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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Vickie its a scam ... as you've probably already
read from Alicia ... </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The key is the "overage" .. you'd get a check,
"deposit" it and then immediately go to western union or where ever to send the
extra back/off/shipping company, etc.. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>The bank would find the check is invalid, pull the
funds back from *your* account, and you'd be out the money because you didn't
wait for the check to clear.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Old scam in the computer world... more than 6 years
now.. just shifts around as needed, now finding new ways to "tug" on the
susceptible by using text to voice services (originally for the impaired, now
abused by the scammers)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Unlike Alicia's.. don't bother replying... just
setup a spam filter or mark as spam on comcast's webmail etc... to block this
user's emails ... report them through Spamcop.net if you want to try to get them
in trouble with their ISP (if they aren't already using throwaway resources) ...
but keep in mind .. once they have your email address, they will farm it out to
more scammers and they will come at you with standard spam as well as more scams
than you knew possible.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>working with a rescue ... its funny to see some of
the crap that people try to convince a rescue of... a Veterinarian that wants to
donate their car to the rescue.. but the car is in Australia? .. oh kay then..
:)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>and working through the spam lists every morning..
its almost funny to go through 5 or 10 lists and see the same sender and subject
line appear in multiple public email boxes for the group.. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Its a shame we, the open hearted basset folk that
we are, have to deal with the riff-raff of the internet.. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>-Robert</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Dailydrool] Strange emails for
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial><BR>Anyway,I didn't get any response to the
ads.Then one evening I got a phone call from a service that calls for deaf
folks,saying this person would like me to email them about what puppy I have
available. I do. The email I get back seemed strange to
me .Supposedly the person is hearing impaired she wanted the puppy for
her 7 year old son's birthday.Would I please reserve it.(Some of the email
looked like broken English, my guess is Asian) She would give me an extra
$50.00 to reserve the puppy.Payment would be by certified check or money
order.Payment would cover my cost as well as shipping cost to be paid to the
person picking up the puppy at my home.(which doesn't make sense as you read
on) As soon as I received payment I should keep my money and send
the remaining balance to the Head Office of the company that handles the
shipment by Western Union. Here are some of the details she needed for
issuance of the check to me. 1. Full Name. 2. Mailing Address no po box
numbers. 3.Direct phone number at home and cell. 4. Acceptance of her offer.
5.Final asking price,once I get back to he with the above information.
Needless to say this person will not be getting any puppies or dead frogs for
that matter from me. Has anyone heard of this king of thing? I won't give you
my response to her. But,there is a part two to this
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