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(Message started by: LadyElaine on Sep 5^th, 2005, 1:27pm)

Title: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by LadyElaine on Sep 5^th, 2005, 1:27pm

When Edna was missing I put her name on several missing boards and my nick name and email I also put my phone number. Well I was in bed today the phone rings. This man tells me that he has Edna and that I need to send him money for his upkeep.
That he had sent me email I came to my computer and here is the email I got!

I am pastor jenny woods live in atlanta ,a friend of mine got a contact of five missing persons and which included ur friend or family friend who is now in my custody Edna Boudreaux ,he is unconscious and undermedical checkup ,pls where can i reach u ,right now she is GA call me 7135410440 pls i have some many expense reagring thier upkeep i have made so now that i know u re her friend then u can always send for her and get relocated to ur place ,pls where is ur place.?

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Melissa on Sep 5^th, 2005, 1:31pm

Elaine, it is just sickening how so many people take advantage of such a horrible situation, but it happens. Sorry you had to come in contact with it! Is there any way to delete your posts on the missing persons boards?

love,
mel

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Svenn on Sep 5^th, 2005, 1:38pm

Edna is safe.Thats final.

Somebody should stop those lunatics

Svenn

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by LadyElaine on Sep 5^th, 2005, 1:46pm

I just called the Police they are on the way here to pick up this Email!

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by alienspacebabe on Sep 5^th, 2005, 1:54pm

on 09/05/05 at 13:46:14, LadyElaine wrote:

I just called the Police they are on the way here to pick up this Email!

Excellent decision, Elaine!
and so so so happy that all our hurricaine'd CHers are safe!

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by cootie on Sep 5^th, 2005, 2:03pm

GOOD FOR YOU.......glad you called the cops and HOPE they can nail that miserable excuse for a human person that emailed you to take advantage of your kind heart and worries about a friend. That makes me sick people are doin that.......I have been looseing alot of faith in the human race lately. My freinds dealt with someone putting adds up on web pages for free cars or concert tickets useing THERE NAMES AND ADDRESSES......that was just to irritate them with all the calls and people rushing out to there house. What this person is doing is lower then dirt........scum of the girth Pam

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by LadyElaine on Sep 5^th, 2005, 2:13pm

The Police just left with the email. He was glad Edna was ok and I did not fall for it. I also forward the email to our news stations hoping they will warn people about it.
Its so sad what people will do.

Glad your ok Edna I might of believed the man had you not poted and told us you were ok.

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by jcmquix on Sep 5^th, 2005, 2:40pm

on 09/05/05 at 14:13:00, LadyElaine wrote:

Thanks for the information...

I have sent this story to the Local News Station's here in our county and asking that they start a story Warning people about this Scam....

I am So glad that Edna is ok... and that you got the Police involved... maybe they can shut them down before they do any Damage..

Praying for ALL !!
God Bless
Charlie

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by LeLimey on Sep 5^th, 2005, 5:21pm

Evil evil people.
Elaine you did the right thing getting the police involved. I hope they can catch them and stick them in jail forever.
Preferable somewhere under sea level too.

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Grandma_Sweet_Boy on Sep 5^th, 2005, 5:37pm

A new alltime low!

Good catch Elaine - I hope they find him and hang his sorry ass from a tall tree!

Carol

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Charlie on Sep 5^th, 2005, 5:46pm

http://www.subscribe.smileygenerator.us/all/albums/misc/pyth.gif?SSImageQuality=Full

Kill him, pound him into a gooey mess, dry him out, pulverize into dust and shoot him into space.

Grrrrrrrrrrrr. http://us4all.50webs.com/smilies/boos/boosFB001.gif?SSImageQuality=Full

Charlie

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by BarbaraD on Sep 5^th, 2005, 6:16pm

Elaine,

I notified all the local media around here (Gladewater) and in shreveport. Also notified MSNBC. Some of the others of you might notify the other major networks. I'm underneath with work right now... (sorry)...

Things like this just make me sick. Thanks for letting us know it's going on. At least we all know Edna is ok.

Hugs BD

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by LadyElaine on Sep 5^th, 2005, 6:23pm

If any of the News people want the original email with the address it came from have them email or call me and I will forward the email to who ever wants it. I think its a damn shame people are like this. I hope the word gets out to watch out fro this kind of stuff.

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by sandie99 on Sep 6^th, 2005, 1:03am

Good job, Elaine! I hope the police will catch those who are responsible. It's horrible what lowlives turn up at the time of crisis! >:( Hopufully many others are spared now...... :)

Sanna

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Frank_W on Sep 6^th, 2005, 1:49pm

Way to go, Elaine!! People make me sick, sometimes... >:(

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by seasonalboomer on Sep 6^th, 2005, 2:00pm

on 09/05/05 at 17:46:55, Charlie wrote:

Space is too good a place for this scum. Lets just tie him to a leaky board and float him into the goo which was New Orleans and watch him sink.

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Racer1_NC on Sep 6^th, 2005, 2:02pm

Quote:

I am pastor jenny woods live in atlanta ,a friend of mine got a contact of five missing persons and which included ur friend or family friend who is now in my custody Edna Boudreaux ,he is unconscious and undermedical checkup ,pls where can i reach u ,right now she is GA call me 7135410440 pls i have some many expense reagring thier upkeep i have made so now that i know u re her friend then u can always send for her and get relocated to ur place ,pls where is ur place.?

It reads like one of those Nigerian 409 scams. Probably came from outside the US and there won't be a thing law enforcement in this country can do about it. Informing people via the news is probably the best way of dealing with such garbage.

Bill

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Sep 6^th, 2005, 2:08pm

The Chicago NBC station just got an email from me.

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by ghost62 on Sep 6^th, 2005, 2:09pm

The phone number 7135410440 is a Houston Number if that helps.

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by ExplodingEyeBall on Sep 6^th, 2005, 2:12pm

Someone from Houston should call the bastard and arrange a 'Meeting' with him.

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Melissa on Sep 6^th, 2005, 2:34pm

Concerning financial donations...

Officials warn against hurricane aid scams

Quote:

By Jon Hurdle
1 hour, 2 minutes ago

PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - U.S. government officials warned on Tuesday that scam artists will try to profit from the outpouring of donations to aid victims of Hurricane Katrina.

After last year's Asian tsunami that killed nearly 300,000 people, the FBI investigated more than 170 Web sites that were preying on donors by mimicking the sites of well-known charities, according to Patrick Meehan, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

While no evidence has emerged of criminals attempting to divert money destined for hurricane victims, Meehan said authorities were on high alert.

"If the lessons of September 11th and the Asian tsunami are learned, some cold-hearted evil scam artists will use this occasion to perpetrate fraud, lining their own pockets at the expense of hurricane victims," Meehan told a news conference.

Private donors should avoid giving personal data such as social security numbers, dates of birth and bank account information to any organization that says it is seeking disaster aid, and should make sure they are giving money to a legitimate organization, officials said.

Some scam artists seek funds by adopting names that are similar to those of well-known organizations, such as "Red Shield" instead of Red Cross. Others attempt to win the confidence of the donor by thanking them for past donations.

"Be skeptical if someone thanks you for a pledge you don't remember making," said Oriey Glenn of the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, which is on the lookout for such scams.

Officials said the public should give directly to well-known organizations such as the Red Cross, rather than to an intermediary that might claim a "processing fee" to forward the donation. They also warned against organizations seeking a fee to help locate a family member caught up in the disaster.

The Red Cross said it had so far received $409.2 million in pledges from individuals, corporations and foundations.

Meehan urged people to avoid giving to Web sites whose addresses end in ".com" since most nonprofit organizations use ."org," and beware of emails soliciting donations, since legitimate charitable groups typically avoid that approach.

Donors seeking to confirm the legitimacy of a charity were urged to check the Web sites of the American Institute of Philanthropy and Charity Navigator, an organization that evaluates charities.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/scams_dc;_ylt=AhGTcZGG6Vuwa1v5L770CC6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTA2Z2szazkxBHNlYwN0bQ--

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Woobie on Sep 6^th, 2005, 2:58pm

UN.Frikkin.Believable!!!!!!!!!!

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Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by jcmquix on Sep 6^th, 2005, 3:04pm

I tried calling the number.... its not a working number...

Probally did the Boot Scoot Boogie after LadyElaine turned them in.. :)

GOOD JOB !!!!

God Bless
Charlie

Title: Re: Someone just tried to tell me they have Edna!
Post by Frank_W on Sep 7^th, 2005, 7:13am

I got a message, about a year ago, that was advertising rockets, grenades, various military ammunition, and other hardware for sale on the black market. I forwarded it to the FBI and got a real nice letter back from them, thanking me for alerting them. Exactly what, if anything, ever came of it, I don't know.