I received the same note this past summer. A friend's e-mail account had been hijacked.
At 11:24 AM 1/17/2013, Roman Turovsky wrote: >she's been hacked. >RT > > > >On 1/17/2013 12:04 PM, Dan Winheld wrote: >> This email came directly to me, not via the lute list. 2nd oldest scam >> going, by the way. Magdalena- are you aware of this? >> Dan >> On 1/17/2013 6:49 AM, MAGDALENA TOMSINSKA wrote: >> >> Hello, >> I am sorry for reaching you rather too late due to the situation of >> things right now.My family and I had a trip visiting Manila >> Philippines,everything was going on fine until last night when we got >> attacked by some unknown gunmen. All our money,phones and credit cards >> was stolen away including some valuable items, It was a terrible >> experience but the good thing is that they didn't hurt anyone or made >> away with our passports. >> >> We have reported the incident to the local authorities and the >> consulate but their response was too casual, we were ask to come back >> in 2 weeks time for investigations to be made proper,But the truth is >> we can't wait till then as we have just got our return flight booked >> and is leaving in few hours from now but presently having problems >> sorting out our bills here and also getting a cab down to the airport, >> Right now we're financially strapped due to the unexpected robbery >> attack, Wondering if you can help us with a quick loan to sort out our >> bills and get back home. All we need is (2,000 USD), I promise to >> refund you in full as soon as I return home hopefully tomorrow or next. >> write back now to let me know what you can do. >> Sincerely, >> >> Magdalena >> >> -- >> >> >>To get on or off this list see list information at >>http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > Edward Martin 2817 East 2nd Street Duluth, Minnesota 55812 e-mail: [email protected] voice: (218) 728-1202 http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1660298871&ref=name http://www.myspace.com/edslute http://magnatune.com/artists/edward_martin
