<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">SignWriting List<div>May 7, 2008</div><div><br></div><div>Dear SW Listers...</div><div><br></div><div>I am posting this message for Eyasu Tamene Hailu, from Ethiopia, because last night I received an urgent message that appeared to be directly from Eyasu, asking for help, but I realized that it might be spam, but I wasn't sure...</div><div><br></div><div>So I wrote to some of Eyasu's friends to ask if all was ok...and today Eyasu, who is fine, found soooo many messages asking if he is ok?! So at least we all know that Eyasu has many friends who care about him...</div><div><br></div><div>This particular email, which is posted below, is from the real Eyasu, explaining about the spammers who stole his address and made all his friends worry about him...</div><div><br></div><div>I wonder...do any of you know about internet policing? This was close to be a criminal act. I believe, having researched it a little, that it really came from Nigeria and they somehow stole Eyasu's email address on Yahoo...</div><div><br></div><div>Who could we contact to report such a crime?</div><div><br></div><div>Any information will be welcome - Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>-----------</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Real message from Eyasu this morning:</div><div><br></div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039); "><b>From: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">"Eyasu Tamene" <<a href="mailto:tusaye11@gmail.com">tusaye11@gmail.com</a>><br></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.498039); "><b>Date: </b></span><span style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; ">May 7, 2008 8:00:26 AM PDT</span></div></div><div><br></div><div><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); ">Dear all,<br><br>I have found a spam message in my and all my distinguished contacts' box which has the following message:</b><br><br><blockquote type="cite"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="4" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; ">I hope this message finds you in best of health. I had travelled to <span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1210169182_1" style="border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-style: dashed; border-bottom-color: rgb(0, 102, 204); cursor: pointer; ">Nigeria</span> for official purposes, Unfortunately for me all my money was stolen at the hotel where I lodged, I am so confused right now, I dont know what to do or where to go,I didn't bring my phone here, I have access to only emails, Please can you send me $3000 dollars today so I can return home, As soon as I get home I would refund it immediately.Write me so I can let you know how to send it. Keep this to your self only please!!. Thanks</font></div><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="4" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; "> </font></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="4" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; ">Warm Regards,</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face="Trebuchet MS" size="4" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 14px; line-height: normal; ">Eyasu<br><br><br></font></div></blockquote><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 153); ">Well, I tried to inform some of my contacts earlier. But this is completely a SPAM message and I was not using the email in that address. I am in Addis Ababa. I didn't go any where and lost nothing. Many of my contacts are asking me through phone if I really am 251911420767. <br><br>So please disregard the message and don't send any via that address anymore. I will no longer be using the <a href="mailto:eyasuh@yahoo.com">eyasuh@yahoo.com</a> account. For further contact you may use the <a href="mailto:tusaye11@gmail.com">tusaye11@gmail.com</a> .</b><br><br><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); ">To make it more informative, Kindly read the message below I am having from my contacts.</b><br><br><br><br>Hello Minasse, Stefan and Elizabeth and Eyasu and Dr. Woldemariam -<div>I just received a very unusual message from someone who says he is Eyasu Tamene...I cannot be sure if it is a real message or not...it might be a trick, or it might be real...</div><div><br></div><div>I am worried and wonder if you think this is a real message? It says not to show this to anyone, but then the person tried to post it to the SignWriting List which has 200 people on it...I stopped it before it was posted...</div><div><br></div><div>It is possible that someone stole Eyasu's email address to send this...or perhaps Eyasu is really in trouble?</div><div><br></div><div>Do you know if Eyasu traveled to Nigeria? Below is the message...</div><div><br></div><div>What do you suggest we do? Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>-------------</div><div><br>Begin forwarded message:</div><div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="4" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>From: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4">Eyasu Tamene <<a href="mailto:eyasuh@yahoo.com" target="_blank">eyasuh@yahoo.com</a>></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="4" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Date: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4">May 6, 2008 6:20:36 PM PDT</font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="4" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>To: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4"><a href="mailto:eyasuh@yahoo.com" target="_blank">eyasuh@yahoo.com</a></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font color="#000000" face="Helvetica" size="4" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><b>Subject: </b></font><font face="Helvetica" size="4"><b>An Emergency Message</b></font></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div></div><div>I hope this message finds you in best of health. I had travelled to Nigeria for official purposes, Unfortunately for me all my money was stolen at the hotel where I lodged, I am so confused right now, I dont know what to do or where to go,I didn't bring my phone here, I have access to only emails, Please can you send me $3000 dollars today so I can return home, As soon as I get home I would refund it immediately.Write me so I can let you know how to send it. Keep this to your self only please!!. Thanks</div><div> </div><div>Warm Regards,</div><div>Eyasu<br><br><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); "><br>Thank you for your kind concern reading my message and hope you will act accordingly</b><br></div><b style="color: rgb(0, 0, 102); ">Hope to read you soon in my new address<br>Sincerely yours<br>Eyasu</b><br></div></body></html>