[or-roots] Identity theft

[Eugene Barnes]

Hey those African guys or whomever even got a comment
in our local Daily Pilot in Costa Mesa, CA some months
ago.  They seem to be related to everybody.  So if  U
are solicited, DO NOT BITE!!!
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Cecil Houk 
  To: or-roots 
  Sent: Sunday, June 13, 2004 1:32 PM
  Subject: [or-roots] Identity theft


  Identity theft

  I've posted my GEDCOM on RootsWeb's WorldConnect Project, but now I'm having second thoughts.

  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.

  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.

  Beware!

  Cecil

  Cecil Houk, ET1 USN Ret.
  PO Box 530833
  San Diego CA 92153
  FAX 619-428-6434
  mailto:cchouk at cox.net
  ANDERSON - BLAKELY - FORD - HOUK - KIMSEY - MOE - RULAFORD - SIMPSON
  Searchable GEDCOM: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~cchouk
  My web page MENU: http://members.cox.net/~cchouk/
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