[citw150] CITW 150 L3 Q5

A hoax was mentioned by another classmate about a scam with the recent  
tsunami and my hoax is simular but much older.  I actually had this email  sent 
to 
me and sent it to the federal goverment who is try to crack down on the  issue.
 
_http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBScams.shtml_ 
(http://hoaxbusters.ciac.org/HBScams.shtml) 
 
A letter was sent to me telling me that someone with MY name in a foreign  
country had just died with his wife and kids in a car wreck.  This person  was 
there representative and needed me to 'pose' as that person to unlock this  
persons' assets..... and on it went.   Very creepy and the Governement  told me 
this scam has worked well for them and they have suckered people giving  them 
all kinds of money for paperwork and legal redtape.  The people being  scammed 
'know' they are wrong and when they end up (kidnaped in some  circumstances) 
ripped off, they are afraid to tell the governement.
 
"If you give  me six lines written by the most honest man, I will find 
something in them to  hang him." - Cardinal de Richelieu
Good Journey,

William  Farnum



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