Ariel Wang
On Aug 21, 2013, at 11:57, Jerry McAllister <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi Everyone,
>
> Probably you already know to avoid these, but just to make sure
> you do not get cheated by these, here is a warning.
>
> We are seeing again a string of Emails, usually in the name of
> someone you know claiming that the sender was traveling
> someplace and has had some problem such as losing their walet
> or getting robbed or today I saw one claiming they got attacked
> by gunmen from some rebel group.
>
> These Emails say they have lost their credit cards and money and ask
> for help getting back to the USA or paying hotel bills or something
> like that.
>
> These are all fake and are attempts to get you to either send money
> or personal information to them so they can steal money from your
> accounts or steal your identity. Each scam is a little different
> but all are false and will try to rob you.
>
> The person whose name is being used to send the message is NOT
> the one sending them. The criminals have stolen or faked the
> account, possibly by getting the password or in more cases, just
> putting false Email headers on the messages.
>
> The best thing you can do is to make sure you do not respond
> to those messages and especially do not give them any information.
> You can report them to the MSU Help desk in the Computer Center
> or to the police, but there is very little they can do to catch
> the criminals. The messages often originate in different countries.
> But, they could possibly help track down the person whose Email
> account was hijacked and get them to change passwords, etc.
>
> Good luck and stay safe,
>
> ////jerry
>
>
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