what did geo washington say back then? eternal vigilance is the price
of liberty
The sad thing is that if ever one of us actually does head to Nigeria in
order to promote peace in West Africa and gets attacked by armed robbers
and then e-mails members of this list for money instead of contacting
his or her family members or embassy, the rest of us will think it a
hoax and delete the message, unknowingly abandoning our colleague to a
wretched life of begging on the streets of Lagos for enough money to buy
a plane ticket home.
----- Original Message -----
From: John Kloppenborg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Thursday, November 8, 2007 5:06 pm
Subject: Re: [PAPY] Emergency
To: [email protected]
A hoax. I'm on another academic listserv and there was a similar bogus
message pretending to be from a colleague (who, needless to say, was
surprised to learn that he had been mugged in Nigeria).
John Kloppenborg
University of Toronto
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From: The papyrological bulletin '[email protected]'
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bezalel Porten
Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2007 10:08 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [PAPY] Emergency
how did you get my name and address?
How are you today? I went to Nigeria for a program called (Empowering
students to handle conflicts and promote peace in West Africa).And
i was
attacked by Arm Robbers here i Nigeria and with that shock i was
taking to
the Hospital and was admitted in the Hospital for three days now. I
havejust recovered from the shock and now am very stranded here
because my
wallet was stolen by the robbers and my ATM card and other valuable
thingslike my I.D card is missing along with the wallet.
The Problem now is so bad because i have to pay for my hotel bill
and the
Hospital bill with my Flight ticket back to Egypt The robbers have
takingall i have as i do not even have my ATM card to get quick
cash and get the
bills paid, Please at this point i really need your help urgently
to help me
send money and i promise to return the money as soon as i return to
Mansoura, Dakahlia Egypt Monday Morning
Please you will help me send $3500 to help me pay all this bills,I
need to
hear from you soon so that I will send you the information you will be
sending the money to me through MoneyGram.But the problem is that i
havegone to the MoneyGram outlet here and was told that i would not
be able to
used my international passport to get the money pick up because it
is not a
Nigerian Passport and i am still in the hospital receiving
treatment,So i
have decided to used a good friend of mine here who is a professor
in the
university of Lagos Nigeria by name Professor Mustafa Farooq so
please you
will be sending the money to his information to help me get the
money picked
up in MoneyGram or Western Union Nigeria,Please be rest assured
that I will
pay back the money as soon as i arrive Egypt by Monday Morning,And
pleaseunderstand that your help is much needed right now because am
very stranded.
Waiting to hear from you.
With best regards
--
Magdy A.I Aly
Assistant Lecturer, Papyrologist
Mansoura University
Classics Department
Ahmed Maher Street
City of Mansoura, Dakahlia Governorate, 35111
Egypt
http://mansvu.mans.edu.eg/sitegen/staff/long/index.php?did=349
