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How to Recognize a Chain Letter

How to Recognize a Chain Letter. By: Kim Brown. About me…. Bath, Maine Newport News, now in Norfolk High school graduate N.N.S.B.D.D., Co. / Northrop Grumman VWC 6 yrs. Love cats. What is a Chain Letter?. According to the dictionary:

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How to Recognize a Chain Letter

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  1. How to Recognize a Chain Letter By: Kim Brown

  2. About me… • Bath, Maine • Newport News, now in Norfolk • High school graduate • N.N.S.B.D.D., Co. / Northrop Grumman • VWC 6 yrs. • Love cats

  3. What is a Chain Letter? • According to the dictionary: • A letter sent to a number of persons, each of whom sends copies to other persons who do likewise.

  4. History of the Chain Letter • Years ago chain letters were popular • They required a stamp • They were processed through the USPS • Required to type, hand write, or Xerox copies of the chain letter

  5. CHAIN LETTERS OF TODAY • Generally involve getting good or bad luck receive a blessing or disaster or even death • Are sent free via mass email • Spam – a new term (mass unwanted email) • Can hide computer viruses • Clogs up the Internet • Annoying • Harassment

  6. THE HOOK • Make money fast • Danger • “Virus Alert” • Save a child • “Good Luck/Bad Luck” • Hit by a snowball • An angel is watching over you • Blessing or disaster • Death

  7. How to STOP Chain Letters • Delete • Do not forward without verifying their accuracy • Consider it a form of junk mail • Report it to the company IT • Report it to the FTC (Postal and Federal Trade Commission)

  8. Penn State: Persons sending chain letters may have their accounts locked until the contact either their instructor or the ITS computer accounts office. Indiana Univ.: If you receive and email with IU address report immediately. Offender could face warnings, loss of account privileges or legal liability School policy's

  9. Laws of Chain Letters • According to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sending money in a chain letter request is illegal and should be reported. • According to the Postal Inspection Services if money is requested this violates title 18 US Code, Section 1302

  10. Conclusion • Virus Carrier • Illegal if money is transferred • Clogs up the internet • A source of harassment Any Questions?

  11. Bibliography • http://www.usps.com/postalinspectors/fraud/chainlet.htm • http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ • http://www.cs.rutgers.edu/~watrous/chain-letters.html • http://kb.iu.edu/data/bemp.html • http://css.its.psu.edu/internet/UseTech.html

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