Re: [cobalt-users] Off Topic - Memorial Ribbon

[David Thurman <dthurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

on 9-13-01 7:01 AM, Dan Kriwitsky at webhosting@xxxxxxxxx was reported to
have made a statement that said this:

>> 
>> For any of you that wish to download this memorial ribbon image:
>> 
>> http://www.americanwebhost.com/usaribbon.gif
>> 
>> 
> 
> If used, it might be a good idea to link it to http://www.redcross.org/ or
> http://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=p/gen/relief-outside or
> http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/paypage/PKAXFNQH7EKCX/104-4694744-0382359
> --
> Dan Kriwitsky
> 
> Proud To Be An American
> 
> P.S. From CAUCE (Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email):
> 
> SAN FRANCISCO -- September 12, 2001 -- Email protection and consumer
> advocacy groups warned today of online attempts to fraudulently
> profit from yesterday's attacks on the USA. These attempts are taking
> the form of unsolicited e-mail ("spam") and postings in community
> forums, soliciting "donations" in the name of victims of the attacks.
> 
> A typical message claims to be part of an "Express Relief Fund" or
> "Victims Survivor Fund". One message claims that donations will go to
> the Red Cross, but the donation link leads to a Web site unconnected
> with that organization.
> 
> The Coalition Against Unsolicited Commercial Email (CAUCE) and
> SpamCon Foundation offer these tips to help determine whether a
> request is valid:
> 
> * If you don't know the organization or person who sent the request,
> it's probably fraudulent.
> 
> * Virtually no bona-fide relief agencies request funds by sending
> email to people who are not already involved in that agency.
> Solicitations made in this way may also violate laws in the United
> States and Europe. (See http://law.spamcon.org.)
> 
> * If you click on a link to donate, examine the URL shown in your
> browser. If the domain name of the URL is hidden, unfamiliar, or
> doesn't match the link's text, the request is probably fraudulent.
> 
> * Verify the solicitor's identity through another medium (such as
> phone) before giving money. Spammers frequently forge the identity
> and style of well-known entities to gain credibility.
> 
> "WTC spams" appeared within an hour of the World Trade Center
> disaster. Some, while not fraudulent, made light of the event. One
> spam promised, "No terrorists here! Join our porn site, turn off the
> TV, quit watching the crap happening in the states, and join our free
> site!"
> 
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Can I borrow this Dan and place it on our site as a warning to users??
--
Thank you,
David E Thurman
Web Presence Group
309.676.5688
dthurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://www.webpresencegroup.net