Re: Fw: Carphone Warehouse Scam message is a Hoax....

[Matthew Keay <m@xxxxxxx>]

Are you sure this is a hoax? i hate to waste further bandwidth on the
subject, however did receive and confirm an email from BT Cellnet
highlighting the issue 2 days ago.
Although no idea where the Carphonewarehouse idea came from..

Matthew.


Phil Harris wrote:
>
> Then I stand corrected and appologise for wasting peoples time...
>
> Phil
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ian Lowe [mailto:ian@xxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 26 July 2001 11:59
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: [ukha_d] Fw: Carphone Warehouse Scam message is a
Hoax....
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Ian Lowe" <ian@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 2:45 PM
> > Subject: Carphone Warehouse Scam message is a Hoax....
> >
> >
> > > This Scam Message is a hoax.
> > >
> > > The message simply wastes bandwidth in corporate e-mail
systems.
> > >
> > > I have personally spoken t  the Carphone Warehouse's
Customer Care
> > > Department.
> > >
> > > They have received numerous calls this morning to verify the
story, and
> > can
> > > confirm that this message did *not* come from David Ross,
and is *not*
> > from
> > > the Carphone Warehouse.
> > >
> > > This Scam has been writent about in the Times t day,
however, Carphone
> > > Warehouse are not certain that it was true at any time.
> > >
> > > Good Advice is t  treat Mobile Phones, or the Internet like
any other
> > media:
> > > if someone walked up t  you in the street and asked you to
> > phone a number,
> > > you would not do so.
> > >
> > > Please inform the person that sent you this message that it
is
> > a verified
> > > hoax. Do *NOT* send this message "t  everyone you
know" as this will
> > simply
> > > cause yet more e-mail traffic.
> > >
> > > The Carphone Warehouse have provided a number t  call for
those who seek
> > > independent verification that this hoax did *not* originate
> > with them. The
> > > Press Office may be contacted on 0845 6041207
> > >
> > > Ian Lowe,
> > > Director,
> > > Wintermute Consultancy Ltd
> > > http://www.wintermute-ltd.com