Re: Has Anyone Heard of This?

Andreas wrote:

<<April 1st?>>

Man, on the very first response! Yes, you got me: April Fools. There was no such
e-mail. However, I'm glad to see that I got Joe and Adam even after Andreas's
response. Oh, by the way, my favorite comment (from Adam):

<<The poor grammar in a
supposedly official communication is not altogether
unbelieveable in an email form someone working for the
government, but it is a bit fishy.>>

Ouch!

By the by, though, I never thought of this point (Adam again):

<<Well, I can think of one possibility.  Identity theft.
I those PDF forms, they probably ask for your SSN and
other personal information perhaps including your bank
account number for electronic transfer of funds?
Those two bits of info could be used to drain you dry.>>

Good point. Usually when someone's not asking for money, or aren't a part of a
religion, I forget that there can still be other means of entrapment. Also,
sorry to hear about those viruses. I remember not long ago one of my e-mail
addresses was used to send a virus. I wasn't happy about that.

Oh, for those who don't have the "holiday" where they live, April Fools Day is
April 1st, and basically you play jokes on people, but usually (and maybe this
isn't true?) reality jokes (e.g., my faux e-mail). So, for example, leaving a
bucket of water above somebody's door so that it falls on their head when they
open it is not an April Fools-type joke. Am I right on this, or is it all types
of jokes?

-David

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