Whenever I see the phrase "send this to all your friends" in an e-mail, I
suspect a scam/urban legend. There is a grain of truth in the attached, but
it is not all as it might seem. See
http://urbanlegends.about.com/science/urbanlegends/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?si
te=http://www.scambusters.org/809Scam.html for more detailed info about
what is or is not true in this e-mail.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ptegler" <ptegler@gouldfo.com>
To: <triumphs-owner@autox.team.net>; <triumphs@autox.team.net>;
<spridgets@autox.team.net>; <spitfires@autox.team.net>;
<spitfire-enthusiast@egroups.com>; <nass@egroups.com>; <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 01, 2001 1:37 PM
Subject: Not a joke... a reality of International affairs! Watch OUT!
> Subject: Phone Scam
> Importance: High
>
>
> > Please read the details below and be careful of e-mails, phone calls or
> > pages with call back numbers to an 809 area code.
>
> > Thanks, Dave
>
>
> > 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
> > > >
(major snipping here)
> > Please forward this entire message to your friends, family and
> > colleagues to help them become aware of this scam.
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