Joh,
This happened to two people I know. It is real. Phoebe
In a message dated 5/21/2010 8:20:17 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
jrcrin001(a)cox.net writes:
Hello,
There is a phishing email - similar to the following sample - going
around.
Do NOT respond to it.
It may seem as if a friend is in trouble - BUT if it uses a the format
similar to the sample below then it is fake.
Those infected - so to speak - have their email hacked and a virus sends
out
copies of itself to others in the address book. In addition if you send
money, they have access to your account info. Not very nice.
John R. Carpenter
La Mesa, CA
sample
I'm sorry I didn't inform you about my traveling... am presently in
London, United Kingdom on short vacation and as i write to you now..
its unbelievable am stuck here,got mugged at gun point on my way to
the hotel and my money,credit cards,phone and other valuable things
were taken off me at gun point, thanking Almighty God for save keeping
my passport., i really need your urgent assistance quickly ? I JUST
NEED SOME FEW HUNDREDS $$$ TO SORT OUT MY HOTEL BILLS AND i promise to
refund it back to you once i get home cause i still have some cash in
my account but i cant access any here right now ,already cancelled all
my cards immediately after the muggers took my things off me!!! still
at the public Internet library where am making use of the free
Internet access, i will forever be grateful if you can help
me,Waiting to hear from you quickly cos my flight leaves in few hrs
but need to sort the hotel bills and please save me from been
embarrassed.
Thanks.
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