quote [ [The first email] promised $20 million and in this case, the money was supposedly left behind by her grandfather (J.B. Spears), with whom the family had lost contact over the years.

"So that's what got me to believe it," she said.

Spears didn't know how the sender knew J.B. Spears' name and her relation to him, but her curiosity was piqued.

It turned out to be a lot of money up front, but it started with just $100. ]

quote [ Dear Jane,

I do not have any money so am sending you this drawing I did of a spider instead. I value the drawing at $233.95 so trust that this settles the matter.

Regards, David. ]

quote [ A person using an alias; or posting anonymously online, could be found guilty and sent to prison. ]

quote [ In a moment of high panic in late September, the US Treasury unilaterally pushed through a radical change in how bank mergers are taxed--a change long sought by the industry. Despite the fact that this move will deprive the government of as much as $140 billion in tax revenue, lawmakers found out only after the fact. According to the Washington Post, more than a dozen tax attorneys agree that "Treasury had no authority to issue the [tax change] notice." ]

quote [ Despite a more than thirty year age difference, Cleopatra and Caesar became lovers during his stay in Egypt between 48 BC and 47 BC. They met when they were 21 (Cleopatra) and 52 (Caesar). On 47 BC Cleopatra gave birth to a child, Ptolemy Caesar (nicknamed "Caesarion" which means "little Caesar"). Cleopatra claimed Caesar was the father and wished him to name the boy his heir... ]

quote [ He said that in 20 years time, virtually any transplant organ could be made in this way ]

quote [ Senate Democrats grew significantly stronger on Tuesday with Ted Stevens getting the boot from voters and Joe Lieberman getting a light rap from his colleagues.

Democrats now have 58 seats and a real shot at the fillibuster-proof 60 if things go their way in Minnesota and Georgia. Simply put, Barack Obama will begin his presidency with a very muscular majority in the Senate. ]

quote [ Each drawing resides on both sides of the same sheet of paper. Each piece is framed between two sheets of glass so light can pass through given the chance. ]

quote [ We're excited to announce the availability of never-before-seen images from the LIFE photo archive. This collection of newly-digitized images includes photos and etchings produced and owned by LIFE dating all the way back to the 1750s. ]

quote [ VERMONT -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is calling on Blue Cross Blue Shield of Vermont to raise health insurance premiums for people who eat meat, and lower the premiums for vegetarians. ]

quote [ The sole function of a stockbroker/financial consultant/investment counselor is to get customers. So how does a stockbroker go about getting customers? The best way is to be born rich. Rich guys make good stockbrokers because generally they are lazy and so can do little harm to the client’s long-term financial well-being by trading in the game of chance. ]

quote [ Tilt-shift photography is a creative and unique type of photography in which the camera is manipulated so that a life-sized location or subject looks like a miniature-scale model. Below we present 50 beautiful examples of tilt-shift photography. ]

quote [ Set phasers to fun! ]