In its infinite wisdom the Federal Government has posted a new web site that
gives all us lowly consumers access to fraud information. You can check out
internet scams and complaints against companies.
http://www.consumer.gov/sentinel/
Larry
On 2/1/01 2:49 PM, "Ron Soave" <soavero@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Some truth to this one:
>
> http://www.snopes2.com/inboxer/scams/809.htm
>
>>
>>
>>> MAJOR SCAM: Don't respond to Emails, phone calls,
>>> or web pages which tell you to call an "809"
>> Phone Number.
>>> This is a very important issue of Scam Busters!
>> because it
>>> alerts you to a scam that is spreading *extremely*
>> quickly. It
>>> can easily cost you $24,100 or more, and is
>> difficult to avoid
>>> unless you are aware of it. We'd like to thank
>> Verizon for
>>> bringing this scam to our attention. This scam has
>> also been
>>> identified by the National Fraud Information
>> Center
>>> and is costing victims a lot of money.
Larry Macy
78 Midget
Keep your top down and your chin up.
Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
System Manager/Administrator
Neuropsychiatry Section
Department of Psychiatry
University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce St. - 10 Gates
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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