posted on July 11, 2003 07:54:44 AM new
A friend sent me the following message this morning under the heading Terrorist Alert. Is this a hoax or an urban legend? Has anyone else heard of this? Let's see--who would profit from it if it is a hoax? FedEx? USPS?
-----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected]
> [mailto:[email protected]]
> Sent: Wednesday, July 09, 2003 10:50 AM
> Subject: TERRORIST ALERT
>
>
> Government regarding purchase of UPS uniforms: BE ALERT!!!!
>
> > >There has been a huge purchase, $32,000 worth, of United Parcel
> Service (UPS) uniforms on eBay over the last 30 days. This could represent
a
> serious threat as bogus drivers can drop off anything to anyone with
deadly
> consequences! If you have ANY questions when a UPS driver appears at your
> door, they should be able to furnish VALID I.D.
>
> Additionally, if someone in a UPS uniform comes to make a drop off or pick
> up, make absolutely sure they are driving a UPS truck.
> UPS doesn't make deliveries or pickups in anything except a company
vehicle.
> If you have a problem, IMMEDIATELY call your local law enforcement agency
> right away!
>
> TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY! Tell everyone in your office, family, friends, etc.
>
> Make people aware so that we can prepare and/or avoid terrorist attacks on
> our people!
>
> Thank you for your time in reviewing this and PLEASE send to EVERYONE on
> your list, even if they are friend or foe.
> We should all be aware!
>
>
> > >Kimberly Bush-Carr
>
> > >Management Program Specialist
>
> > >U.S. Department of Homeland Security
>
> > >Bureau Customs and Border Protection
>
> > >Washington, DC 20229
>
posted on July 11, 2003 08:10:51 AM new
It's a little of both ....There is another tread on this somewhere on Vendio maybe some can find it for you....They proved that a shirt and a Hat (i think was sold) On Ebay but this letter is a scam made to sound like 1000's of terrorists have Uniforms and are plotting to attack again
posted on July 11, 2003 08:12:50 AM newhttp://www.arachnophiliac.com/hoax/UPS_Uniforms.htm
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posted on July 11, 2003 09:11:49 AM new
Its a scam. One way to know is the email address is in caps. I have never seen any government address in caps. Where would anyone get thousands of UPS uniforms?? Even UPS wouldn't have thatnumber.
posted on July 11, 2003 09:41:42 AM new
Look, everyone.
Any time you get email from someone and it says "PLEASE send to EVERYONE on your list", deposit $1 in an old Mason jar.
Any time that such an email turns out to be genuine, take $1 out of the Mason jar.
In five years you should have enough in that jar to retire on.
Roadsmith, people start these chain letters for the pure unfettered hell of it. They do not need to have a profit motive. They understand that the vast majority of the email-sending public just loves to send email (no matter how stupid) to everyone in their address book and particularly loves the little feeling of self-importance that comes from forwarding these oh-so-urgent alerts.
I am not a bathtub full of brightly-colored machine tools on Vendio.
posted on July 11, 2003 09:46:15 AM new
Not quite on topic but very similar.
If a telemarketer calls they have 1-in-20 or worse odds of selling something but if a scam email hits the net and asks for a password or credit card number they have better odds of drawing a response. Basic human nature shows that fears can move mountains and the scams use fear to motivate people to yield their precious info.
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posted on July 11, 2003 11:43:43 AM new
Thanks, everyone. I suspected as much. I'm going to copy this thread with your responses and send them to my friend.
