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From: pophal@nicmad.UUCP (Gerry Pophal)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: America Online..
Message-ID: <3974@nicmad.UUCP>
Date: 9 Jan 91 18:28:12 GMT
References: <714.2787C950@busker.fidonet.org> <1991Jan8.144543.24949@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu>
Reply-To: pophal@nicmad.UUCP (Gerry Pophal)
Organization: Nicolet Instrument Corp.  Madison, WI
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In article <1991Jan8.144543.24949@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu> jkain@bronze.ucs.indiana.edu (Jeff Kain) writes:
>JIM.DANIELS@f1009.n124.z1.FIDONET.ORG (JIM DANIELS) writes:
>
>>If you are interested, I can arrange for a free
>>startup disk and 1 free hours time to anyone who would like to try it. 
>
>Well aren't you just the most thoughtful person around!  And a free
>hour of connect time for you for everyone who takes you up on your
>offer...

 If this is the same offer they used to have it is not "free" in the true sense .
The victum must first give them a valid credit card number to get the "free"
access. Then the victim must figure out how to cancel the "free" service
before they start charging the card. This scam is used be most of the online 
services.