[HUG ] Re: Family Member Impersonation Scam
- From: "Harry Lock" <harrylock@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 8 Jun 2010 17:25:23 +0200
I also think it is a scam. He could be contacted through his web-page if the
phone numbers on the e-mail are false. Does anyone on the list actually know
him? Sitting here on the tip of Africa we are very suspicious of e-mail pleas
for help. Surely HIS embassy should be able to help - or his bank for that
matter. Appealing to a loose group of correspondents on a photo list is pushing
it!
Cheers
Harry
----- Original Message -----
From: Christoph Hammann
To: hasselblad@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, June 08, 2010 5:12 PM
Subject: [HUG ] Re: Family Member Impersonation Scam
Thanks for the heads-up. I figured as much, it had a distinct Nigerian scam
odor. Patrick should probably consider his e-mail account hacked. This scam
would not work if the thief only falsified the e-mail headers.
Christoph
Am 08.06.2010 um 17:05 schrieb Barry Kleider <bkleider@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> This new email follows the exact pattern my friend faced. Does anyone have
Patrick's phone number (besides the one on the bottom of the email we see
today?)
>
> I sincerely hope that Patrick is OK. Should he and his family actually be
penniless in Cardiff, the American embassy is particularly suited to handle
this sort of distress.
>
> I think this article from snopes.com will echo the caution suggested before.
>
> http://www.snopes.com/fraud/distress/family.asp
>
> Barry
>
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