I'm forwarding this to follow-up on our earlier thread started by
Sharpshooter.
I just want to be sure that no one experienced any losses from this scam
(next to last paragraph), other than the loss of oxygen to our lungs during
the explosive exhalation many of us appeared to have experienced upon
reading it. There were reports even that some members may have been unable
to remain upright from the loss of oxygen, such that they were found
ROFLMAO.
Cheers,
Dan
-----Original Message-----
From: Paul Edmondson
Sent: Tuesday, August 21, 2001 10:48 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [forum-l] Email Scam Warning
Sorry about any cross-posting. . .
Over the past few weeks, we have received several reports that National
Trust staff members or contacts within the preservation community have
received unsolicited email from an individual identifying himself as a "top
official" of the Nigerian government, making a "confidential" business
proposal. The solicitor offers the recipient a share of funds illegally
skimmed from Nigerian government contracts or oil proceeds in exchange for
the use of an American bank account. Several of these solicitations suggest
that the contact has been initiated at the suggestion of an "associate" at
the National Trust.
This is an example of the "Nigerian Scam" or "419 Fraud" (so-called after
the relevant provision of the Nigerian criminal code), a type of "advance
fee" fraud that has been around since the early 1980s. We have received a
number of these in the past several years, most frequently by fax. This is
the first time, however, that we have seen solicitations using the Trust's
name.
We have reported these solicitations to the Secret Service, which has a task
force monitoring this type of fraud. We have also contacted yahoo.com, the
ISP provider used in the most recent solicitations, asking them to
investigate the use of their services to pursue a fraudulent scheme.
If you receive a fax or email like this, the best thing to do is to forward
a copy of the original email or fax to the Nigerian Scam task force at the
Secret Service so they can track the information. The task force's email
address is [log in to unmask], and their fax number is 202-406-6930
(your fax or email should indicate that no loss was incurred). I would not
advise responding to the actual unsolicited email -- the sender may use your
name to try someone else. If you receive an email that uses the name of the
National Trust, please send a copy to me as well, so we can keep track.
For more information on this type of fraud, see the following web site:
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/
Paul W. Edmondson
Vice President & General Counsel
National Trust for Historic Preservation
1785 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
Email: [log in to unmask]
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