[Tango-L] Didint we go through this last year (spammers?)

[astrid]

> one, I don't see how anybody can empty a bank account just from knowing
the
> number. Enlighten me if I am wrong here.
> Why don't you ask this man for his phone, fax, postal address etc. ? You
> never know, might be some clueless besotted father, wanting lessons from
> someone he does not even know, for his son..
>
> Having said that, I just spent the morning trying to convince my credit
card
> company that I did not buy a subscription from  CCBill.com for watching
> "shemalesf...kgirls.com/members" on the internet. They argued "but this is
> your name and email adress, even if the shipping address is in the US, and
> you gave them your security number". It wasn't my email adress. For all I
> know, someone in a certain country where I went last year where people
were
> trying to get their hands on our credit cards all the time, someone is
> having a ball. Well, not much longer...
> So much for deleting all the spam.
>
> Be careful, guys. Also, I wonder, how many spammers have access to the
> tango-l adress list.
>
> Astrid
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David Hodgson" <DHodgson at tangolabyrinth.com>
> To: "Tango L list" <Tango-L at mit.edu>
> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2007 11:02 AM
> Subject: [Tango-L] Didint we go through this last year
>
>
> > I just received the email below and a recall a similar email about a
year
> > ago. A couple of other teachers mentioned they got a similar email. Clay
> > Nelson mentioned he tried corresponding and it went no where.
> >
> > Let me know if I am off track or the above information is incorrect.
> >
> >
> >
> > This is weird, it is like a convoluted Nigerian email scam.
> >
> >
> >
> > First: The email below is crap.
> >
> > Second: What are they thinking, that someone will give them a bank
account
> > number to deposit money in as payment for teaching services rendered.
Then
> > they will access the account later withdrawing what ever money is in the
> > account (don't laugh it does happen).
> >
> > Third: They could be wanting my address, to come over and steal
something.
> > Hell I will invite them over and offer them tea in a Budweiser mug that
I
> > would be happy to give them just to get rid of the thing.
> >
> > Fourth: I could be totally wrong on all counts here.
> >
> >
> >
> > Just checking with others and getting the word out.
> >
> > David~
> >
> >
> >
> > PS: If any one is missing a Budweiser mug in their collection, I would
be
> > happy to mail it to them. Really, tea is the only thing that has been in
> it.
> > It's life in my home is fast coming to a close.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> > From: hleb john [mailto:hleb_006 at yahoo.com]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 08, 2007 9:18 AM
> > To: dhodgson at tangolabyrinth.com
> > Subject: lesson teacher needed.........
> >
> >
> >
> >   This is Hleb .I am from the United kingdom,my son will be coming  for
a
> > holiday in the United state,and i wont want him to be less busy,so i
just
> > want to know maybe you can always come and teach him great things on
> > Ballroom dance Lessons every afternoon.If this is possible,i will want
you
> > to get back to me with the cost of your teach ing for two weeks in
> > April(1st-14th).He will be coming to your house for 1 hour each
> > afternoon,2pm to 3pm .I have someone that will always drive him down to
> your
> > house His name is Harry,he is 12 years old.I will want you to calculate
1
> > hour per day from Monday-Friday for the whole 2 weeks,and get back to me
> so
> > that we can arrange on payment looking forward to hear from you
> >
> >  Regard
> >
> >
> >
> >   _____
> >
> > Don't get soaked. Take a quick peek at the forecast
> > with theYahoo! Search weather shortcut.
> >
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