[SGVLUG] CA law enforcement uses play from scammers/phishers playbook

[matti]

hmmm... having dealt with scammers and phishers
of various sorts I found myself wondering about
ethics and "the end justisfying the means"

Or simply

Who can you really trust??

best
matti

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Calif. agents use award ruse to reel in fugitives

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They used a website, an e-mail account, and appointed an agent to the fictitious post of "amnesty program director." They sent 2,700 letters to relatives of parolees-at-large advertising the reward and fake amnesty program.

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The offer had the hollow ring of truth, piggybacking on the state's colossal budget deficit and a bona fide state law that took effect in January.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100516/ap_on_re_us/us_california_parole_sting