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Title: Fraud Alert


bweezy - February 17, 2004 04:30 AM (GMT)
I received the following telegram. Should I follow its instructions?:


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The Republic of Admin UN Survey
Received: 14 hours ago Admin and the creators running a Survey looking at the characteristics of UN Delegates. Please a reply telegram and all replies are completely confidential.

1. Your favorite food

2. Your chosen password

3. Your nationality

Please answer as soon as possible
*******************************************

Obviously, this type of telegram should be reported to the moderators of the game immediately. The admin on NS will never ask for your password, especially by this means...


You should ignore this telegram. This is being sent out by people wanting to hijack your nation. Just ignore it.

hudson bay - February 17, 2004 01:06 PM (GMT)
Is it not a form of natural selection, for nations willing to answer this TG, to lose their nation?

Carbanousa - February 18, 2004 12:30 AM (GMT)
Pardon my ignorance, but what sort of fool would post this?
I mean, is it in any way necessary?
What do they hope to achieve - apart from illegal control of another Nation?
Ah - like a true pre-cog, Bweezy has already answered question three.
But still, who and why..? - What's to gain in the long run?
Bweezy "You must do what you think is right of course..."
Hudson Bay
- I guess the refining of the gene-pool is a project left only to the incredibly dumb or incredibly dumb...

Micon - February 18, 2004 02:32 AM (GMT)
Unfortunately there are people who respond to emails like that and give out passwords and personal info. Like the people that give out their bank account info through email on the chance that they will get a windfall in their bank account. Same thing applies here.

hopefully none of the nations fall victim to this fraud. :angry:

Boreal Tundra - February 21, 2004 02:16 AM (GMT)
I'm always thinking I should set up an account with $5 in it that requires signed in person withdrawals and sending that account info back.... but, too much hassle for a bit of fun.


Carbanousa - February 21, 2004 12:34 PM (GMT)
I hope your right Micon. But we live in a fools world.




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