[Hidden-tech] Looks like we have a scam here

[Jim Ussailis]

I got hit with that one by email.

I, too, think it is tasteless, vile, horrid, etc. And I am a republican, 
but NOT a neo-conserative.

The "this is Verzion checking on your phone service" scam is going around 
now. I am receiveing a call every other day. The secret to not getting 
slammed is to never use the word "yes." 
They record the conversation. If they get a "yes" then they use that to 
slam you when verzion is called for confirmation of long distance service 
change. 


Jim Ussailis

jim at nationalwireless.com


On Fri, 15 Apr 2005, A - Z International wrote:

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> Thanks for the many, many people who wrote today to tell me they also heard 
> from the NRCC and that we may all be the victims of a scam.
> 
> There appear to be two efforts being made to get money and support from 
> unsuspecting business people:
> 
> One is to ask you to a dinner with the president and then hit you for money 
> (I saved this one on my phone machine);
> 
> The second is to offer you an award and then hit you for even more money. 
> (The Advocate wrote about that one).
> 
> I was particularly susceptible because of the SBA award and wondering if 
> something like this would happen. I really try to stay scrupulously 
> nonpartisan in all my professsional work and with Hidden-Tech, so I found 
> this difficult and troubling.
> 
> Please reach me if you, too, have had either of these experiences. I've 
> alerted regional and national media to this issue.
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> best,
> 
> Amy Zuckerman
> Hidden-Tech founder, co-chair
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