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>From: Wilson Branden
To: mikej; April Wilson/Wonderware; mwagner; Schiller Dawn
Subject: FW: This is really going on, even in O.C.
Date: Wednesday, February 05, 1997 11:00AM
Priority: High

Subject: This is really going on, even in O.C.

     >Be aware.....
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     >There is a big scam going on where a person calls and says >that they
     are doing a computer survey from a company.  The >company name that
     they give is usually a big well-known >software company, and they
     usually say that they are doing >the survey because they want to give
     out free software. They >want to know what would be a good time for
     someone to
     >come from their company and install the software on your
     >PC at your home.  They also ask questions about income, etc. >>
     >During their questioning, they find out what time you're >usually
     home, what kind of computer equipment you have and >all sorts of other
     valuable information.  At a company where a >friend of mine works, a
     co-worker of his received one of >these calls, and he was robbed the
     very next day (of course, >when he was not home).
     >>
     >I received a similar call yesterday afternoon. Fortunately, I >knew
     about this ahead of time, and we didn't provide them with >any
     information.
     >>
     >I want to make you all aware of the situation and the >potential
     danger involved in giving out any information like >this over the
     phone.  The people sound very genuine, and >very few people are going
     to question receiving free >software.  I would advise you, however, to
     tell the people >that if they have your phone number, they should have
     your >address (we think they're getting it off the internet), and
     >they can mail you any free software they might be offering. >You may
     even want to tell them you don't have a home >computer. Whatever
     you're comfortable with.  Please don't >give out any information that
     you may regret later. Pass >this information along to friends and
     family members, as >well.  The fewer people they are able to scam, the
     better.