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Topic: Holiday rescue scam

Posted by: lesley153

Subject: Holiday rescue scam
Date: Jul 27 12

Here's the text of an email I got this morning:

I'm writing this with tears in my eyes, My Family and I came to Dubai, United Arab Emirates on a short holiday, unfortunately we got robbed at the park of the hotel were we Lodge, all cash, credit card and our mobile phone were stolen off. It was a bitter experience and we so luckily for us we still have our life and our passports safe.

We need your help flying back home as we are trying to raise some money.we have made contact with our bank but the best they can do is to mail me a new card which will take 2-3 days to arrive here.I need you to lend me some money to sort my self out of this predicament, will pay back once we get this over with.

Western Union Transfer is the fastest option to wire funds to me. Let me know if you need my details(Full names/location) to effect a transfer. You can reach me via email.I'm freaked out at the moment.

Thanks..



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monan828 well, that's a new one. Thanks for bringing it to attention.

Reply #1. Jul 27 12, 3:28 PM

lesley153 The email appeared to come from Help Needed(her name), on email address CompanyName@btinternet.com, but replies would go to CompanyName@yahoo.co.uk.

I didn't know she was planning to go there, with or without family, or think that was a place she'd be tempted to go. I did think she writes better English than whoever wrote this.

Best of all, there was a red warning banner telling me:
"Be careful with this message. The sender's account may be compromised, so this message could be a scam to steal personal information."

I rang her up and asked "How are you and where are you?" She laughed and said she was fine, she wasn't in Dubai - she was in Cambridge. She also said that the company no longer exists.

So, if you get something like this, don't think twice about ignoring it. If you've already had one like it... looks like I'm last... again!

Reply #2. Jul 27 12, 3:35 PM

lesley153 Thanks, monan - I am not alone! :)

Reply #3. Jul 27 12, 3:35 PM

satguru

I got one of these from one of the few Facebook friends I'd no idea who it was, then she came up on messenger and carried on, I tried to trip her up and after about half an hour (it seemed like it anyway) she gave up and flounced off in a huff. There were a few mutual friends or I wouldn't have added her, and turned out none of them were sure who she was either. As I don't hand money over to strangers full stop she was knocking on the wrong door, and the story was impossible anyway as she couldn't have had the internet/computers etc had her story been true either.

Reply #4. Jul 28 12, 6:38 PM

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