Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/08

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Federal Express request
From: "Don R." <don.ro@verizon.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Oct 2002 02:41:51 -0500
References: <003d01c26e7f$42bed5e0$02000003@dnai.com> <3DA262B5.60203@webshuttle.ch>

Do not be too sure it is a fraud.  I tried to buy software from Inscriber
that is located in Canada and Inscriber said it must have the Social
Security number to satisfy American customs or there could be a delay.

I chose not to purchase the software.

Don R.
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From: "Nathan Wajsman" <wajsman@webshuttle.ch>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 11:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Federal Express request


> Sounds like someone is engaging in social engineering. I would contact
> FedEx to let them know that someone is posing as a FedEx employee trying
> to defraud people.
>
> Nathan
>
> Roland Smith wrote:
> > A strange request was received from Federal Express on their stationery
> > asking for my social security number for customs.  I have a Federal
Express
> > account and found this quite curious since, I have ordered nothing and
> > expect nothing from out of the USA.
> >
> > Does anyone know what is going on?
> >
> > I am inclined to ignore the request.
> >
> > Roland Smith
> > Oakland, California
> >
> >
> >
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In reply to: Message from "Roland Smith" <roland@dnai.com> ([Leica] Federal Express request)
Message from Nathan Wajsman <wajsman@webshuttle.ch> (Re: [Leica] Federal Express request)