Re: OT: phishing

["mikey" <someone@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Nothin' funny about that.

"Shaun Eli" <missingchild@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I'm a comedian in NYC.  A few comics I know have gotten emails asking
> them to go to England to perform in a private show (usually some rich
> guy's birthday party or something like that) and asking what it would
> cost to hire them.  When they've written back they've been told that
> they'll be sent a check in advance.  They receive a certified check for
> more than the agreed-upon charge, and then receive an email explaining
> that an error was made and to send a check for the excess somewhere--
> of course the certified check is a forgery...
>
> So far I don't know of anyone who has fallen for it, but I think that
> it's a greater crime to try to take advantage of someone's career  or
> bank account vs. claiming to share stolen money if you'll only help
> them to steal it.
>
> Shaun Eli
> www.BrainChampagne.com
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