[bksvol-discuss] Re: OT: ostensible police solicitations for money
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 02:28:35 -0700 (PDT)
I see our letters crossed. Well, I'm going to bed now.
I hope you can get a good night's sleep----or should i
say a good morning's sleep, since it's almost dawn
where you are, right? Sleep late.
Cindy
--- "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 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
> > > >-
> > > >
> > >
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