[Vision2020] Could this be a scam?

[lfalen]

I have some emails from Nigeria. I forwarded them to the FBI
Roger
-----Original message-----
From: "Art Deco" deco at moscow.com
Date: Thu, 02 Mar 2006 10:23:51 -0800
To: "Vision 2020" vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] Could this be a scam?

> Phishing!
> 
> Ignore all unsolicited requests for SSNs, account numbers, etc over the 
> phone, internet, etc.
> 
> Be especially cautious whenever Nigeria or Bovill is mentioned.
> 
> W.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carl Westberg" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>
> To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:31 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] Could this be a scam?
> 
> 
> > Three times in the last week or so, I've had a message on my answering 
> > machine telling me of an urgent matter that needs immediate response 
> > regarding my student loan.  A 800 number was provided to call.  I ignored 
> > it the first 2 times, dismissing it as a wrong number.  Yesterday, after 
> > the third message, I finally called, and apprised the lady at the other 
> > end that I was 55 years old, had never taken a student loan in my life, 
> > having paid for college the old-fashioned way, that being with my father's 
> > money, and that this was a straightforward case of a wrong number.  She 
> > then asked for my social security number, which I not so politely declined 
> > to give her.  She then said she'd "fill out paperwork" to see what could 
> > be done.  Legitimate, or fishy? 
> > Carl Westberg Jr.
> >
> >
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