<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" http-equiv=Content-Type> <META name=GENERATOR content="MSHTML 8.00.6001.18928"> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>It's more likely from third party applications accessed through FB.  Privacy settings that you have set for FB may not apply when you use those other apps.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>But maybe I'm thick-skinned on this one, but I see variations on this kind of scam arriving almost daily with other email.   Sometimes they have been sent under my email address (easy enough to substitute any email address, there are programs that will do that).  I just don't think people would actually fall for this little con.  Wouldn't you have to be fairly gullible, which is not a good trait for a genealogist to have? I'm betting there aren't any examples of someone actually falling for this. We are a skeptical lot, at least in how we approach our work.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Larry</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black">From: <A title=gwen.pryor@gmail.com href="mailto:gwen.pryor@gmail.com">gwen.pryor@gmail.com</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">To: <A title=cgrs791@netscape.com href="mailto:cgrs791@netscape.com">Charles S. Mason, Jr.</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Cc: <A title=ksummers@byu.net href="mailto:ksummers@byu.net">ksummers@byu.net</A> ; <A title=apgpubliclist@apgen.org href="mailto:apgpubliclist@apgen.org">apgpubliclist@apgen.org</A> ; <A title=wncgen@yahoo.com href="mailto:wncgen@yahoo.com">Dee Gibson-Roles</A> ; <A title=apgmembersonlylist@apgen.org href="mailto:apgmembersonlylist@apgen.org">APG Members Only List</A> ; <A title=jeanettedaniels8667@yahoo.com href="mailto:jeanettedaniels8667@yahoo.com">Jeanette Daniels</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 3:32 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">Subject: Re: [APG Members] [APG Public List] My Predicament!!!! (Need Help).</DIV> <DIV> </DIV>I was the victim of this scam a few weeks ago. Someone got into my email account and sent this email to my entire list. It took me 24 hrs before I could get into my account and change my password. Some friends called to make sure I was ok. Others I had just seen a few hours ago and knew it was a hoax. I am convinced it came from Facebook which is why I removed myself from it. Just Beware1 On Jun 24, 2010 1:50pm, "Charles S. Mason, Jr." <<A href="mailto:cgrs791@netscape.com">cgrs791@netscape.com</A>> wrote: > > > > > I did not receive this message, but if I > had I would have checked into it before sending money.  Any information around > about how to spot fraudulent emails lists spelling, punctuation, and sentence > structure as tip offs.  The mixture of I being capitalized in some places and > not in others would have been a red flag for me.  > >   > > Chuck Mason > >   > >   > > > > > > > > > > > From: > apgpubliclist-bounces+cgrs791=netscape.com@apgen.org > [mailto:apgpubliclist-bounces+cgrs791=netscape.com@apgen.org] On Behalf Of Dee Gibson-Roles > > Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2010 > 11:17 AM > > To: Jeanette Daniels; > ksummers@byu.net; apgpubliclist@apgen.org; APG Members Only List > > Subject: Re: [APG Public List] My > Predicament!!!! (Need Help). > > > > >   > > > > > > This is apparently becoming a common scam.  This is the > third time in less than a month that I have heard of this type of scam going > on.  One was sent to a very good friend of mine who was smart enough not > to fall for it.  Thanks, Jeanette, for posting this. > > > > > > > Dee > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > > From: Jeanette > Daniels jeanettedaniels8667@yahoo.com> > > To: ksummers@byu.net; > apgpubliclist@apgen.org; APG Members Only List > apgmembersonlylist@apgen.org> > > Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 11:13:45 > AM > > Subject: Re: [APG Public List] My > Predicament!!!! (Need Help). > > > > > > Everyone, > > > > I've received this email before from someone else and it is a scam.  > That's why I'm sending the reply to both the APG public and private > lists.  This is NOT from Kelly Summers.  Do not try to help! > > > > Jeanette Daniels > > Heritage Genealogical College > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > > From: Kelly Summers > ksummers@byu.net> > > To: Kelly Summers > ksummers@byu.net> > > Sent: Thu, June 24, 2010 4:39:46 > AM > > Subject: My Predicament!!!! (Need > Help). > > > >      I'm am in a deep mess right now and i need your help.I > am in tears as i am writing you now,sorry I didn't inform you about my trip,I > had a trip to the UnitedKingdom(Buckinghamshire) and a bizarre thing happened > to .I was mugged at gun point last night, it happened at the park of the Hotel > were i lodged but thank God i wasn't hurt, the muggers carted away with all my > belongings excluded my passport. Cell,c-card,cash and some important documents > are all gone.I was able to make contact with the Uk Police and i was directed > to the Embassy, but they seems to be taking things too slow. > > > >      I need your help so urgently.. My flight leaves pretty > soon but i am having problems sorting out the hotel bills and also need getting > my ticket straightened out. I need your help. I need a quick loan from you to > get things fixed out here, promise to refund as soon as i get back home. Your > support and assistance will go a long way here.please reply asap so i can tell > you what to do and how to get the money to me via western union..Hope to read > from you soon. > > -- > > Kelly R. Summers, Accredited Genealogist® > > PrimarySourceGenealogy.com > > > > The ICAPGenSM service mark and the Accredited Genealogist® and AG® are > registered marks of the International Commission for the Accreditation of > Professional Genealogists. > > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > > > > > > >   > > > > > ></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>