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<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Hey
extropians, check this. It came in my inbox the other day. Its one
of those</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>scams
where they get the gullible to give away their credit card
numbers.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Note
the many mistakes in the *two sentences* of the message. How
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>many
do you count? I get at least nine. {8^D "regular and
verification",</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>missing or misplaced commas and periods, extra spaces,
inappropriate</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>lower/upper case, etc. It makes </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>me think it came
from overseas, which </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>gives
me an idea.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>The
actual site asks for all kinds of personal information that
identity</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>theives would use, mother's maiden name, etc. If we all went to
the</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>site
and entered a bunch of incorrect information, then the
identity</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>theives would use up a bunch of time and stamps applying for credit
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>cards
that </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>wouldn't get them a card, but would give the card
company</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>information on who is trying to rip them off.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Better
idea: suppose the scam does originate overseas, so the</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>perps
would be unfamiliar with yankee slang, yankee names and</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>yankee
culture. </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Then one could fill in names that no one would
actually</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>have,
which would immediately </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT
face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>tip off the credit card company that it is
</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>a
scammer. Then they would </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>have the option
of sending the scammer </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>a card
with an electronic </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>red flag, to see if they </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>are stupid enough
to use it.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Examples: </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Ebenezer Scrooge, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN
class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Ewell B. Butfuct,
</FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Anita B. Laydman,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>Monica
Lewinski, </FONT></SPAN><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>If
the scammer isn't hip to our culture, they *might* apply for a
credit</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>card
using these names, which any credit card company would</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>immediately recognize as a flimflam. Some code jockey might
even</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2>be
able to gen up a script that would automatically fill in and return
bogus</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>data to these kinds of sites. {8^D
spike</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=015440103-11052004><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
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face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Support
[mailto:support@ebay.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, May 08, 2004 1:44
PM<BR><B>To:</B> Dbguru<BR><B>Subject:</B> Your eBay Account Must Be
Confirmed<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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