[CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella
Hello I'm sorry I didn't tell you about my trip ... I'm currently in London,England on a short vacation as I write this ... what happened today is unbelievable,and now I am stuck here.I got mugged at gun point on my way to the hotel and my money,credit cards, phone and other valuables were stolen.I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all,they asked us to wait for 3weeks but we can't wait till then. Thank God they did not take my passport.I urgently need your help.I just need 2000$ dollars USD to sort out my hotel bills but i'll appreciate whatsoever you can afford,I promise to pay you back once I get home.The hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle the hotel bills.Am so freaked out at the moment. I do have cash in my account,but I can't access it right now because I had to cancel all my credit cards that were stolen!!I'm sending this from a free internet connection at the public library. I will forever be grateful if you can help me.Please respond quickly, as my flight leaves in a few hours and I need to pay my hotel bill.Please save me from the embarrassment of not being able to cover the charges. Thanks John Roschella *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella
This is spam - don't reply to him. Mike On 2/15/2011 7:13 AM, John Roschella wrote: Hello I'm sorry I didn't tell you about my trip ... I'm currently in London,England John Roschella *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella
Ya think, Mike? What clued you in - no real way to contact him - not even the name of the hotel? The foreign representation of money? The fact that list members do not mention trips unless they have tech-related questions? That spam appears to be quite old and made me LOL. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- This is spam - don't reply to him. Mike On 2/15/2011 7:13 AM, John Roschella wrote: > Hello > I'm sorry I didn't tell you about my trip ... I'm currently in > London,England > John Roschella > *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *** *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella
They seem to go in cycles. A friend of mine sent me a similar one that she had gotten from a former pastors wife who left under less than honorable conditions, and she forwarded it to the Sheriff. She was that suspicious. Stewart At 08:14 AM 2/15/2011, you wrote: Ya think, Mike? What clued you in - no real way to contact him - not even the name of the hotel? The foreign representation of money? The fact that list members do not mention trips unless they have tech-related questions? That spam appears to be quite old and made me LOL. Thank you, Mark Snyder -Original Message- This is spam - don't reply to him. Mike On 2/15/2011 7:13 AM, John Roschella wrote: > Hello > I'm sorry I didn't tell you about my trip ... I'm currently in London,England > John Roschella > *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella
On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: > They seem to go in cycles. > > A friend of mine sent me a similar one that she had gotten from a former > pastors wife who left under less than honorable conditions, and she > forwarded it to the Sheriff. She was that suspicious. Why would anyone respond to an e-mail from someone that they do not know, have no idea who the sender is, and especially since the e-mail suggests familiarity where none exists? Steve *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella
Oh this was an email from someone she knew for about 10 years. She left when her husband took a call in another locality last Summer. She was not about to send her money and thought it was the real person who she has tangled with before because of financial problems. The one sent to this list was unusual as it sent it to an email list, not an individual. If I understand it correctly, this is done by someone or something that hacks yahoo accounts and then uses their address books within Yahoo to send out these missives. I got two last year. One from a member of this or another similar list and then one from a church list I manage. These were individuals who I have known and have communicated with. The first one I was sorry for their problem but was not about to send money. The second one i had just seen an email from on the list a day or two before and they had not mentioned traveling. (and this person does a bit of it.) So I was suspicious right off. He then wrote me as manager of the list that his Yahoo account had problems. When my friend forwarded this one to me, I knew right off that it was a scam. Stewart At 08:05 PM 2/15/2011, you wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: > They seem to go in cycles. > > A friend of mine sent me a similar one that she had gotten from a former > pastors wife who left under less than honorable conditions, and she > forwarded it to the Sheriff. She was that suspicious. Why would anyone respond to an e-mail from someone that they do not know, have no idea who the sender is, and especially since the e-mail suggests familiarity where none exists? Steve *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *** *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella
One of these "Stranded Traveller" messages got posted to another computer email list I subscribe to, last year. The message was specifically written to appeal to the kind of person on the email list (women, in IT, many of them young.) At the time, I pointed out that the lack of specific information made the Stranded Traveller's appeal VERY suspicious, and suggested that if anyone on the list really wanted to help the Stranded Traveller, they should offer advice to her (such as, contact the U.S. consulate or embassy). AFAIK, no one sent money. I think they would have sent funds, if the appeal had been genuine; because people really do feel obliged to help when someone is in trouble. Helpfulness is just as much a part of human nature as the impulse to defraud. --Constance On Feb 15, 2011, at 9:19 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: Oh this was an email from someone she knew for about 10 years. She left when her husband took a call in another locality last Summer. She was not about to send her money and thought it was the real person who she has tangled with before because of financial problems. The one sent to this list was unusual as it sent it to an email list, not an individual. If I understand it correctly, this is done by someone or something that hacks yahoo accounts and then uses their address books within Yahoo to send out these missives. I got two last year. One from a member of this or another similar list and then one from a church list I manage. These were individuals who I have known and have communicated with. The first one I was sorry for their problem but was not about to send money. The second one i had just seen an email from on the list a day or two before and they had not mentioned traveling. (and this person does a bit of it.) So I was suspicious right off. He then wrote me as manager of the list that his Yahoo account had problems. When my friend forwarded this one to me, I knew right off that it was a scam. Stewart At 08:05 PM 2/15/2011, you wrote: On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 6:05 PM, Stewart Marshall wrote: > They seem to go in cycles. > > A friend of mine sent me a similar one that she had gotten from a former > pastors wife who left under less than honorable conditions, and she > forwarded it to the Sheriff. She was that suspicious. Why would anyone respond to an e-mail from someone that they do not know, have no idea who the sender is, and especially since the e-mail suggests familiarity where none exists? Steve *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *** *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *** *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
Re: [CGUYS] EXT :Re: [CGUYS] HELP..................................John Roschella
Yup and as part of my profession I have helped more folks who probably should not have been helped than you can count over the years. Stewart At 08:35 PM 2/15/2011, you wrote: One of these "Stranded Traveller" messages got posted to another computer email list I subscribe to, last year. The message was specifically written to appeal to the kind of person on the email list (women, in IT, many of them young.) At the time, I pointed out that the lack of specific information made the Stranded Traveller's appeal VERY suspicious, and suggested that if anyone on the list really wanted to help the Stranded Traveller, they should offer advice to her (such as, contact the U.S. consulate or embassy). AFAIK, no one sent money. I think they would have sent funds, if the appeal had been genuine; because people really do feel obliged to help when someone is in trouble. Helpfulness is just as much a part of human nature as the impulse to defraud. *** ** THIS LIST HAS MOVED TO YAHOO** ** PLEASE JOIN THE DISCUSSION THERE ** ** Info at http://www.cguys.org/ ** ***
