{"id":2979,"date":"2010-01-12T12:34:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-12T12:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2010\/01\/presidential-whos-who-scam\/"},"modified":"2010-01-12T12:34:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-12T12:34:00","slug":"presidential-whos-who-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2010\/01\/presidential-whos-who-scam.html","title":{"rendered":"Presidential Who&#8217;s Who Scam"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>I\u2019d like to express my gratitude to the scammers behind Presidential Who\u2019s Who for sending me an e-mail today and thus giving me this opportunity to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freerepublic.com\/focus\/f-chat\/2242521\/posts\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">warn others<\/a> about them. The e-mail below contains a link that supposedly leads to the web site of this \u201cprestigious organization.\u201d But the link takes you to a different site first \u2013 if you just type in the address yourself, you\u2019ll find the site is a dud.<\/p>\n<p>So be warned \u2013 like every other Who\u2019s Who organization I\u2019ve heard of thus far, this is a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sermonaudio.com\/new_details3.asp?ID=22741\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">scam<\/a>. Don\u2019t fall for it!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s the text of the message I received, which is presumably identical to that received by many others:<\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\">Presidential Who\u2019s Wh0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dear James,<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s our pleasure inform you that on January 5th, 2010 your information was reviewed and accepted for inclusion in the 2010 edition. <\/p>\n<p>Presidential Who\u2019s Who Each year, recognizes and selects key executives, professionals and organizations in all disciplines and industries for outstanding business and professional achievements. <\/p>\n<p>This recognition is shared by those who have reached a distinguished level of success in their chosen profession. <\/p>\n<p>Please take a moment to complete the invitation by clicking on the link below. We ask that you complete it carefully, as it will be reviewed by our editorial department. <\/p>\n<p>http:\/\/www.2009presidentialwhoswho.net\/index.php <\/p>\n<p>As a reminder, Presidential Who\u2019s Who is pleased to inform you that there are no fees or dues to be included in the publication. This email serves as a Final Notification for potential members who have not yet replied. Our publication deadline is approaching in early February and we urge you to take advantage of this once in a lifetime opportunity!<\/p>\n<p>On behalf of the CEO and our esteemed staff, we wish you continued success. <\/p>\n<p>Sincerely, <\/p>\n<p>MarkAnthony McGuiness<\/p>\n<p>Chief Operations Officer <\/p>\n<p>Presidential Who\u2019s Who<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/7622297540113836091-6062100656458863903?l=exploringourmatrix.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I\u2019d like to express my gratitude to the scammers behind Presidential Who\u2019s Who for sending me an e-mail today and thus giving me this opportunity to warn others about them. 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