[pct-l] SAD NEWS !!

[Yoshihiro Murakami]

Yes  I have received this email personally today. I am in a place away
from US or UK at thousands of miles. This was caused by virus or a
hacker.



2010/10/6 Bill Burge <bill at burge.com>:
>
> For anyone else who received one of these...
>
> These are usually scams perpetrated by people who have hacked other people's email accounts.
>
> http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/tech/Email-Scams-83600577.html
>
> Points:
>
> She has little or no reason to contact me personally.
> I don't recall any mention of a London trip
>        (though not close enough to _really_ know these things, see previous.. ;-)
> England has very strict gun control, so unless she was robbed with a shotgun or vintage rifle...
>        (ok, that might be a little tongue in cheek, 'cause if you're going to be a robber you probably don't care if pistol ownership is a crime!)
>
> Please verify offline with Andrea before attempting to send any money.
>
> BillB
>
>
>
> On Oct 6, 2010, at 6:39 AM, Andrea Dinsmore wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm sorry for this odd request because it might get to you too urgent but
>> it's because of the situation of things right now.
>>
>> I'm stuck in London,England with my family right now, we are here on a short
>> vacation then I was robbed, worse of it is that bags, cash and cards and my
>> cell phone was stolen at GUN POINT, it's such a crazy experience for us, we
>> need help flying back home, the authorities are not being 100% supportive
>> but the good thing is we still have our passports and return tickets but
>> currently having troubles paying off the hotel bills and also getting a cab
>> to take us to the airport.
>>
>> All i need is $2,500.00 but anything you can spare right now will be
>> appreciated and I promise to refund it to you as soon as I arrive back home
>> safely.. You have my word !!
>>
>> Take Care, Andrea
>
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Sincerely
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Hiro    ( Yoshihiro Murakami )
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Backpacking for 30 years in Japan
2009 JMT, the first America.
2010 JMT, the second America.
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