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From: 34AEJ7D@CMUVM.BITNET (Bill Gorman)
Newsgroups: misc.handicap
Subject: WARNING: POSSIBLE PHONE SCAM
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Date: 11 Dec 90 04:24:59 GMT
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This weekend I got a call from someone claiming to represent
something called "NOVA", acronym for "National Organization of
Vocationally Abled Handicapped".  They are trying to sell "long
life" lightbulbs. The caller claimed they had "eight offices
nationwide" and claimed to be calling from a local city. I checked
with Directory Assistance and found no such listing for that city.
This sounds like a scam to me. If they call you, I suggest you take
appropriate precautions. On the off chance that they are proven
legit, I will then apologize for my extreme caution. But not until
then.