MESSAGE TO COMPUTER USERS: BE CAREFUL OF EMAIL SCAMS, IN PARTICULAR THOSE CLAIMING TO BE BASED IN NIGERIA: I HAVE RECEIVED NUMEROUS EMAILS, ALONG WITH TWO PHONY FINANCIAL DOCUMENTS, AND THEY HAVE NONE OF MY MONEY. WHY? BECAUSE AS SOON AS I GET WHAT I THINK IS A FRAUDULENT EMAIL, I CHECK IT OUT ON ONE OF THE MANY FRAUD DETECTION WEBSITES PROVIDED. DON'T BE SCAMMED...BE SMART...CHECK IT OUT! THESE INFORMATIVE WEBSITES ARE FOR YOUR BENEFIT. MANY TIMES, THE PERSON GENERATING THE EMAIL IS IN THE SAME EMAIL WARNING AS THE PHONY COMPANY (THE WEBSITES WILL SHOW THAT). BEFORE BELIEVING IN THE UNBELIEVABLE...GIVE SOME OF THE INFORMATIONAL WEBSITES A TRY. IT DOESN'T COST ANYTHING, BUT IT CAN SAVE YOU THE TIME, TROUBLE AND MONEY OF FINDING OUT TOO LATE THAT YOU HAVE BEEN SCAMMED AND HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR SOMETHING THAT YOU DID NOT DO.

I AM PLEADING WITH THE PUBLIC TO TAKE NOTICE AND SPEND A LITTLE TIME TO DO YOUR OWN INVESTIGATION ON THE WEBSITE. BEFORE TENDERING THAT CHECK AT YOUR PERSONAL BANK, HAVE IT AUTHENTICATED RIGHT ON THE SPOT BEFORE DOING ANYTHING WITH IT; AND, MORE THAN LIKELY, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO TELL YOU.

NOTE: THEY SENT ME TWO BOGUS FINANCIAL ITEMS: 1-$950 MONEY GRAM ALBERTSONS MONEY ORDER AND 2-$2,300 CHECK. HEADS UP: BOTH ITEMS WERE SENT FROM TEXAS ON THE SAME DAY, WITHOUT HOURS FROM EACH OTHER, BUT SUPPOSEDLY BY TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE. THE $950 BOGUS MONEY ORDER I CHECK MYSELF BY CALLING ALBERTSONS. GET THIS...THE MAXIMUM PAYOUT ON THEIR MONEY ORDERS IS ONLY $650.00...SO...WHAT WAS THE INTENTION? CONCERNING THE CHECK, IT COST ME NOTHING TO HAVE THE BANK TO LOOK AT THE $2,300 CHECK (BOGUS: BANK NAME MISPELLED, ON WRONG TYPE OF PAPER FOR CHECKS, BUT PRINTED ON MONEY ORDER PAPER, SIGNATURE WIDELY DOTTED, DETECTED UNDER LIGHT TO BE A PHONY, MEMO SECTION ON CHECK WAS: CASH (BANK REP SAID THAT THEY WOULD HAVE NEVER MADE IT OUT TO CASH}
KUDOS TO THE SECRET SERVICE ALONG WITH OTHER AGENCIES INVOLVED IN ATTEMPTING TO MAKE THIS A FRAUD-LESS WORLD. LENORA R. SIMPSON