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A derogatory term for a wanna-be programmer or hacker or cracker who is clueless, often destructive, and not as expert as he thinks he is. A 'luser'.
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lamer, lammer - SWEEPSTAKES SWEEP THE NETFriday, April 19th, 1996Many people are familiar with those little cards or letters in the mailthat say "You JOHN Q. PUBLIC have definitely been found eligible to win.Please send 19.95 to..." Most people throw them away, and for good reason.If you have legitimately won a sweepstakes you should not have to pay anyfees, and any taxes owed will be collected by the IRS directly and not thecompany. There should also never be any purchase requirements. In caseyou're wondering, calling a 900# is paying for something. You're going toget billed for that call.Most people know to throw these away when they come via snail-mail. Yet,many trust such notices if they receive them via e-mail. Sometimes theyread like the traditional post card. Sometimes they claim to be systemsfor winning big on the Internet Sweepstakes circuit. No matter what theyare, if they ask for money, ignore them. A legitimate sweepstakes is basedon chance, so no system can guarantee that you'll win, and no legitimatesweepstakes will charge you fees. The best thing to do is drag that letterto the trash. If you do receive such an e-mail, and you're still not sure,call us at 1-800-876-7060 and ask for advice on a sweepstakes. NFICoperators will gladly explain to you how to not lose your money.Log on the WebSite at http://www.fraud.org, or call 1-800-876-7060.If you spot obviously illegal operations on the E-Ways, pleaseforward copies of the messages to NFIC at fraudinfo@psinet.com.+=======================================================================+|| The above message is auto-posted at regular intervals as a public |||| service by the BIZynet(tm) international business network. Please |||| contact Chris Gunn at cgunn@bizynet.com for information. ||+=======================================================================+
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