Thank you PAX NancyT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Len/Ruth Brummett" <brummett@sigecom.net> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 6:44 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] RE:Scam.... It is easy to come to that conclusion......and it doesn't mean you are prejudiced. It just seems to identify someone. It is a part of who he is. Just as Ruth is a part of who I am and it tends to identify me as a person coming from a caucasian background, as opposed to, say, an Oriental background. Ruth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nancy Tollefson" <mamat@gvtel.com> To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 6:11 PM Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] RE:Scam.... > Why do I think he's black.... no racial slur intended.... but he's from > africa, and > he has a name that certainly does not sound Caucasian.... > > NancyT > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Richard Pence" <richardpence@pipeline.com> > To: <SENIOR-NEWBIE-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2005 5:22 PM > Subject: Re: [SR-NEWBIE] RE:Scam.... > > > Nancy Tollefson <mamat@gvtel.com> wrote: > >> I got a letter from some black guy .....send some money so he can get >> his out of some bank.... same thing as been's going round for ages.... >> Just a reminder.... DO NOTBITE!!!! > > Curiosity overcomes me. I get 6 or 8 of those every day and I don't recall > mention of race in any of them. What made you think the person who wrote > you > is Black? > > Richard > > > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > To volunteer to do a lookup or to exchange lookups, go here: > http://www.RAOGK.org > > ============================== > Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. > Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx > > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== > Keep informed of the latest news and new databases, webpages and mailing > lists at RootsWeb. Subscribe to the weekly RootsWeb Review. To > subscribe, start here: http://newsletters.rootsweb.com/ > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== SENIOR-NEWBIE Mailing List ==== The focus of this list is on helping Seniors to learn to use computers and the Internet. Tolerance and patience are the watchwords. For help with genealogical research methods and procedures, join ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS. Click and send: mailto:ROCKINGCHAIR-ROOTS-L-request@rootsweb.com?subject=subscribe ============================== Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx