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If anyone has any doubts that this is a scam, there was an email from
Gayle on NatureNS yesterday a.m., when she reported looking for the
snapping turtle in Dartmouth. She is not stranded in England!
Lois Codling
On 08/04/2011 1:21 PM, Ulli wrote:
> Before people get all concerned.
> In case someone hasn't figured it out or seen it before: This is the
> latest fashion of pishing emails.
> Not sure how they harvest email addresses of the recipients and
> identities of the "person in distress".
> If one responds to this request the next message will ask for a money
> transfer via Western Union.
>
> Ulli
>
> P.S. Gayle has done nothing wrong, likely another users computer
> somewhere in the world had been hacked or virused and the information
> came from this machines email addressbook.
>
>
>
>
>
> On 8-Apr-11, at 12:38 PM, Gayle MacLean wrote:
>
>> How are you doing? I hope this email reaches you on time, I had a
>> trip to the United Kingdom but unfortunately for me I lost my bag at
>> the airport, I only got to realize this on my way to the hotel where
>> I lodged and this has caused me so much thereby making me stranded.
>> Presently my things are held down by the hotel management due to
>> my inability to pay the hotel bills which I currently owe, they even
>> had to restrict my access to the hotel facilities until outstanding
>> bills are cleared and I don't have a dime on me anymore, I had to
>> walk down to the city library in order to send you this email.
>> I need you to kindly assist me with the loan of (2,750 pounds) so
>> I can settle the hotel bills and make arrangement to return back
>> home, please let me know how much you can assist me with soonest. I'm
>> urging you to let this be between us because I'm so ashamed about the
>> whole thing.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Gayle
>>
>
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>
> No virus found in this message.
> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com>
> Version: 10.0.1209 / Virus Database: 1500/3559 - Release Date: 04/08/11
>
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If anyone has any doubts that this is a scam, there was an email
from Gayle on NatureNS yesterday a.m., when she reported looking for
the snapping turtle in Dartmouth. She is not stranded in England!<br>
<br>
Lois Codling<br>
<br>
On 08/04/2011 1:21 PM, Ulli wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:F0090D94-EB28-447D-8AFB-E643CF036EC5@dal.ca"
type="cite">
Before people get all concerned.
<div>In case someone hasn't figured it out or seen it before: This
is the latest fashion of pishing emails.</div>
<div>Not sure how they harvest email addresses of the recipients
and identities of the "person in distress". </div>
<div>If one responds to this request the next message will ask for
a money transfer via Western Union.</div>
<div><br>
</div>
<div>Ulli</div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div>P.S. Gayle has done nothing wrong, likely another users
computer somewhere in the world had been hacked or virused and
the information came from this machines email addressbook.</div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
</div>
<div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder">
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<div> <br>
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<div>On 8-Apr-11, at 12:38 PM, Gayle MacLean wrote:</div>
<br class="Apple-interchange-newline">
<blockquote type="cite">
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class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse:
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15px;"><span class="yiv1325684756Apple-style-span"
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style: none;
font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">How
are you doing? I hope this email reaches you on
time, I had a trip to the United Kingdom but
unfortunately for me I lost my bag at the
airport, I only got to realize this on my way to
the hotel where I lodged and this has caused me
so much thereby making me stranded.<br
style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style:
none;">
Presently my things are held down by the
hotel management due to my inability to pay the
hotel bills which I currently owe, they even had
to restrict my access to the hotel facilities
until outstanding bills are cleared and I don't
have a dime on me anymore, I had to walk down to
the city library in order to send you this
email.<br style="line-height: 1.2em;
outline-style: none;">
I need you to kindly assist me with the loan
of (2,750 pounds) so I can settle the hotel
bills and make arrangement to return back home,
please let me know how much you can assist me
with soonest. I'm urging you to let this be
between us because I'm so ashamed about the
whole thing.<br style="line-height: 1.2em;
outline-style: none;">
<br style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style:
none;">
Thanks!</span>
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style="line-height: 1.2em; outline-style:
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none;">
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