[or-roots] SCAMS

[Barbara Wulf]

On a related subject.  If someone sends you a virus warning telling you to
delete something [a virus] from your computer:

1.  Go to your favorite search engine. [Google.com?]
2.  Type in virus
3.  Cut and paste the name of the file you are supposed to eliminate.
4.  See what is out there about what this file really is.

Barb
wulf at bendcable.com
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Leslie Chapman" <khanjehgil at presys.com>
To: "Oregon List" <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2003 8:31 PM
Subject: [or-roots] SCAMS


> Amen about scams warnings;
>
> It is real simple folks, if you receive an email promising something for
> nothing or even better, it is a SCAM, even if your best friend says it
> isn't, chances are they haven't actually gotten what they expect or are
> easily deluded. If anyone wants to study up on the subject here are some
> links.
>
> http://nate-helen.hekman.net/hoax/
>
> http://diamond-back.com/icqlies.html
>
> http://news.com.com/2100-1001-979045.html
>
> http://www.scamwatch.com/scam_reports/scam_directory.html
>
> http://members.aol.com/any1der/links2/
>
> The fact that I have five seperate links to scams on my home page should
be
> a clue to how many of them there are as well as how many I get, I had five
> different offers to make me rich with variations on the Nigerian scam in
> tonights email, I guess khanjehgil must mean sucker in swahili or
something.
>
> Les C
>
>
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