On Fri, 2011-03-25 at 22:57 -0700, Russell Johnson wrote: > On Mar 25, 2011, at 10:16 PM, Jason Barnett wrote: > > > Personally, I just assume that anyone that I didn't give my address to, and > > sends me a message is a scammer. > > > > Unless she found your email address somewhere that had your information, she > > was just sending to random addresses hoping someone would bite. I would > > personally assume the worst and stop all communications with her. Too many > > scammers out there and even if the photos are of her, she is probably > > talking with a bunch of guys who are willing to give her money. > > > > Good luck with whatever you decide to do. > > +1
Yes, I'll definitely cut off communication if money is requested. I'm wondering if there is a danger though even if money isn't requested? I might have scared the person off, so at this point the issue could be moot. I'm actually wondering if this is part of a harmless prank as my father got a weird phone call where they said press 1 for voice mail and then we got you. I certainly am wondering if she is mass emailing people, but there is nothing I have seen that would indicate that. Even if she is, while it is strange to contact strangers and try to form friendships with them this doesn't seem overly problematic. I question her approach, but not what she claims to be after (if the email should be trusted at all). Should I contact yahoo to inquire what this is about? If he/she/it is forging an address, yahoo should definitely go after the forger. Does Yahoo chase down email abusers? I'm wondering if the pictures of the woman should be compared with missing person reports, etcetera? I'm not an investigator myself, but perhaps saving whatever additional email I get someone else should investigate. My problem, if any, is going to be watching the excitement that can be stirred up and avoiding stupid mistakes when excited. Yes, being careful enough is going to be the challenge. I should probably cut this off soon, but there may be an opportunity for someone else to track down what's really going on here. I haven't kept every message I have gotten, but I kept the last one. I am keenly aware that this woman thinks she can excite me and possibly get me to say something I shouldn't. I am also concerned, this whole thing strikes me as unusual. Is a trend developing of Russian women trying to contact foreign men? If so, why? _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
