— Hip, hip hooray! LIBRARY STAFF and board members celebrate the end of raising couldn't be better. So Laureen Wesley, Becky Sundberg, Hally money to clear the building debt. With the help of the community Nguyen, Catherine Zimmerman, Ed Curell and Maurine Ogawa and local businesses they're raised $87,000 in just two years. The were definitely in a festive mood last week. deadline for the sum was the end of this year, and the timing This time, from Nigeria Another scam strikes area YET ANOTHER scam to separate people from their money has made an appearance in the area, It doesn’t originate from back east or the United States but from Nigeria. Three letters from thal country have been received in the last year from individuals purporting to be Nigerian government offi- cials or working for large Nigerian com- panies offering financial rewards. But first, say the letters, they need either a sum of cash or a bank account number. The most recent known letter,-sent to a.lo- cal business, is allegedly froma" “Nigerian afficial who says he and others have found - a hidden Nigerian government bank ac- count containing (US) $33.5 million. The allegation is that the money was stolen by other officials. And the lure used to entice the unsuspecting is that the people writing the letter want to split the booty with overseas partners who first have 10 prime the pump. “So far, much has been said and due to our sensitive positions, we cannot afford a slip in this transaction, neither can we give out our identify as regards our respective offices,”’ says the letter. *‘But where relationship is established and smooth operation commences, you will be furmished~ with all you deserve to know,’’ it continues. Staff Sergeant Doug Wheler of the lacal RCMP detachment says scams from Nigeria aren't that unusual. “These kinds of letters have heen received in various areas and we've for- warded them to our commercial crime sec- tion,’* he said. Wheler says people should never respond to such letters, or to other schemes, asking for money or for bank account numbers. “Once you give a bank account number, it opens all sorts of doors,’” he said. Wheler does ask for copics of these types of letlers so they can be sent to the com- mercial crime section. Police also remind people to never give oul personal financial information by mail or phone Lo unknown groups, This includes, police continue, your credil card numbers. $Rc0 | | vo” / All Xi Store Hours: Mon - Thurs. Fri. | — $5.00 ot _Yy Comforter waPiesent T This lees Cashier 9:30 a.m. - 11 p.m. 9:30 a.m. - 9:00 p.m. a, 0% off 9 p.m. - 11 p.m. ONLY The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, December 11, 1996 - A3 Your Christmas donation guide The Salvation Army is once more looking for donations for its annual Christmas hamper pro- gram. The church puts together the hampers, with a turkey and fixings for a Christmas dinner, along with presents for children. It usually hands out around 500 of the hampers, and this year it’ll be distributing them Dec. 16-20. It's a big job, and the Salvation Army is looking for about $20,000 for the hampers. Lietuenant Norm Hamelin asks people to be generous when they see volunteers with the familiar red kettles. kkk kk If you’d like to contribute a gift to those Salva- tion Army hampers then you can drop one off at Skeena Broadcasters’ office, on the comer of Lazelle and Emerson. The Salvation Army is looking for gifts for chil- dren ranging from newborn to about 16 years old. Toys and gifts should be new and unwrapped. Particularly in demand are gifts for young teens. The church usually has a surplus of toys for those aged 4-6. Please drop gifts off by Dec. 13. However, the Salvation Army usually gets last-minute requests from parents, so gilts dropped off later on will still find homes, if not this year, then next Christmas. kkkke The Terrace Anti-Poverty Group is also delivering toys for children again this year. Families who think they’ll need help bringing Christmas to their kids have until December 13 to register with Terrace Anti-Poverty, upstairs in room 200 ia the Tillicum Twin Theatre building. There is no age cut-off. “You can’t give a gift to a 10-year-old and give nothing to his 17-year-old sibling,’’ says organizer Helga Kenny, She’s expecting about S00 names to come in. In- formation is kept confidential, and a tag with the child's age, gender and size is placed on Christ- mas trees in Kmart and Terrace Co-op, The public is invited to drop by any time to pick up a tag. Gifts can be purchased from any store and they should be placed unwrapped, with the tag, back under the tree. Dec. 18 is the cut off date for bringing a gift back. Kenny and other staff and volunteers will be delivering them from Dec. 19-25, Kenny is worried about the economic situation in Terrace this year. She hopes people will still be able to chip in and buy presents, even though money is tight for many. kook kok The Terrace Child Development Centre's Christmas Tree of Lights is plugged in at the Skeena Mall, The public and local businesses are invited to buy a light for the tree. Costs are from $2-50 for individuals and $10-100 for businesses. ce All proceeds go toward providing therapy and services io children with special needs. 9:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m 11 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Terrace Store Only