[wplug] Paper spam?

[Larry Daberko]

I submitted a description to the mail fraud complaint form at 
https://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/MailFraudComplaint.htm and 
will hold on to the papers for now.

LBD


terry mcintyre wrote:
> Yes, that could be mail fraud. Take it to the Post Office and see what 
> they think. It used to be fairly common, but I haven't seen any lately.
>  
> Terry McIntyre <terrymcintyre at yahoo.com>
> They mean to govern well; but they mean to govern. They promise to be 
> kind masters; but they mean to be masters. -- Daniel Webster
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Larry Daberko <larry at daberko.com>
> To: General user list <wplug at wplug.org>
> Sent: Monday, September 10, 2007 6:05:03 PM
> Subject: [wplug] Paper spam?
>
> This is a first for me... I got a snail mail about winning the
> International lotto commission Promotion, which is identical to the one
> I usually see in spam emails.  But this is an actual paper letter
> postmarked Malaga (Spain?).  They even attempted to make it look
> official, but I can see the cheap print job, but it might fool an
> unsuspecting person.  Anybody else see this?
>
> As usual they ask for all your bank info and claim an advance fee is
> required.  I'm wondering if this falls under some kind of fraud under US
> mail regulations?
>
> LBD
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