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Originally Posted by bonzdee  Gosh now that is one scam you would of never expected, I think anything in any e-mail which says or mention that the person is from africa or any country known to be of scamming origins to delete, delete, delete. |
I worked on anti phreaking for a while. All the top phreakers agree that the easiest way to steal telephone service is by social engineering.
Same with the Nigerian letter. And the modem scam.
Always be skeptical. Always.
I have had many people send me eMail from my new account in bank xyz that I had never heard of. They must have just spammed a few million and I happened to be one.
Same for eBay and pay pal. There is always something wrong with my account - NOT.
But when they do it enough, someone bites.