Crafty Internet Con Artists Prey On Elderly Widow
Post gossip dowager Cindy Adams takes time away from her busy schedule of divining Bonnie Raitt's hair care secrets to inform us of a plot so insidious that it may affect the very fabric of the society in which we live: the e-mail scam.
YEARS back Nigerian letter writers requested American recipients, whose names and addresses they had pat, to send money for some bogus reason. Authorities were alerted. The hustle eventually stopped. Now, addressed to me personally, comes this burst from India: "Most Honurable Sir: Annai Therasa Education Charitable Trust would like to introduce to you of our trust is running for the Development of poor people life in all manners. With the support of local well wishers and our trust people own efforts, we want to Develop social service Activities through your support. We are not yet get any Aid from local or Abroad. We seek your help and Assistant to Develop . . . Make it possible to implement the various programme in our area your kind support and blessings. Expect your early Assistants." Then, anticipating anyone dumb enough to request paperwork or a nonexistent brochure, the writer adds, "We are expecting the relevant project format for implementing our project." Just letting you know . . .
We can't wait for tomorrow, when Cindy warns us about those intravenous drug users who are putting their dirty needles in pay phone coin return slots.
