[extropy-chat] Re: internet car sale scam

[J Corbally]

>>Message: 25
>>Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 22:10:55 -0800
>> >From: "Spike" <spike66 at comcast.net>
>>Subject: [extropy-chat] internet car sale scam
>>To: "'ExI chat list'" <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org>
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>This afternoon, (Friday, 12:47pm) he gets this email,
>which I quote exactly including spelling and capitalization:
>"Hello Johnson,
>how are you doing/weekend? I have very serious problem right now,
>my Wife is terribly ill with a surgery operation and i need money
>to take care of her (although she has been admitted) and the hospital
>bills are really a huge payment to take care of. Please i would want
>you to wire the funds($7,000 less western union fee) today to my
>shipper for the car is not suitable for me at this point in time cuz
>my hubby is in dying situation.
>You can still reserve the car for me but right now i need to take
>proper care of my family problem so please do me a favour of wiring
>the funds today, this is very urgent and i will appreciate it if you
>move as fast as possible to help me. I am sorry for the stress and
>any inconveniences.
>Thanks, i hope to hear from you with the western union details used
>in wiring the funds today.
>Sincerely,
>Lucky...."

Perhaps the ill "Wife" becoming the dying "hubby" by the end should have 
tipped him off.

Nasty business, hope he manages to get out of it with the minimum of pain.




James...