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    Old 02-22-2018, 11:51 AM
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    You can take a screen shot of the e-mail and then do a paste of it to?
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    Old 02-22-2018, 01:37 PM
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    I got one something like that from my bank, supposably. I just deleted it.
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    Old 02-22-2018, 01:42 PM
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    Scam.
    https://www.spamscams.net/spam-email...bi-email-scam/
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    Old 02-22-2018, 03:20 PM
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    A lot of sites "look" legitimate but they aren't.
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    Old 02-22-2018, 05:56 PM
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    scam! don't click on it! U.S. government is not going to contact us via email unless you are a government employee that routinely does work with that department.
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    Old 02-22-2018, 06:54 PM
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    Originally Posted by Judith1005
    I think if they really wanted to get a hold of you, they would do it in writing, in a registered letter. (Just like the IRS.) Or, they would show up at your house with the proper credentials.

    It sounds like a SCAM!
    I agree. I think it sounds like a scam also.
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    Old 02-22-2018, 07:00 PM
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    I believe they would contact you by letter or in person. Homeland showed up at a friends door a few months ago with deportation papers. She was born in Japan while her Dad was stationed there with the Navy. She had to contact the embassy in Japan to get her certificate of American birth in a foreign country. She said they like to scared her to death. She can laugh about it now.
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    Old 02-22-2018, 07:42 PM
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    Snopes does not research facts. This has been on every news show at least once. It is not taken seriously as last word on anything. Search and read what and who Snopes really is.
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    Old 02-23-2018, 05:10 AM
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    Originally Posted by DACO48
    I believe they would contact you by letter or in person. Homeland showed up at a friends door a few months ago with deportation papers. She was born in Japan while her Dad was stationed there with the Navy. She had to contact the embassy in Japan to get her certificate of American birth in a foreign country. She said they like to scared her to death. She can laugh about it now.
    I'm glad it worked out well for her, but what is happening now is nothing to laugh at. In our area, legal immigrants are being told to report to the federal building with a suitcase and a plane ticket, and they don't know what will happen to them. No "day in court" for them either.
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    Old 02-23-2018, 05:34 AM
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    Originally Posted by feffertim
    Does the department of Homeland security contact you through e mail. I have a message from them with a temporary password, I think its fake, but I don't know for sure. How do I tell. The site looks legit but I don't know how dhs would know my email address.
    Might be someone trying to get into your computer and hack it for financial info. I would delete it and not even open. I would think Homeland Security would contact by mail or in person.
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