Whats realy baking my noodle is, how the hell did this email got to us. I mean. If she/he has a friend at debian-isp then they shouldve known better. I just cant think of a chain of events... or maybe this is the infamous "grandma" of a BOFH and suffered this unfortunate fraud because she didnt consult with the geekiest of her children. On Sat, 2004-06-19 at 01:52, Russell Coker wrote: > On Sat, 19 Jun 2004 02:30, Lberti29@aol.com wrote: > > You have lied as far as my winnings I have given what I was supposed to and > > that information is crucial to my identity..I was sent an email that I won > > at my other email address that NOONE knew..I didnt believe it was a hoax.. > > I believed it so much that I have given my bank account my ,drivers > > licence, and other crucial information.I even called the NL to speak with > > It was all a hoax, any money you have spent has been lost and will never be > recovered. > > Any information that you gave (such as bank account numbers) should be > changed. You mention that they called you, it would probably be best if you > change your phone number so that they can't call you again. > > You appear to be in the US, so contacting the FBI is the best thing for you to > do. But as more than a million other USians have been fooled in the same way > as you it's unlikely that the FBI will be able to spend much time on your > case. > > -- > http://www.coker.com.au/selinux/ My NSA Security Enhanced Linux packages > http://www.coker.com.au/bonnie++/ Bonnie++ hard drive benchmark > http://www.coker.com.au/postal/ Postal SMTP/POP benchmark > http://www.coker.com.au/~russell/ My home page >
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