I'm not scamproof myself.. I've been scammed in europe a few times.. I too got the email..
I was ready to send the cash.. being stuck in europe with no cash and no cards (doubly bad if you're in a country where they don't/can't speak english). Anyway, there were some funny logic problems in the email.. I'm just pointing out for entertainment purposes.. "Pay the hotel bill".. well in europe most of the time you have to prepay. The hotel takes a swipe of your credit card when you arrive. Even if you lose your card, the hotel can still take it's payment. "Robbed at gunpoint". Like in Australia, it doesn't happen that much in the UK. "Going to the airport soon". Well, it costs money to go to the airport like here. If the flight is leaving soon, no need to pay the hotel bill. Just make the flight.. etc.. well if not for those logic errors, I was close to sending money.. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
