Recently, a travel agent I know (www.perfect-journeys.com) was contacted via TTY-- the telephone system for the deaf-- in an attempt by a Nigerian to purchase plane tickets from Nigeria to Spain. The buyer claimed to be a deaf priest who had no mailing address or contact information. Operators facilitating such conversations are required by federal law to keep them private and never refuse to make a call. Fortunately, she was able to detect something nefarious afoot and declined to sell the tickets before contacting the proper authorities. Unfortunately, as Workbench's most recent article notes, this has become an extremely common tactic employed by criminals not only to acquire plane tickets but many other large purchases as well. While a change in the law may be necessary to stop this, significant action needs to be taken now by federal law enforcement to stop criminals abusing this service. The times we live in do not afford us the luxury of inaction.