I understand all that. That is my reason for urging folks not to post
their first and last names along with their email addresses, phone numbers
and contact address on the net. Unfortunately, armed with that info I can
find out how much tac you pay, the price of your house and who knows what
else.
Use a nickname on the net.
E. At 05:01 AM 9/27/2006, you wrote:
Unfortunately, for a fee, anybody can get that information, and a lot of other stuff that we think is private. It's terrible and should be prevented.
Cindy
--- "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I would never give out a credit card over the phone > like that. My concern > is somebody somehow got ahead of a phone number I > simply do not put down on > forms, list in the phone book or use as my contact > number. I plan to know > the source from which it was tracked. It is the > tracking in my case not > the scamming of my credit card that concerns me. > > E. > At 04:20 AM 9/27/2006, you wrote: > > > >Some people in the area have received calls and > >letters soliciting donations for the New York State > >Police Benevolent Association, but state police at > >Oneonta are cautioning that the donations wonâ??t > go > >where people think. > > > >Troopers said they have heard of at least three > people > >in the past week receiving calls or letters from > this > >scam. > > > >Kim Harloff, an area woman who received such a > call, > >said she knew it was different from a normal > >solicitation call because the person taking > >information quickly asked for her credit- card > number. > > > >"Iâ??m wondering how many people fell into it," > >Harloff said Tuesday. "Rule No. 1: Never give your > >credit card to someone over the phone." > > > >Harloff said she asked the man to send her > information > >in the mail, but sheâ??s yet to receive the > >information. > > > > > >Troopers said the only organization that does > >fundraising for them is the New York State Trooper > >Foundation. > > > >That group wonâ??t solicit individuals and only > >solicits businesses, troopers said. > > > >The attorney generalâ??s office has been looking > into > >the New York State Police Benevolent Association > >calls, troopers said, and although they are scams, > >they technically are legal. > > > >Troopers said they are scams because they trick > people > >into believing theyâ??re supporting a certain > cause. > >http://www.thedailystar.com/news/stories/2006/03/29/scam8.html > > > >Cindy > >- > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email > to > >bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > >put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list > >of available commands, put the word 'help' by > itself in the subject line. > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email to > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in the subject > line. To get a list of available commands, put the > word 'help' by itself in the subject line. > >
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