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    Sorchy E-mail NOT true

    Comrades,

    If you received an e-mail from Terry Sorchy about needing money it is NOT true.

    Do Not reply to it as it is some type of scam or virus that is unfortunately using his e-mail!

    I confirmed with Terry and Terry's wife is working to correct the issue.

    Terry is on his way to LA to command IPW like planned.

    I thought I would help get the word out since I am stuck at home :cry_smile. The "To" field was hidden so I do not know who got it and who did not. So, this seemed like most efficient way.

    Thank you,
    Respectfully,

    Jeremy Bevard
    Moderator
    Civil War Digital Digest
    Sally Port Mess
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    Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

    Originally posted by pvt_jb View Post
    Comrades,

    If you received an e-mail from Terry Sorchy about needing money it is NOT true.

    Do Not reply to it as it is some type of scam or virus that is unfortunately using his e-mail!

    I confirmed with Terry and Terry's wife is working to correct the issue.

    Terry is on his way to LA to command IPW like planned.

    I thought I would help get the word out since I am stuck at home :cry_smile. The "To" field was hidden so I do not know who got it and who did not. So, this seemed like most efficient way.

    Thank you,
    I got the same e-mail from Terry and have confirmed it's not true.

    Hello
    How are you doing today? Fine I presume. My reason for writing you a emergency letter is that I am currently traveling to United Kingdom, to visit my ill Aunty, am sorry for not informing you before embarking on my journey to United Kingdom, because the news of her illness arrived to me as "EMERGENCY" she is suffering from a critical uterine Fibroid and needs family support to keep her going, her condition is deteriorating and the doctor told me that she will under-go a surgery to keep her alive because her fibroid has gotten worse(70pounds Large) and has done a lot of damages to her abdominal area. They will require a deposit of $1,350(Dollars) because they are inviting professional surgeons from Israel to perform the(hysterectomy) operation because it had gotten way-out of hand for them to handle. That brings me more to why I have written you, I need a financial help of $1,350(Dollars) from you to deposit for her surgery, and I am traveling with little cash because I didn't expect things to be the way it is right now. I really need this money from you soon because I am in a terrible and tight situation here, I have 48hrs to get the money before the surgeons arrive. Even if you can't afford the whole sum, I will appreciate whatever you are able to come up with, because I don't even know your financial status before asking you for money. I promise to pay you back when I return.I am desperately waiting to read from you soon so that I will know my faith and the next step to take.

    Sincerely
    Terry Sorchy
    [COLOR="DarkRed"] [B][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua]Christopher J. Daley[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]

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    • #3
      Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

      Ditto. I called Terry, who is currently driving Into the Piney Woods. Wish I was there, too! Seems his hotmail account got hacked.

      Jim Moffet

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      • #4
        Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

        Thanks for posting on this. My first clue it wasn't real was that it was sent this morning after he was already on the road.
        Jeremy A. Powell
        Corn Fed Comrades
        Old Northwest Volunteers
        Western Independent Grays

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        • #5
          Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

          I got it as well, and based on who else has posted to this thread, I'd say there is a good chance his whole address book got it.
          Andy Ackeret
          A/C Staff
          Mess No. 3 / Hard Head Mess / O.N.V

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          • #6
            Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

            I just got this reply from someone in Terry's e-mail account:

            Chris this is very serious ok you no i can't joke with a thin like this...please you just have to assist me with any amount that you can afford so that i can pay for her hospital....Don't worry i promise to pay you as soon as am back...please just sene it to that information i gave you...

            Thanks Alot
            If someone has Terry's number, please call him and tell him to find internet access someplace to change his password as someone has certainly hacked into this account.
            [COLOR="DarkRed"] [B][SIZE=2][FONT=Book Antiqua]Christopher J. Daley[/FONT][/SIZE][/B][/COLOR]

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            • #7
              Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

              I got it.... thanks for the info
              Kyle (Cuffie) Pretzl
              The Tater Mess

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              • #8
                Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

                This looks very similar to the "Grandmother" scam that we were warned about at work.

                People call or email grandparents posing as a grandchild in trouble on vaction, who is embarrassed, but is suddenly stapped for cash in a foreign country to get home/get out of jail/get emergency medical care.

                Grandparents then are asked to give credit card information over the phone.

                We were told to warn our parents and grandparents to ask the caller/emailer a question that only a family member would know. Like "I'll send you what I have, but did you also call Uncle James to ask for help? Would you like his home number?" When everyone in the family knows that Uncle James died in 1965.

                Glad people called and checked it out by cell phone.

                These people are shameless,
                Karin Timour
                Period Knitting -- Socks, Sleeping Hats, Balaclavas
                Atlantic Guard Soldiers' Aid Society
                Email: Ktimour@aol.com

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                • #9
                  Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

                  Typical "phishing" or "Nigeria Scam" e-mail, but this is more serious as it high jacked an entire address book of someone else's e-mail.
                  Soli Deo Gloria
                  Doug Cooper

                  "The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner

                  Please support the CWT at www.civilwar.org

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                  • #10
                    Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

                    I know that Hotmail and Gmail accounts are convenient, but I would never rely upon one as my primary email address for this very reason. I'm hoping that Microsoft can get control of this situation for Terry's sake. I wonder how many other Hotmail accounts were hacked into?
                    With kind regards,

                    [B][SIZE=3]David Frohmader[/SIZE][/B]
                    -[URL="http://www.oldsipley.3rdwisconsin.org/index.php"]Ol' Sipley Mess[/URL]
                    -[URL="http://oldnorthwestvols.org/onv/index.php"]Old Northwest Volunteers[/URL]

                    [I][SIZE=1]“And in the end, it’s not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” — Abraham Lincoln[/SIZE][/I]

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                    • #11
                      Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

                      I felt left out tht Terry didn't try and solicit money from me;) but low and behold I recieved his email at 11:07 this morning. Apparently this issue with his email hasn't been resolved as of 11 am today
                      John Greenfield

                      GawdAwful Mess [url]www.gawdawfulmess.com[/url]

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                      • #12
                        Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

                        Am I the only one that sent the $1,350 ?! Boy do I feel foolish. :confused_I mean, professional surgeons from Israel don't work cheap. Oh well, that's a drop in the bucket since I'm getting 65 million from a murdered chief's daughter on the Ivory Coast. It's in a Belgium bank but it's in American dollars so only an American can collect it.
                        John Duffer
                        Independence Mess
                        MOOCOWS
                        WIG
                        "There lies $1000 and a cow."

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                        • #13
                          Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

                          Mr. Duffer, has your tongue bored a hole all the way through your cheek yet?:p

                          Seriously folks--this will take a while to get fixed on Terry's account. The delightful and talented Mrs. S is about as e-competent as I am, so nothing much will happen until Terry get Out of the Piney Woods
                          Terre Hood Biederman
                          Yassir, I used to be Mrs. Lawson. I still run period dyepots, knit stuff, and cause trouble.
                          sigpic
                          Wearing Grossly Out of Fashion Clothing Since 1958.

                          ADVENTURE CALLS. Can you hear it? Come ON.

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                          • #14
                            Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

                            Mr. Duffer, there is a bridge out east that might just be for sale . . .!

                            I knew this was not from Terry, there were adjectives missing and other
                            mangled verbiage. Terry only gets that way when he is in his cups, and
                            then we are also addled by the drink, and can clearly understand him!

                            (Just kidding! But seriously . . .)

                            Hopefully, there was nobody out there that took this ruse as being from
                            an honorable man such as my friend. And we can hope this does not
                            happen to any of us.

                            If we are ever cheated, let it be at cards, or the sutlers, as it should be!
                            Your most obedient servant and comrade,
                            James C. Schumann
                            Mess #3
                            Old Northwest Volunteers

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                            • #15
                              Re: Sorchy E-mail NOT true

                              its still a problem - got another message from the same idiot.
                              Soli Deo Gloria
                              Doug Cooper

                              "The past is never dead. It's not even past." William Faulkner

                              Please support the CWT at www.civilwar.org

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