Re: Is this kind of "helpfulness" a "thing?"

[Ken Connelly <ken.connelly () UNI EDU>]

"The good news is that I could collect screen shots ..."

And agreed on the bogosity scale.

-ken

On 11/15/16 12:46 PM, Kevin Crider wrote:
> Have not seen the like, and this looks and sounds totally bogus…
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> *From:*The EDUCAUSE Security Constituent Group Listserv
> [mailto:SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU] *On Behalf Of *Hall, Rand
> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 15, 2016 12:10 PM
> *To:* SECURITY () LISTSERV EDUCAUSE EDU
> *Subject:* [SECURITY] Is this kind of "helpfulness" a "thing?"
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> Our General Counsel got this message today. It reminds me of third
> parties trying to help me by pointing out potential DMCA violations.
> Has anyone seen similar messages?
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>         Subject: Urgent- Plagiarism, defamation, TROUBLE headed your way
>         Hello Atty. McDonald,
>         I have good news and bad news.  Here is the bad news:  Are you
>         aware that one of your professors is widely circulating via
>         social media a document containing disparaging remarks about
>         many businesses without a single example to bolster the
>         accusations, without any disclaimer that it is a personal
>         opinion, without any scholarship to elevate it to a
>         professional opinion, without any disclaimer that the opinion
>         does not represent Merrimack College, with a link that takes
>         the reader right to the Merrimack College website, and if that
>         isn't enough, nearly all of it is plagiarized from a website
>         that displays a copyright.  
>         Somebody there needs to vet applicants more thoroughly! 
>         Luckily, I have no personal interest in those businesses.  I
>         also have no reason to step into your mess and save you from
>         the trouble heading your way.  Your time is valuable and so is
>         mine, it's a particularly busy morning.  Let me know if you
>         would be grateful for my help.  The good news is that I could
>         collect screen shots and links immediately; and you'll have
>         all that you need to wrap things up on your end before the
>         first phone call.  Oh yes- the social media post is also set
>         to "public."  In less than 24 hours, there were over 8,800
>         "shares."  There is no telling how many friends each of those
>         persons have, and how many of them also shared that list.
>         Nice, eh?  Whether you take me up on my offer or not, I'd say
>         I've already given you a valuable heads-up.  Good luck!  
>         Jeanne
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> Merrimack College
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> If I had an hour to save the world, I would spend 55 minutes defining
> the problem and five minutes finding solutions. – Einstein

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- Ken
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