IP: Y2K Scam

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

From: "Larry Andrew" <LLAndrew@powersurge.net>
To: <farber@cis.upenn.edu>, <declan@well.com>


Dave,

The scams begin again!!!  Have either of you you seen this one yet?
I have no idea how real this is but a friend sent it to me & I'm passing it
on just in case it is new.  (the names have been deleted to protect the
guilty)  :(

Now anyone with enough competence to have a bank account should have sense
enough to know NOT to give out this info over the phone.  On the other hand,
there are some Slick operators out there, so - A word to the wise....

Larry Andrew
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Subject: [RUReady4Y2K] Y2K Scam


>> <addresses deleted>

>>For your information and protection.  Received from a Boston Area Y2k
List.
>>Please read and share this information with others.
>>
>> I got a call from a man this weekend telling me he represented my
>> bank and that they were having difficulty meeting requirements to be
>> computer ready for Y2K. He said all bank customers would need to
>> transfer their accounts to a bond account specially designed to protect
>> our money until the bank could fully comply with Y2K requirements.
>> He then said to verify that he was talking to the proper account person
>> I needed to confirm information about myself, my account numbers and
>> then give verbal authorization to transfer funds to this specially
designed
>> account.
>>
>> I don't trust folks who do this kind of thing so I asked him which of the
>> banks I use did he represent. He was not able to do that and hung up
>> at that point. Please pass this info to friends or family because this is
>> a huge scam that is going on all across the country. Some people would
>> be scared to think they would loose all their money (which he said was
>> sure to happen if I didn't do this now) and would supply the information
>> without first checking this out. I notified the phone company of the call
>> - since I have caller ID, I could give them a number but the identifier
>>just
>> said "out of area". It came from a 248 area code which is around Detroit.
>> Anyway, just passing this along so you'd be aware and beware. Have a
>> good day.
>>
>>
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