Spammers created concern but all is ok, thank goodness!

Wed May 7 16:06:59 UTC 2008

SignWriting List
May 7, 2008

Hello Shane and Eyasu!

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 -

Anyway, all is well thank goodness -

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 ;-))

Val ;-)

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On May 7, 2008, at 8:56 AM, Shane Mwangi wrote:

> Val,
>
> when I got that from his email account, I knew that it was someone who
> might have hacked his email account because it is NOT like him.
>
> It is very nasty when your account gets hacked :-(
>
> Shane Mwangi
>
> 2008/5/7 Valerie Sutton <sutton at signwriting.org>:
>> SignWriting List
>> May 7, 2008
>>
>> Dear SW Listers...
>>
>> 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...
>>
>> 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...
>>
>> 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...
>>
>> 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...
>>
>> Who could we contact to report such a crime?
>>
>> Any information will be welcome -  Val ;-)
>>
>> -----------
>>
>>
>> Real message from Eyasu this morning:
>>
>>
>> From: "Eyasu Tamene" <tusaye11 at gmail.com>
>> Date: May 7, 2008 8:00:26 AM PDT
>>
>> Dear all,
>>
>> I have found a spam message in my and all my distinguished  
>> contacts' box
>> which has the following message:
>>
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> Warm Regards,
>> Eyasu
>>
>>
>> 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.
>>
>> So please disregard the message and don't send any via that address  
>> anymore.
>> I will no longer be using the eyasuh at yahoo.com account.  For  
>> further contact
>> you may use the tusaye11 at gmail.com .
>>
>> To make it more informative, Kindly read the message below I am  
>> having from
>> my contacts.
>>
>>
>>
>> Hello Minasse, Stefan and Elizabeth and Eyasu and Dr. Woldemariam -
>> 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...
>>
>> 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...
>>
>> It is possible that someone stole Eyasu's email address to send  
>> this...or
>> perhaps Eyasu is really in trouble?
>>
>> Do you know if Eyasu traveled to Nigeria? Below is the message...
>>
>> What do you suggest we do? Val ;-)
>>
>> -------------
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>> From: Eyasu Tamene <eyasuh at yahoo.com>
>> Date: May 6, 2008 6:20:36 PM PDT
>> To: eyasuh at yahoo.com
>> Subject: An Emergency Message
>>
>> 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
>>
>> Warm Regards,
>> Eyasu
>>
>>
>> Thank you for your kind concern reading my message and hope you  
>> will act
>> accordingly
>> Hope to read you soon in my new address
>> Sincerely yours
>> Eyasu
>>
>>
>>
>>
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