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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.
<p>Cecil Houk wrote:
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<font face="Arial"><font size=+0>Identity
theft</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font size=+0>I've posted my GEDCOM on RootsWeb's
WorldConnect Project, but now I'm having second thoughts.</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font size=+0>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.</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font size=+0>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.</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font size=+0>Beware!</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial"><font size=+0>Cecil</font></font><font face="Arial">Cecil
Houk, ET1 USN Ret.</font>
<br><font face="Arial">PO Box 530833</font>
<br><font face="Arial">San Diego CA 92153</font>
<br><font face="Arial">FAX 619-428-6434</font>
<br><font face="Arial"><a href="mailto:cchouk@cox.net">mailto:cchouk@cox.net</a></font>
<br><font face="Arial">ANDERSON - BLAKELY - FORD - HOUK - KIMSEY - MOE
- RULAFORD - SIMPSON</font>
<br><font face="Arial">Searchable GEDCOM: <a href="http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~cchouk">http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~cchouk</a></font>
<br><font face="Arial">My web page MENU: <a href="http://members.cox.net/~cchouk/">http://members.cox.net/~cchouk/</a></font></blockquote>
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