<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>Hello Shane and Eyasu!</div><div><br></div><div>You are sooo smart, Shane...I was not sure at first, but then later I figured it out...what a shame that this happens on the internet...I wish we could catch the people who do it -</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, all is well thank goodness -</div><div><br></div><div>Changing the subject, smile, soon we will be able to write with the Ethiopian Handshapes of the ISWA 2008, so maybe someday we can have Ethiopian Sign Language storybooks for Deaf children ;-))</div><div><br></div><div>Val ;-)</div><div><br></div><div>--------</div><div><br></div><div><br><div><div>On May 7, 2008, at 8:56 AM, Shane Mwangi wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite">Val,<br><br>when I got that from his email account, I knew that it was someone who<br>might have hacked his email account because it is NOT like him.<br><br>It is very nasty when your account gets hacked :-(<br><br>Shane Mwangi<br><br>2008/5/7 Valerie Sutton <<a href="mailto:sutton@signwriting.org">sutton@signwriting.org</a>>:<br><blockquote type="cite">SignWriting List<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">May 7, 2008<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Dear SW Listers...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I am posting this message for Eyasu Tamene Hailu, from Ethiopia, because<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">last night I received an urgent message that appeared to be directly from<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Eyasu, asking for help, but I realized that it might be spam, but I wasn't<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">sure...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">So I wrote to some of Eyasu's friends to ask if all was ok...and today<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Eyasu, who is fine, found soooo many messages asking if he is ok?! So at<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">least we all know that Eyasu has many friends who care about him...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">This particular email, which is posted below, is from the real Eyasu,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">explaining about the spammers who stole his address and made all his friends<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">worry about him...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I wonder...do any of you know about internet policing? This was close to be<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">a criminal act. I believe, having researched it a little, that it really<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">came from Nigeria and they somehow stole Eyasu's email address on Yahoo...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Who could we contact to report such a crime?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Any information will be welcome - Val ;-)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-----------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Real message from Eyasu this morning:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: "Eyasu Tamene" <<a href="mailto:tusaye11@gmail.com">tusaye11@gmail.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Date: May 7, 2008 8:00:26 AM PDT<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Dear all,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I have found a spam message in my and all my distinguished contacts' box<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">which has the following message:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I hope this message finds you in best of health. I had travelled to Nigeria<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for official purposes, Unfortunately for me all my money was stolen at the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">hotel where I lodged, I am so confused right now, I dont know what to do or<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">where to go,I didn't bring my phone here, I have access to only emails,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Please can you send me $3000 dollars today so I can return home, As soon as<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I get home I would refund it immediately.Write me so I can let you know how<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to send it. Keep this to your self only please!!. Thanks<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Warm Regards,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Eyasu<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Well, I tried to inform some of my contacts earlier. But this is completely<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">a SPAM message and I was not using the email in that address. I am in Addis<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Ababa. I didn't go any where and lost nothing. Many of my contacts are<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">asking me through phone if I really am 251911420767.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">So please disregard the message and don't send any via that address anymore.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I will no longer be using the <a href="mailto:eyasuh@yahoo.com">eyasuh@yahoo.com</a> account. For further contact<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">you may use the <a href="mailto:tusaye11@gmail.com">tusaye11@gmail.com</a> .<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To make it more informative, Kindly read the message below I am having from<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">my contacts.<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Hello Minasse, Stefan and Elizabeth and Eyasu and Dr. Woldemariam -<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I just received a very unusual message from someone who says he is Eyasu<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Tamene...I cannot be sure if it is a real message or not...it might be a<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">trick, or it might be real...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I am worried and wonder if you think this is a real message? It says not to<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">show this to anyone, but then the person tried to post it to the SignWriting<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">List which has 200 people on it...I stopped it before it was posted...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">It is possible that someone stole Eyasu's email address to send this...or<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">perhaps Eyasu is really in trouble?<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Do you know if Eyasu traveled to Nigeria? Below is the message...<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">What do you suggest we do? Val ;-)<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">-------------<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Begin forwarded message:<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">From: Eyasu Tamene <<a href="mailto:eyasuh@yahoo.com">eyasuh@yahoo.com</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Date: May 6, 2008 6:20:36 PM PDT<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">To: <a href="mailto:eyasuh@yahoo.com">eyasuh@yahoo.com</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Subject: An Emergency Message<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I hope this message finds you in best of health. I had travelled to Nigeria<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">for official purposes, Unfortunately for me all my money was stolen at the<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">hotel where I lodged, I am so confused right now, I dont know what to do or<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">where to go,I didn't bring my phone here, I have access to only emails,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Please can you send me $3000 dollars today so I can return home, As soon as<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">I get home I would refund it immediately.Write me so I can let you know how<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">to send it. Keep this to your self only please!!. Thanks<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Warm Regards,<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Eyasu<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Thank you for your kind concern reading my message and hope you will act<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">accordingly<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Hope to read you soon in my new address<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Sincerely yours<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite">Eyasu<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> ____________________________________________<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> SW-L SignWriting List<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Post Message<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="mailto:SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> List Archives and Help<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/">http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> Change Email Settings<br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"> <a href="http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l">http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l</a><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><br></blockquote><br><br><br>____________________________________________<br><br>SW-L SignWriting List<br><br>Post Message<br><a href="mailto:SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu">SW-L@majordomo.valenciacc.edu</a><br><br>List Archives and Help<br>http://www.signwriting.org/forums/swlist/<br><br>Change Email Settings<br>http://majordomo.valenciacc.edu/mailman/listinfo/sw-l<br><br></blockquote></div><br><div apple-content-edited="true"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; 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