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

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If you lie to the government - it's a crime,
if the Government lies to you, it's not......... go figure


matti wrote:
> 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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> [..]
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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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> [..]
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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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> [..]
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> http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100516/ap_on_re_us/us_california_parole_sting
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