I hope not one dollar goes to the idiots behind this! Peace, Ben Received: from QMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net (qmta01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net [76.96.30.16]) by mx.google.com with ESMTP id 14si31358101pwi.18.2009.12.26.12.29.50; Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:29:50 -0800 (PST) Received: by 10.141.4.10 with SMTP id g10mr3006228rvi.55.1261859390383; Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:29:50 -0800 (PST) Received: from [192.168.0.144] ([67.188.2.115]) by OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id MwVp1d0032Ut8eT8SwVqCT; Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:29:50 +0000 Received: from OMTA06.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net ([76.96.30.51]) by QMTA01.emeryville.ca.mail.comcast.net with comcast id MwUY1d00216AWCUA1wVRfR; Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:29:25 +0000 Received: by 10.231.173.18 with SMTP id n18cs181451ibz; Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:29:51 -0800 (PST) Return-Path: <[email protected]> From: "George Graves" <[email protected]> To: "Ben" <[email protected]> Cc: <[email protected]> References: <[email protected]> <[email protected]> <013401ca8641$bbb22150$331663...@com> In-Reply-To: <013401ca8641$bbb22150$331663...@com> Subject: Re: [alfa] scam Date: Sat, 26 Dec 2009 14:29:48 -0600 Message-ID: <[email protected]> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; delsp=yes; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.936) Thread-Index: AcqGaizQKEsmEpfhRBmeTvHRN+HHaw==
I got one too. The nerve of these scam artists, I wonder if anybody at all "bites" on these? George Graves '86 GTV-6 3.0 'S' On Dec 26, 2009, at 7:40 AM, Ben wrote: > Be careful out there - I just got a scam email posing as a digest > piece > from: > > [email protected]; on behalf of; John Paradiso [[email protected] > ] > > I have copied the email below. > > Peace, > Ben > > Hi, > How you doing? We made a trip to London (United Kingdom) > unannounced some > days back, Unfortunately we got mugged at gun point last night! All > cash, > Credit card and phone were stolen, we got messed up in another > country, > stranded in London, fortunately passport was back in my hotel room. > It was > a bitter experience and i was hurt on my right hand, but would be > fine. I am > sending you this message cos i don't want anyone to panic, we want > you to > keep it that way for now! Our return flight leaves in a few hours > but I m > having troubles sorting out the hotel bills, wondering if you could > loan me > some money to sort out the hotel bills and also take a cab to the > airport > about ($2000). I have been to the police and embassy here, but they > aren't > helping issues, I have limited means of getting out of here, we > canceled > our cards already and made a police report, I won t get a new card > number > till I get back home! So I really need your help.You could wire > whatever you > can spare to my name and hotel address via Western union: > > John Paradiso > 272, Coriander Avenue, Docklands, E14 2AA , London United Kingdom > > Get back to me with the details, would def refund it to you once we > arrive! > Hopefully tomorrow > > I await your prompt response. > > John...... > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] > -- > to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi > or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected] -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
