SCAM ALERT

My colleague from New York State, outdoor writer Dick Nelson, was the target of an internet scam attempt. This was not the usual e-mail purportedly from a friend or relative locked up overseas and needs your money to get out of jail or the ones from Prince Kazbah from Lunaticovia claiming to be sitting on a half zillion dollars, but needs you wampum to "free up" the jackpot in which you'll share of course.

This con job involved the sale of an ATV, one that Dick was ready to buy until the deal began to smell fishy.

You can read Dick's account in his column by going to www.registerstar.com/columnists/outdoors/