FW: CDL-Directory Scams

[Laurie Mahaffey]

This is a message from CTLS-L. Selecting "Reply" will send a message to the originator. Selecting "Reply to All" will send a message to the entire list. --------------------------------------------------------- Forwarded from the Collection Development List. Laurie     Laurie Mahaffey Central Texas Library System P. O. Box 2287 Austin TX 78768-2287 512-974-3612 [EMAIL PROTECTED]   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lynn Sipe Sent: Friday, December 03, 2004 4:50 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: CDL-Directory Scams   In the eternal scam involving phone calls "verifying" mailing addresses and then billing libraries: the latest name we have had is "UPA: United Publications of America". This is, naturally, not any of the many groups and companies that use the same initials. As with all the other similar scams, they attempt to get a confirmation of address, and this one does ask if the individual is authorized to approve the purchase. The nature of the call can easily confuse anyone, so it is best to remind all personnel that such calls for address verification should be referred to one person who can weed out these scams. Linda K. Lewis Director, Collection Management & Resource Acquisitions University of New Mexico Libraries 1 University of New Mexico Albuquerque NM 87131-0001 505 277-7828 505 277-4446 (fax) [EMAIL PROTECTED]