piggott@bnl.UUCP (Christopher Piggott @ Brookhaven National Laboratory, Long Island, N.Y.) (01/18/85)
[The worst part of postnews - thinking of a cute starting line!] This one came from a tv news "Consumer Reporter" from Conn. (whose name I will not even attempt to spell!) The idea is that I know you and want to make some quick money. I call you up, saying that you have won some prize, say, a trip, or some interesting gadget. I send you an empty box (or a box full of nuts, bolts, screwdrivers, and anythging else I don't need) C.O.D., after calling you to tell you about your "Prize". I also say there will be some kind of a small fee to cover postage and notification, and you must sign for the package and pay this small fee. Then I collect the COD moneys. From what I understand, (which may or may not be correct), the person who accepts this package is stuck - once you open it, it's yours. The idea is for everybody to not accept anything that they're not 100% sure of in EVERY WAY - including the company's name and reputation, and exactly who the package came from! Comments either by mail or netnews; flames to /dev/null. --- Christopher Piggott ARPA: piggott@BNL UUCP: ..!decvax!philabs!sbcs!bnl!piggott