I get those regularly as well.  I used to get via the postal service (i.e.
snail mail), handwritten no less!, but now I only get them via email.  I
guess email technology just allows them to access more people for more
potential victims.

Dr. Elizabeth A. Moore
Curator of Collections and Archaeology
Virginia Museum of Natural History
1001 Douglas Avenue
Martinsville, VA  24112
----- Original Message -----
From: "Candace Perry" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 11:03 AM
Subject: Re: WARNING: e-mail fraud


> Also, regarding these emails -- a colleague here (not on this list)
received
> two weird emails supposedly from a Nigerian trying to get her bank account
> numbers -- the emails referred to a deposed ruling family and many
billions
> of dollars that could be hers if she gave out personal info. The Secret
> Service is tracking these, and wants copies of them faxed to their offices
> (my cowroker has done this).  I think you can find out more if you put
> "Nigeria spam" into a search engine.
>
> Candace Perry
> Schwenkfelder Library & Heritage Center
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Museum discussion list [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
> Behalf Of Eugene Dillenburg
> Sent: Saturday, March 09, 2002 11:07 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: WARNING: e-mail fraud
>
>
> Dear List:
>
> Today I received an e-mail message from one Moses Ekwonwa, offering me a
> large sum of money from a South African diamond mine in exchange for my US
> passport and other consideration.  This is obviously a very clumsy attempt
> at a con game, and I will be forwarding the message to our Security Dept.
> so they may take the appropriate measures.
>
> I don't know how they got my work e-mail, but Museum-L is one of the few
> places it gets seen by a wide audience.  Forwarned is forearmed.
>
> -- Eugene Dillenburg
> Exhibit Developer and Not as Dumb as He Looks
> Science Museum of Minnesota
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