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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">There are also scams very similar to this one revolving around hurricane relief from Ian. There was one billionnaire who did pledge direct relief to homeowners affected by Ian, but I think that was Elon Musk, andf it was not in the form of free Internet, though he also is offering that for a few areas of SW FL. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">You have to be very careful about everything these days. None of these charitable foundatiuons will use email as their first method of contact, out of the blue. Nor a phone call, especially to a cell phone. If it looks too good to be ture, check with the original source. Use an independent direct link or contact method. And don't be in a rush -- there is never so much time pressure that you can't use some well-known method to verify an offer. Or a threat. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">That said, I have had to deal with a couple of truly insider scams in recent years. Some of these problems originated with actual fraudulent accounts opened with my personal information, probably obtained through data leaks from places I should have been able to trust, like in one instance, a medical billing service. Yeah sure, they apologized, paid and offered credit monitoring -- but the damages were already done. </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">Be safe out there! </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">-- Bob Primak </div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div><br></div>
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On Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 10:09:14 PM EDT, <carllazarus@comcast.net> wrote:
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--></style><div><div class="yiv7713810109WordSection1"><p class="yiv7713810109MsoNormal">Here is a new scam. I received an email that says I am pre-qualified for the Scott Mackenzie Foundation relief fund, and there is an email address I am to contact for more details. I think they meant Mackenzie Scott, ex-wife of Jeff Bezos, but you can’t get everything right. Her foundation is giving grants to many causes, but I doubt they are getting ready to give me money.</p><p class="yiv7713810109MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv7713810109MsoNormal">-- Carl</p><p class="yiv7713810109MsoNormal"> </p><p class="yiv7713810109MsoNormal">Carl Lazarus</p><p class="yiv7713810109MsoNormal">H: 617-964-7241</p><p class="yiv7713810109MsoNormal">carllazarus@comcast.net</p><p class="yiv7713810109MsoNormal"> </p></div></div></div>===============================================<br>::The Lexington Computer and Technology Group Mailing List::<br>Reply goes to sender only; Reply All to send to list.<br>Send to the list: <a ymailto="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us" href="mailto:LCTG@lists.toku.us">LCTG@lists.toku.us</a> Message archives: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/pipermail/lctg-toku.us/</a><br>To subscribe: email <a ymailto="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us" href="mailto:lctg-subscribe@toku.us">lctg-subscribe@toku.us</a> To unsubscribe: email <a ymailto="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us" href="mailto:lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us">lctg-unsubscribe@toku.us</a><br>Future and Past meeting information: <a href="http://LCTG.toku.us" target="_blank">http://LCTG.toku.us</a><br>List information: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/listinfo.cgi/lctg-toku.us</a><br>This message was sent to <a ymailto="mailto:bobprimak@yahoo.com." href="mailto:bobprimak@yahoo.com.">bobprimak@yahoo.com.</a><br>Set your list options: <a href="http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/bobprimak@yahoo.com" target="_blank">http://lists.toku.us/options.cgi/lctg-toku.us/bobprimak@yahoo.com</a><br></div>
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