[78-L] Just curious.. ^

[Darrell Lehman]

And the sad fact is you're not even safe on your local Craig's List!

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Ken "Silver Showcase" wrote:
> simmonssomer wrote:
>   
>> I had a good friend (now deceased), a well known and savvy musician, well 
>> versed in all the angles of management in the music business who received 
>> one of those e-Mails. He fell for it, responded and after all the required 
>> back and forth  received AND DEPOSITED their "preliminary" certified check 
>> for a substantial amount. He  dutifully (as he was an honest man) sent in 
>> the piddling $10,000 bucks to cover their understandable administrative 
>> expenses. The bank called seven days later and gave him the unwelcome news.
>> The beautifully engraved check was a phony.
>> Pain and sorrow for the family.
>>
>> Al Simmons 
>>   
>>     
>
> As Will Rogers said, "everybody's ignorant, only on different subjects."
>
> I keep getting emails from foolish friends who fall for the political 
> diatribe emails with a famous name attached to them.  I respond with an 
> email, often with the link to the Snopes article, explaining that its 
> all bogus, that the famous person never said that stuff.  Some respond 
> back to me with a "who cares, it says what I believe" email.  Apparently 
> they have no respect for anyone's good name.  These same people scream 
> that businesses and politicians are all dishonest.  Go figure.
>
> -- Ken
>
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