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.
> >
> >
> > ====================================================