[Ansteorra] Sad News!!!

[John Hirling]

http://www.snopes.com/fraud/distress/family.asp

~ihon


"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass . . .
it's about learning how to dance in the rain!"

Unknown (but I wish it had been me)


On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:30 AM, Rebecca Bevel <rebevel at hotmail.com> wrote:

>
> Oh!  Omg..........We have nothing left on us right now and we're lucky to
> have our life and passports with us it would have been worse if they had
> made away with our passports.
>
> all we need now is just $2,500 you can have it wired to my name via Western
> Union i'll have to show my passport as ID to pick it up here and i promise
> to pay you back as soon as we get back home Here's my info below
>
> Rebecca Bevel
> 2 Cowbridge Road West,
> wales,United Kingdom.
>
> As soon as it has been done, kindly get back to me with the confirmation
> number. Let me know if you are heading to the WU outlet now???.
>
>
> > Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2010 09:27:06 -0600
> > From: elizabeth at crouchet.com
> > To: ansteorra at lists.ansteorra.org
> > Subject: Re: [Ansteorra] Sad News!!!
> >
> > With no names or details I suspect a scam. i have seen this story before.
> > It was a scam then.
> >
> > Claire
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 9:24 AM, mikea <mikea at mikea.ath.cx> wrote:
> >
> > > On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 09:16:27AM -0600, Rebecca Bevel wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,my fam and I came down here to
> > > wales,United Kingdom for a short vacation unfortunately we were mugged
> at
> > > the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash,credit card and cell
> were
> > > stolen off us but luckily for us we still have our passports with us.
> > > >
> > > > We've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping
> > > issues at all and our flight leaves in less than 3hrs from now but the
> hotel
> > > manager won't let us leave until we settle the bills.
> > > >
> > > > Am freaked out at the moment..
> > >
> > > Does anyone know this person? Can anyone get in touch with her quickly?
> > >
> > > This is pretty much the boilerplate text for a scam. I'm not saying
> that
> > > it is or is not a scam, but it sure looks like one.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Mike Andrews        /   Michael Fenwick    Barony of Namron, Ansteorra
> > > mikea at mikea.ath.cx  /   Amateur Extra radio operator W5EGO
> > > Tired old music Laurel; Chirurgeon; SCAdian since AS XI
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