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Originally Posted by Mancie
I reckon this is a serious scam, imagine if you got this sort of mail from a close friend?.  |
Relatives of mine (who live in Kent ) received a similar plea 8 or 9 months ago - allegedly from a close friend of theirs (who just happened to be globe trotting at the time !).
Fortunately they immediately suspected a scam, knowing that their friend would have contacted his bank for assistance, and/or had he needed any help or advice from them, he would have done so in person via reverse charge 'phone call.
If kids can hack into MI 5 computers and the White House etc. how come the powers that be don't get these types of criminals pronto ?
They are the scum of the earth exploiting vunerable people.
Not everybody is well enough or intelligent enough or quick witted enough to see through these scams - and I don't mean that unkindly or in a patronising way.