Some people on this list are getting hit by a scam from Nigeria asking for money. These guys must get enough to make it worthwhile to keep it up. To check out anything from Nigeria that offers anything go to http://www.quatloos.com/cm_niger/nigerain_scam_leter_museum.htm People are also getting hit with messages that appear to be valid genealogical messages from other genealogical friends and email contacts. NEVER open anything that ends with .exe. If your virus protection does not indicate it has a virus, still do not open it until you are certain that it came from someone you know. Usually the only files that have .exe after their name are program files. If you open a file like this it automatically gets into your system as soon as you click on it. Runme.exe is going around again. DO NOT OPEN ANYTHING THAT SAYS runme.exe. Bette
Hi Cousins, Be very wary of this scam. A good friend of mine in Sacramento was taken to the tune of $180,000. This internet scam is actively supported by the Nigerian government, and is one of the single largest sources of funds for that country. On another note, has it been nailed down yet as to precisely when James 1 (D) arrived in the colonies? Cheers, John (Bunker) Snyder Shropshire, UK on 20/10/2002 1:57 am, Bette Richards at betterichs@earthlink.net wrote: > Some people on this list are getting hit by a scam from Nigeria asking for > money. These guys must get enough to make it worthwhile to keep it up. To > check out anything from Nigeria that offers anything go to > http://www.quatloos.com/cm_niger/nigerain_scam_leter_museum.htm > > People are also getting hit with messages that appear to be valid > genealogical messages from other genealogical friends and email contacts. > NEVER open anything that ends with .exe. If your virus protection does not > indicate it has a virus, still do not open it until you are certain that it > came from someone you know. Usually the only files that have .exe after > their name are program files. If you open a file like this it automatically > gets into your system as soon as you click on it. Runme.exe is going around > again. DO NOT OPEN ANYTHING THAT SAYS runme.exe. > > Bette