For grins, I once replied to one of those, saying that I had wired the money to the police station, and they could pick it up there. George E. Henry, CRA, PBT Wheaton Eye Clinic, Ltd. 2015 N. Main Street Wheaton IL 60187 630.588.3615 _____ From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of CPMC Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2012 10:32 To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] hijacked email This is a common scam. Effective, because they hijack your eMail address book and send a message that seems very legitimate. In the age of CELL PHONES however, it is easy enough to round robin with your friends and family to verify the information. I have received about a half dozen of these in the past few years. Hope it all worked out well enough. Denice Barsness, CRA, COMT, ROUB, CDOS, FOPS Ophthalmic Diagnostic Center CPMC Department of Ophthalmology 2100 Webster Street Suite 212 San Francisco CA 94115 (415) 600-3937 FAX (415) 600-6563 From: optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:optimal-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jonathan Shankle Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2012 8:10 PM To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [optimal] Re: Terrible Situation...Kindly Help!! Well, I received a full refund with a letter of apology, as it seems that the funds had already been secured. Michael, did you get your money back, or were Sandor's funds accepted? - Jonathan Sent from my iPhone On Jun 12, 2012, at 9:36 PM, Alexis Smith <alexis@xxxxxxxx> wrote: What was the consensus? Was it them, or was it a scam? On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 12:46 PM, Lydia Dimmer <lydiadimmer@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: That's the con - you know the person and will likely send money... when you are robbed and assaulted in another country, the american embassy can get you back home. I would definitely call my friend Mike before sending money... Lydia Dimmer, COT, CRA, OCT-C Eye Associates Northwest, PC Seattle, WA 206/342-6140 <tel:206%2F342-6140> _____ From: jonathan.shankle@xxxxxxxxx Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 08:26:06 -0500 Subject: [optimal] Re: Terrible Situation...Kindly Help!! To: optimal@xxxxxxxxxxxxx I know that there are con artists out there, but I know Mike Narahara!! Just to be safe I did the same thing as Sandor and Mike.. - Jonathan Sent from my iPhone On Jun 11, 2012, at 8:22 AM, Martin Mayers <martin.mayers@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: usually these emails are a con. verify before you send any money, etc On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 8:21 AM, Michael R. Turano Jr. <turano@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: You too? Michael R. Turano, Jr., CRA, OCT-C Imaging Specialist C 917.826.9506 F 917.591.1841 turano@xxxxxxxxx Sent from my iPhone On Jun 11, 2012, at 8:04 AM, sandor ferenczy <sandorferenczy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: Not to fear all, i sent Mike & Miranda enough to cover their trip back home. its is all taken care of, so everyone else just ignore the request... sandor On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 7:48 AM, Mike Narahara <mnara@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: I'm with family on vacation in Madrid Spain, I know I didn't mention anything about it to you but we are in trouble, we were mugged last night in an alley by a gang of thugs on our way back from shopping, one of them had a knife poking my neck for almost two minutes and everything we had on us including my cell phone, credit cards were all stolen, quite honestly it was beyond a dreadful experience for us but looking on the bright side we weren't seriously hurt or injured and we are still alive so that is whats important. I've reported to the cops here and canceled all our cards, it appeared I had acted quickly enough or they almost would have succeeded in cleaning out my bank account. I'm really having some difficulties clearing our hotel bills and also need to pick up a voucher ticket at the counter for us to catch a flight back home as soon as possible All we need right now is 1,850 Euro but anything you can spare pending when we get things straightened out will be appreciated and I promise to refund you as soon as we arrive home safely, western union is the best way to get money across to us. Please get back to me as soon as possible to let you know how you can get the money across to us. Thanks Mike and Miranda _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2433/5069 - Release Date: 06/14/12