does this guy have 29 million dollars waiting to be picked up?
“interested if this is legit...”
If you are a donor, maybe...if not, it’s a scam or a fishing expedition by the libs to get the “incompetent stamp” on him...you know, these days if someone steals from you its your fault for allowing the theft...
First, I’d try and verify this guy’s really a reporter and that’s his email addy.
Then I’d tell him to shove it.
Tell them you won’t confirm or refute any info they have received from any source until Zerobama releases the long-form copy of his birth certificate.
Ask yourself: What do you stand to gain from sharing any information with the emailer?
spam filters are my friend. ; )
I received this:
Senator Norm Coleman supporter / contributor list leaked.
Your name, address and other details appear on a membership list
leaked to us from the Norm Coleman Senate campaign.
If you have contributed financially to the Coleman campaign there
are additional details.
We understand that Norm Coleman became aware of the leak in January.
The information has been passed around out of public view.
We have sent you this note as a curtesy in case Norm Coleman has
not contacted you previously.
We have not released the material yet, but may do so within the
next few days.
In line with our policy of completely neturality for whistleblowers
and political sources, the material will be treated impartially. We
support all those who engage in the struggle for political reform
and wish you well.
For additional details, see:
http://news.google.com/news?ned=us&hl=en&q=wikileaks&scoring=n&nolr=1
And this...
Following our earlier email over the Coleman leak, we have discovered
that all on-line Coleman contributors had their full credit card
details released onto the Internet on 28 of Jan, 2009 by Coleman’s
staff.
Senator Coleman was made aware of this yet elected not to
inform supporters in violation of Minnesota Statute 325E.61:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=325E.61
We provide proof of here (Windows Excel spreadsheet), which if you
are a contributor will provide the last 4 digits of your Credit
card and the security numbers on the back. Please check:
http://wikileaks.org/leak/coleman-contributions-2009.xls
Since the database has been floating around the internet, we
suggest you call your bank and cancel the card.
However if you are one of our supporters and appreciate this warning
don’t forget to donate to Wikileaks (Sunshine Press) first!
For additional details, see:
And most recently, this...
WIKILEAKS PRESS RELEASE
Wed Mar 11 13:00:43 GMT 2009
“The Big Bad Database of Senator Norm Coleman”
Wikileaks has released detailed lists of the controversial Republican
Senator Norm Coleman’s supporters and donors. Some 51,000 individuals
are represented.
Although politically interesting in their own right, the lists,
which are part of an enourmous 4.3Gb database leak from the Coleman
campaign, provide proof to the rumors that sensitive information—including
thousands of supporter’s credit card numbers—where put onto the
Internet on January 28 as a result of sloppy handling by the campaign.
Senator Coleman collected detailed information on every supporter and
website visitor and retained unencrypted credit card information
from donors, including their security codes. Although made aware
of the leak in January, Senator Coleman kept the breach secret,
failing to inform contributors, in violation of Minnesota Statute
325E.61.
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=325E.61
The statute states that organizations that become aware of this
such a disclosure of sensitive unencrypted personal information
must notify the individuals concerned “in the most expedient time
possible and without unreasonable delay” and “immediately following
discovery.”
Yesterday Wikileaks sent two notifications to Coleman’s supporters
as a courtesy prior to a projected analysis of the data later this
week.
Today Senator Coleman’s Campaign manager Cullen Sheehan tried to
spin the issue, claiming somewhat fantastically that no data had
been downloaded, that the culprits would be caught and that all
donors should cancel their credit cards. No apology was made for
the initial leak or its cover up.
In response Wikileaks has had to bring forward its public announcement.
The open government group has released two files, a detailed list of
4,721 on-line donors with the last four digits of their credit cards
as proof, and a list of some 51,641 supporters.
Wikileaks will release other material from the extensive Coleman
database once those affected have time to be informed.
(see http://wikileaks.org/wiki/The_Big_Bad_Database_of_Senator_Norm_Coleman )
The initial whistleblower letter to Wikileaks stated:
TO WIKILEAKS / TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN / TO INTERESTED MEDIA:
The attached files comprise a snapshot of the website database of
the Norm Coleman campaign as of January 28, 2009. The database was
exposed by the incompetence of Coleman’s website personnel, making
the information public for a period of time.
The fact that this database was improperly exposed by Norm Coleman’s
own staff, can be verified here:
http://butyoureagirl.com/2009/01/28/did-norm-coleman-fake-his-own-website-death/
and
http://www.politicsinminnesota.com/2009/jan30/1770/epic-recount-website-fail-one-dot-one-dot-one-dot-one
That said, I feel it is very important that the actual database be provided to a trusted media liaison, for several reasons:
A) The Coleman campaign’s effort to impugn the election processes in the State of Minnesota have gone beyond mere political rigor into partisan malfeasance of the sort that has plagued this country for the past eight years, to the benefit of nobody and the great detriment of the citizens of this State;
B) The Coleman campaign has illegally collected personal financial details of its donors, in the form of unencrypted credit card numbers, without reporting this as required in the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act (under which citizens are entitled to such notification for each significant unit of data stored);
C) The Coleman campaign’s incompetence in managing said personal information has lead to the release of this information to the Internet at large, potentially exposing the donors to fraud, identity theft, financial harm and potential political persecution;
D) The citizens and donors have a right to know that their personal information was exposed;
E) Notificiation to users of such exposure of personal information is also required under the Minnesota Government Data Practices Act: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=325E.61 however the Coleman campaign has made no attempt to contact their supporters over the issue, despite being made aware of it, and despite the database floating around the Internet.
F) The failure of the Coleman campaign to faithfully disclose the above to the citizens of the State of Minnesota will result in further such indiscretions by its elected officials by fostering an atmosphere of impunity in matters of campaign finance and personal data privacy.
G) The public has a right to know.