybody knows I don’t use a signature line. Blackberry? Ha! everybody knows I hate the keyboard My boss says it’s nice to know you have friends. For me, I say it’s nice to know you have friends who are smart enough to know a phishing scam. Thanks for your concern  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Chuck Liddy, Photographer Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 4:38 PM on 12.23.09 ->> wait, how do we know that YOU are indeed and in fact THE Ronai Taniwaki? 8)  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (2) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Myung Chun, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | USA | Posted: 5:43 PM on 12.23.09 ->> The spammer's email was actually a lot more polite than what Ron sends out.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (2) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 7:52 PM on 12.23.09 ->> HA! A lot of his "friends" thought the same thing...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 7:55 PM on 12.23.09 ->> But that's our Ron ...  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 7:56 PM on 12.23.09 ->> | General Information: Ronal Taniwaki: Last Update: 443 days ago  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jayne Oncea, Photographer Saugus | CA | USA | Posted: 12:22 AM on 12.24.09 ->> Trivia Question... How did he actually get the name RONAL? send me your best guess.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 1:31 AM on 12.24.09 ->> Hmmmm --- Ronal will never respond, so let's have a quiz like my favorite NPR program "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" (one that I guarantee he has never listen to): How did RONAL TANIWAKI get his distinctive first name? a) His mom was still under the anaesthesia when a nurse asked what name she wanted to put on the birth certificate, slurring "Ronald" ... leaving off the d. b) His dad named him after the samurai "Ro-Nal" who during feudal Japan left his Master, wandering the countryside working as a butcher in various fish markets. c) His older sister's name is Lanor, so his parents decided to reverse that for his name. d) His dad's two best friends were named "Ron" and "Al", when he lost a hand of poker, his payoff included naming his first son after them. e) Playing Scrabble while 8-months pregnant, his mom's oldest sister dared her to name the child with whatever letters she had on the tray. (Hey, it beats Nalro!) f) His parents, big-time sci-fi movie buffs, decided to name him "R'onal" which was a minor alien character killed off early in the classic movie "Forbidden Planet". g) A "ronal" is a delicacy in Japan, thinly sliced, marinated goat tongue, which his parents grew fond of during a visit to Japan in the mid-50s. h) His name REALLY IS RON, but he added the "AL" as a conversation piece to pick up girls while in junior college.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (9) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions William Hallstrom, Photographer Pasadena | CA | USA | Posted: 3:09 AM on 12.24.09 ->> oh my gosh... Mr. Hanishiro's post is too funny. I did get to see Mr. Taniwaki once when at JACC, actually twice, in that talk he does where he shows you how to make remotes with Radio Shack parts and tosses out some of those sampler gel packs to the rabid student crowd. Was that his idea? Oh and I remember that portfolio critique he gave me... never mind. But, I wouldn't advise anybody to purchase tacos in the UK.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 12:24 PM on 12.24.09 ->> I've received a few emails about the quiz ... YES (at least) one of those choices is correct.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mark Peters, Photographer Highland | IL | USA | Posted: 12:29 PM on 12.24.09 ->> C  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Chuck Liddy, Photographer Durham | NC | USA | Posted: 2:34 PM on 12.24.09 ->> I'm thinking "h"  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Susánica Tam, Photographer, Assistant Glendale | CA | United States | Posted: 4:27 PM on 12.24.09 ->> I thought "ronal" was just the asian pronunciation of Ronald?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Patrick Fallon, Student/Intern, Photographer Columbia | MO | USA | Posted: 5:08 PM on 12.24.09 ->> But where is the birth certificate!??!?!?!?! Maybe he was actually born in Kenya? There Ronal must be a common spelling. I go with A. Ha.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (1) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Jay Drowns, Photographer Seattle | WA | USA | Posted: 11:41 PM on 12.24.09 ->> I like 'B'. It makes a great story.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ronal Taniwaki, Photographer Denver | CO | | Posted: 3:55 AM on 12.27.09 ->> I came from a poor family, we just could not afford the "d"  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (3) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 11:37 AM on 12.27.09 ->> A "poor family" that drove Audis???  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Mark Loundy, Photo Editor San Jose | CA | USA | Posted: 1:50 PM on 12.27.09 ->> Bert, That's *why* they were poor. --Mark  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 1:58 PM on 12.27.09 ->> HA! Good point.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Tony Leon, Photographer Whittier | CA | United States | Posted: 2:36 PM on 12.27.09 ->> I don't remember Ronal..............I remember Ron. But then again this sighting is 18 years old. http://www.flickr.com/photos/actionfoto/2723553308/ Interesting, I drive an Audi.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Ronal Taniwaki, Photographer Denver | CO | | Posted: 9:57 PM on 12.27.09 ->> Well we like German cars. I drove a 912 in High School.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Sean Gates, Student/Intern, Photographer Hempstead & Cooperstown | NY | US | Posted: 10:48 PM on 12.27.09 ->> Haha, what a hilarious post. I am going to say the answer is F. It's possible, I know someone who's parents were big trekkies and named him Sargon.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 11:10 PM on 12.27.09 ->> Didn't know Schwinn made a model 912.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (2) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 11:35 PM on 12.27.09 ->> >> "Didn't know Schwinn made a model 912." ROTFLMAO.... I think the answer is: "i. IDK"  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Dennis Wierzbicki, Photographer Plainfield | IL | USA | Posted: 2:39 AM on 12.29.09 ->> "c) His older sister's name is Lanor, so his parents decided to reverse that for his name." Ronal Garciaparra? Oh wait, that was his Dad's, not his sister's name.  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Robert Hanashiro, Photographer Los Angeles | CA | | Posted: 10:10 AM on 12.29.09 ->> For the numerous Japanese cinema buffs out there that emailed me after reading my "quiz": Mr. Taniwaki is not the actor that starred in the "Tora-San" movies. At least, I don't think he is... http://tinyurl.com/ylovpr9 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FsPoXqsvMyA&feature=related http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6-usVgdhqk&feature=channel http://www.japan.pop-cult.com/tora-san.html  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Bob Ford, Photographer Lehighton | Pa | USA | Posted: 10:20 AM on 02.15.10 ->> Robert, are you going to reveal the correct answer?  This post is:  Informative (0) | Funny (0) | Huh? (0) | Off Topic (0) | Inappropriate (0) |   Definitions Add your comments... If you'd like to add your comments to this thread, use this form. 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