OT: 411 scam (was Re: VERY UEGENT BUSINESS)
On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 12:34:55PM +0100, Julian Gilbey wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 25, 2001 at 02:11:47AM -0700, tluxt wrote:
> > Dear Mr Harvesy,
> >
> > I reviewed with some interest your mail of business very urgent. I am
> > the one who receives them mail here, and I am speaking (email) with
> > people all over the world sometimes, so I am not sure I know the girl
> > you are talking of, because there are som many people!
> > [...]
> >
> > This all sounds very urgent, but I am want to talk to you more to get
> > the details of the size of the ammont, and how you want to do it.
> > Please contact me here at debian-devel, as I am read this email very
> > often quickly.
>
> Be warned: this is known as a "411 letter"; it is a hoax and may well
> cost you a lot of money. I warn you NOT to proceed or to get involved
> in it, for your own sake.
Yes. I assume our friend 'tluxt' knows it is a scam, and I think he's
just taking the piss out of the scammer's English. If 'tluxt' had
really been taken in, would he have written "Please contact me here at
debian-devel, as I am read this email very often quickly."
Jules
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