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Non-Tech : Auric Goldfinger's Short List
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To: afrayem onigwecher who wrote (11464)4/2/2003 8:09:15 PM
From: StockDung  Read Replies (1) of 19428
 
Crooks use war to work their scam


The world wide web is a haven for war scams.

You may have already received a letter from someone posing as an Iraqi who needs help funneling millions of dollars into the United States.

"They're trying to convey that they have money that they're trying to hide from Saddam, and so they're having to move it to other countries and into bank accounts," says Sheila Crum of the Mid-South Better Business Bureau.

The letter writers ask Americans to hold their money for them.

But they're really scam artists, looking to get your personal information.

"They want your bank account information your social security number they want things of that sort and what they do is drain your bank account," says Crum.

What should you do with the letters?

Forward them to info@bbbmidsouth.org and then throw them away.

Other war related scams are conducted by telephone or appeal for donations for war victims' families or money to send supplies to soldiers.

"Any time there's a national or international tragedy of any sort, the charity con artists come out of the woodwork," says Crum.

Before you donate to a charity, check with the Better Business Bureau or Tennessee Charitable Solicitation to make certain the plea for help is legitimate.

Ask the caller to send information in the mail before agreeing to donate, and never give out bank or credit card information over the
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