[Leica] OT: Scams

[gregj.lorenzo at shaw.ca (GREG LORENZO)]

Its a SCAM! If you wish to donate there are all kinds of legitimate organizations.

Regards,

Greg

----- Original Message -----
From: Tim Atherton <tim@kairosphoto.com>
Date: Friday, May 14, 2004 0:39 am
Subject: [Leica] OT: Scams

> The LUG has such broad and varied expertise, so I thought I'd ask 
> this here.
> 
> Is anyone up on international scams - not even internet, but via 
> good old
> mail.
> 
> I got a letter from Uganda (second one like this - similar but not 
> exact in
> the last two years) Hand written and hand addressed purporting to 
> be from a
> young woman finishing teaching college at a church affiliated college.
> Mother and father both died of AIDS, younger siblings to look 
> after and
> support. Accompanied by a form letter from the college chaplaincy.
> 
> I know where they got my name from by the form of address - it's 
> from a
> professional directory that is only published in book form, not 
> online. And
> it's asking for help towards the princely sum of $250.00 (maybe is was
> pounds) to cover college costs. Nothing else offered just altruism.
> 
> The first one I eventually threw away.
> 
> Obviously the situation and appeal could fit probably hundreds of 
> thousandsof Ugandans. A part of me would like to think it was 
> genuine - while the
> logical part of me thinks yep, right, sure - a scam
> 
> Anyone come across this? Brian - is this something that's showing 
> up in the
> mail boxes of Episcopalians down there?
> 
> tim
> 
> 
> 
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