Beware telephone software solicitors

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From: Clinton Wittstruck
Date: Thu, 15 Feb 1996 00:00

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I got a call last night, from someone who said they were offering me a
free trial of various kinds of educational, games and desktop publishing
software. He says if I didn't like the software, I could keep it at no
cost. He said all he needed was my address and credit card number and
expiration date. 

When I told him I didn't feel comfortable giving out my credit card number
over the phone and asked hime to send me something in the mail, he hung
up on me.

I think it was a scam to get my credit information in order to make
fraudulent charges. 

I advise everyone else to be wary of such offers.

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From: clinto@teleport.com (Clinton Wittstruck)
Subject: Beware telephone software solicitors
Date: 1996/02/15
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