Here is a YouTube clip from the movie "The Jerk" that is related to the
psychology of the "Who's Who":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kOTDn2A7hcY
Smile and enjoy!
Igor
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From: Scott Loveless
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Doug Franklin
wrote:
>
> I've never dealt with this particular bunch, but I've been approached with
> various "Who's Who" scams repeatedly since before I got out of high school
> ("Who's Who Among American High School Students" of all thin
Scott Loveless wrote:
>On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Doug Franklin
> wrote:
>>
>> I've never dealt with this particular bunch, but I've been approached with
>> various "Who's Who" scams repeatedly since before I got out of high school
>> ("Who's Who Among American High School Students" of all t
Igor Roshchin wrote:
>Just in case you are interested:
>
>Forbes published an article on various "Who's Who" in 1999:
>http://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine/1999/0308/063.html
Thanks Igor. I added that to the list of links at the end of my blog
post.
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On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 9:18 AM, Doug Franklin
wrote:
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> I've never dealt with this particular bunch, but I've been approached with
> various "Who's Who" scams repeatedly since before I got out of high school
> ("Who's Who Among American High School Students" of all things). It's a
> scam that's
On 2010-11-30 12:30, m...@robertstech.com wrote:
Not really. The Montclair Who's Who scam, according to the reports
I've found on the web, always costs money. Respondents have said that
when they called the number for their "interview" they were hit with
"membership" fees of up to $800.00! When t
Just in case you are interested:
Forbes published an article on various "Who's Who" in 1999:
http://www.forbes.com/forbes-life-magazine/1999/0308/063.html
Igor
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I've never heard from them, which would at least seem to indicate that
they're making an effort to maintain a veneer of legitimacy and
plausibility. So, I gotta give 'em that much...
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> I'm guessing that a lot of people on the PDML have receiv
Mark,
I haven't received that, but I usually (and again, - just a moment ago)
receive spam about "Who is Who in America" by Marquis Who's Who
(to my faculty e-mail).
I never investigated that one, - but in my opinion, - none of them
deserve my attention.
On a related subject, - I remember that
eckinator wrote:
>sounds a lot like facebook except the scam is less subtle...
Not really. The Montclair Who's Who scam, according to the reports
I've found on the web, always costs money. Respondents have said that
when they called the number for their "interview" they were hit with
"membership
On Nov 30, 2010, at 11:23 AM, eckinator wrote:
> sounds a lot like facebook except the scam is less subtle...
Nothing like Facebook. Montclair wants to empty your pockets. Facebook just
provides a venue for others who want to empty your pockets, but you're free to
ignore them.
Paul
>
> 2010/
sounds a lot like facebook except the scam is less subtle...
2010/11/30 Bob Sullivan :
> All very similar to the 'Who's Who of High School Seniors'.
> For a 'small' fee your child could be listed and you could buy a book!
> It was a snail mail offer...
> Regards, Bob S.
>
> On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 a
One of the advantages of being an unknown nobody ... I'm not important
enough to be SPAMmed. 8-D
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Doug Franklin wrote:
>On 2010-11-30 8:13, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> Jack Davis wrote:
>>
>>> I haven't been contacted (unless spammed by security), but had I seen it,
>>> would have gone for the spam key.
>>> Appreciate the heads up, Mark.
>>
>> I've been contacted by someone (they found my blog po
Probably the same slime or a "me too."
Jack
--- On Tue, 11/30/10, Doug Franklin wrote:
> From: Doug Franklin
> Subject: Re: Anyone ever dealt with the Montclair "Who's Who in Photography"
> scammers?
> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
> Date
On 2010-11-30 8:13, Mark Roberts wrote:
Jack Davis wrote:
I haven't been contacted (unless spammed by security), but had I seen it, would
have gone for the spam key.
Appreciate the heads up, Mark.
I've been contacted by someone (they found my blog post) who may be
seeking to pursue legal act
All very similar to the 'Who's Who of High School Seniors'.
For a 'small' fee your child could be listed and you could buy a book!
It was a snail mail offer...
Regards, Bob S.
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 6:29 AM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> I'm guessing that a lot of people on the PDML have received email
how about baiting them then?
2010/11/30 Mark Roberts :
> Jack Davis wrote:
>
>>I haven't been contacted (unless spammed by security), but had I seen it,
>>would have gone for the spam key.
>>Appreciate the heads up, Mark.
>
> I've been contacted by someone (they found my blog post) who may be
> s
Jack Davis wrote:
>I haven't been contacted (unless spammed by security), but had I seen it,
>would have gone for the spam key.
>Appreciate the heads up, Mark.
I've been contacted by someone (they found my blog post) who may be
seeking to pursue legal action against these people. If you ever do
I haven't been contacted (unless spammed by security), but had I seen it, would
have gone for the spam key.
Appreciate the heads up, Mark.
Jack
--- On Tue, 11/30/10, Mark Roberts wrote:
> From: Mark Roberts
> Subject: Anyone ever dealt with the Montclair "Who'
Thank you for letting us know, Mark...
On 11/30/2010 2:29 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
I'm guessing that a lot of people on the PDML have received email from
the Montclair Publishing "Who's Who" con artists.
(http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=140) They say you're being
"considered" for inclusion in
I'm guessing that a lot of people on the PDML have received email from
the Montclair Publishing "Who's Who" con artists.
(http://www.robertstech.com/blog/?p=140) They say you're being
"considered" for inclusion in the next edition of their book, please
call for an interview, etc. Like most people I
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