Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 14.
Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
<http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
<http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/>
[1] From: Bill Schipper <schipper@mun.ca> (52)
Subject: Re: 16.007 Urgent Business Proposals and the Ontario
Provincial Police
[2] From: "Prof S.R.L. Clark" <srlclark@liverpool.ac.uk> (7)
Subject: The 419 Scam
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Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 06:22:18 +0100
From: Bill Schipper <schipper@mun.ca>
Subject: Re: 16.007 Urgent Business Proposals and the Ontario
Provincial Police
Thank you Willard, for reminding me and telling others that I'm still flesh and
blood. Sometimes I wonder.
The phonebusters.com address was given to me by a member of the St John's, NF,
RCMP detachment. I saw no reason to question its reliabitity, and see
none now.
I did, out of curiosity, briefly follow up one of these scams, and know
they read
their email. If you are greedy enough, and can convince yourself this is a
legitimate plea for assistance with sound business proposition, you will soon
discover that you have to send money -- lots of it -- to an address in Nigeria.
You may even be invited to deliver it in person, at your own expense, of
course.
Happy computing.
Bill
"Humanist Discussion Group (by way of Willard McCarty )" wrote:
> Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 16, No. 7.
> Centre for Computing in the Humanities, King's College London
> <http://www.princeton.edu/~mccarty/humanist/>
> <http://www.kcl.ac.uk/humanities/cch/humanist/>
>
> Date: Tue, 07 May 2002 06:34:25 +0100
> From: "Patrick T. Rourke" <ptrourke@methymna.com>
> Police
>
> The address phonebusters.com is listed on VeriSign whois as belonging to
>
> Phonebusters: Ontario Provincial Police (PHONEBUSTERS3-DOM)
> Box 686
> North Bay, Ontario P1B 8I8
> CA
>
> However, based upon recent experience, not all registrars are as careful
> about checking registration information as they should be. So this is
not a
> guarantee that the address does belong to the Ontario Provincial
Police; but
> it is very likely.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> > Dear Willard,
> > As a trick of the scam mischief makers seems to be to get us to
indicate
> > that our own email addresses are being used by our sending an email
to any
> > of the addresses they offer, can you confirm that Bill Schipper
> > <schipper@mun.ca> and RCMP Fraud Division <info@phonebusters.com>
really
> > are the addresses they are represented as being?
> > Regards,
> > Peter Burton
> >
> > [Allow me to reassure everyone that Bill Schipper is as he represents
> > himself to be, an academic at the Memorial University of
Newfoundland. As
> > for the Mounties, see <http://www.rcmp-grc.gc.ca/scams/nigerian.htm>. I
> > could not find their e-mail address, however. --WM]
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Date: Wed, 08 May 2002 06:21:54 +0100
From: "Prof S.R.L. Clark" <srlclark@liverpool.ac.uk>
Subject: The 419 Scam
The Nigerian scam comes from many imaginary addresses (of which the most
nauseating one was a supposedly repentant born-again torturer who just
happened to have $35 million left over from his association). It
preceded email and has cost people their wealth, health and mental
tranquillity. Do not respond to it.
THere is an informative UK site at
http://www.met.police.uk/fraudalert/419.htm
Stephen
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