X-Virus-Scanned: clean according to Sophos on Logan.com Return-Path: Sender: To: lml@lancaironline.net Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 23:11:23 -0500 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from vms173001pub.verizon.net ([206.46.173.1] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 5.2c1) with ESMTP id 2493850 for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 17 Nov 2007 22:41:34 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.173.1; envelope-from=tom.gourley@verizon.net Received: from jacky0da39824a ([71.111.165.11]) by vms173001.mailsrvcs.net (Sun Java System Messaging Server 6.2-6.01 (built Apr 3 2006)) with ESMTPA id <0JRO00L99N4Y0JW4@vms173001.mailsrvcs.net> for lml@lancaironline.net; Sat, 17 Nov 2007 21:31:48 -0600 (CST) X-Original-Date: Sat, 17 Nov 2007 19:40:42 -0800 From: "Tom Gourley" Subject: Re: [LML] Re: Sam Alert! X-Original-To: "Lancair Mailing List" Reply-to: "Tom Gourley" X-Original-Message-id: <001301c82994$cc0298c0$650610ac@jacky0da39824a> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.3198 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.3138 Content-type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_0010_01C82951.BD3F9650" X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal References: This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C82951.BD3F9650 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable "Perhaps the FBI might be interested?" Several years ago, when I got my first scam email from Nigeria, I hadn't = yet heard about the scam but could at least recognize there was = something decidedly fishy about the email. I called the local FBI = office. They said, "Oh, yeah. The Nigerian check scam. Here's a phone = number for the Secret Service. Report it to them." (I guess the Secret = Service isn't all that secret.) I called and talked to an agent. He explained how the scam worked and = asked me to forward the email to him. I never heard any more about it. = I frequently still get emails that are most likely scams or phishing. = You know, the ones that say there's a problem with your account at a = bank you've never heard of, or the "From" column in the Inbox shows a = person's name but clicking on Properties shows a strange email address, = or the subject is something like "Here's something I think you'll be = interested in". I simply don't open them. I click once on the subject = in the Inbox and then hit shift-delete. It's kept me out of trouble so = far. Tom Gourley ------=_NextPart_000_0010_01C82951.BD3F9650 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

"Perhaps the FBI might be=20 interested?"

Several years ago, when I got my first = scam email=20 from Nigeria, I hadn't yet heard about the scam but could at least=20 recognize there was something decidedly fishy about the email. I = called=20 the local FBI office. They said, "Oh, yeah. The Nigerian = check=20 scam. Here's a phone number for the Secret Service. Report = it to=20 them." (I guess the Secret Service isn't all that = secret.)

I called and talked to an agent. = He explained=20 how the scam worked and asked me to forward the email to him. I = never=20 heard any more about it. I frequently still get emails that are = most=20 likely scams or phishing. You know, the ones that say there's a = problem=20 with your account at a bank you've never heard of, or the "From" column=20 in the Inbox shows a person's name but clicking on Properties shows = a=20 strange email address, or the subject is something like "Here's = something I=20 think you'll be interested in". I simply don't open them. I = click=20 once on the subject in the Inbox and then hit shift-delete. It's = kept me=20 out of trouble so far.

Tom Gourley

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