I actually wonder if someone joins e-mail lists and gets a "feel" for
some people, finds their activity, etc (looking for someone who doesn't
post much). I got an e-mail from "Monica Ponce" saying that she's in the
UK, was mugged at gun-point and now needs �1,750.00 -- more expensive
than Mark's! And the e-mail was in Spanish (really bad Spanish,
actually, probably a Babelfish translation). Monica doesn't post much on
TexasCavers, but she does on Facebook, so there were no doubts about
this e-mail being a scam as soon as I read it:
"Espero que recibe en este tiempo? Lo sentimos, no me han informado
acerca de mi viaje en el Reino Unido para un programa, estoy actualmente
en Londres y estoy teniendo algunas dificultades aqu�, porque me
asaltaron a punta de pistola ... ni siquiera pueden escribir en dialecto
nativo muy bien como todos los sistemas que aqu� se ha configurado.
... The gerente del hotel no me deja salir hasta que pagar las cuentas
del hotel ... Me gustar�a que me ayude con un pr�stamo de � 1,750.00"
I felt like creating a dummy e-mail account and replying, reassuring of
my willingness to "help" but peppering the e-mail with personal
questions, just to see what happens and then posting the whole thing
here, but that would need more time than I have now.
- Fofo
John Greer wrote, on 20/11/09 17:48:
Here we go again. This scam has been around for a while, going to
various lists, from various persons. I assume somebody hacks into master
distribution lists.
John Greer
----- Original Message -----
*From:* mark gee <mailto:markageetxca...@yahoo.com>
*To:* markageetxca...@yahoo.com <mailto:markageetxca...@yahoo.com>
*Sent:* Friday, November 20, 2009 6:24 PM
*Subject:* EMERGENCY
Hope you get this on time ? Sorry I didn't inform you about my trip to
the United Kingdom, I'm presently in Scotland and am having some
difficulties here.I misplaced my bag on my way to the hotel where other
valuable things were kept including my passport. I will like you to
assist me with a loan of $1,750 to sort-out my hotel bills and to get
myself back home. I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me
with and I promise to Refund the money as soon as i return.let me know
if you can be of any assistance.
Please reply me A.S.A.P.
Regards,
Gee
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