[or-roots] Identity theft

[Connie Guardino]

Aren't these pesky? IAt least o nnce a week I get one of these "I wanna
deposit money (millions!) in your account" scams from Africa. I
certainly hope everyone on this list is wise enough to ignore them--no
matter how well written or convincing they sound.

Cecil Houk wrote:

> Identity theft
>
> I've posted my GEDCOM on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, but now I'm
> having second thoughts.
>
> Yesterday I received a message from some SOB in Africa offering me
> some monies that were placed in trust by my late brother, while he was
> in Nigeria (?).  The message stated that my brother, his wife and ONLY
> DAUGHTER, were killed in an auto accident in Africa.  My brother never
> was out of this country.  He had no daughter.  He died of cancer here
> in National City (near San Diego, CA).  Cute scam.
>
> The message was very cleverly personalized, but it didn't fool me; it
> went directly to the trash can.  It did not collect $200, and a "Get
> Out of Jail Free" card will not recover it.
>
> Beware!
>
> CecilCecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.
> PO Box 530833
> San Diego CA 92153
> FAX 619-428-6434
> mailto:cchouk at cox.net
> ANDERSON - BLAKELY - FORD - HOUK - KIMSEY - MOE - RULAFORD - SIMPSON
> Searchable GEDCOM: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~cchouk
> My web page MENU: http://members.cox.net/~cchouk/
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