[DX] POSSIBLE E-MAIL FORGERY - FRAUD

[Ron & Madhavi]

Sounds like it does something similar to a virus that hit a few months to a
year ago.

73,
Ron
----- Original Message -----
From: Alfred J. Cammarata <italiancookbook1 at juno.com>
To: <dx at mailman.qth.net>; <hq at arrl.org>; <security at juno.com>;
<419.fcd at usss.treas.gov>; <uce at ftc.gov>
Sent: Saturday, May 29, 2004 8:13 AM
Subject: [DX] POSSIBLE E-MAIL FORGERY - FRAUD


> Attn:  WEBMASTERS & to the qth.net ham community.
>
>  For a few months I have been receiving several e-mails daily - many with
> what appear to be valid amateur e-mail addresses which I have searched on
> QRZ and other directories.  The e-mails contain comments in the text such
> as: "funny", "Please stop this it is illegal". 'Can you send me more
> photos?", "Are you sure your figures are correct", "Can you send me more
> information", "How can you do this?" etc accompanied with an attachment.
>
> The forwarded message shows the originator as
> "italiancookbook1 at juno.com".  This is my current e-mail account but I am
> NOT the originator of this nasty material. If anyone has received it, I
> want you to know I am a victim of e-mail forgery and not the originator.
> I have informed my ISP but so far I have had no word from them. I have
> also informed the USSS (US Secret Service and US FTC - Federal Trade
> Commission) because of possisble fraud and violation of Federal SPAM/SCAM
> laws.
>
> WARNING:  Some of the attachments may contain a virus.  Until I am able
> to resolve this problem. Anyone that receives an e-mail with the
> originator address italiancookbook1 at juno.com with an attachment please do
> not open the attachment.
>
> All e-mails I originate contain my name and callsign at bottom of the
> text as indicated below. Any others you can consider suspect.  Tnx & 73
> Al
>
> ALFRED CAMMARATA
>            W3AWU
>
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