[Vision2020] Could this be a scam?

[Art Deco]

Phishing!

Ignore all unsolicited requests for SSNs, account numbers, etc over the 
phone, internet, etc.

Be especially cautious whenever Nigeria or Bovill is mentioned.

W.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl Westberg" <carlwestberg846 at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: [Vision2020] Could this be a scam?


> Three times in the last week or so, I've had a message on my answering 
> machine telling me of an urgent matter that needs immediate response 
> regarding my student loan.  A 800 number was provided to call.  I ignored 
> it the first 2 times, dismissing it as a wrong number.  Yesterday, after 
> the third message, I finally called, and apprised the lady at the other 
> end that I was 55 years old, had never taken a student loan in my life, 
> having paid for college the old-fashioned way, that being with my father's 
> money, and that this was a straightforward case of a wrong number.  She 
> then asked for my social security number, which I not so politely declined 
> to give her.  She then said she'd "fill out paperwork" to see what could 
> be done.  Legitimate, or fishy? 
> Carl Westberg Jr.
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