Re: FN-FORUM: New scam???

date posted 22nd August 2003 20:18


>
> Yeah. I got it too.
>
> Seemed to be a legit email address so I reported it to his ISPs abuse
> address [EMAIL REMOVED]
>
> May be true, and I'm sorry his wife left him. But begging for money
> from complete strangers is just not on.
>
> When my wife walked out on me after a mere 6.5 months I just dealt with
> it, not impose my grief and upset on random people in the street.
>
> And there are plenty of people and institutions who *would* be willing
> to help sort his life out. Maybe if he just explained his situation to
> his creditors he could sort a repayment holiday out and save his house.
> I--and every one else he spammed--owe him nothing.
>
> It's the electronic equivalent of begger-muggers accosting you in the
> street asking for spare change. I give to Big Issue sellers because
> they are *trying* to help themselves, and regular amounts to organised
> charities, but people just asking in the street get no sympathy from me.
>
> Guess I'm just getting hard and cynical in my old age.
>
> --

No, you're right - whether it's true or not is beside the point - how are we
supposed to know whether it's true? There are so many scams around, and
this just sounds like another, so we would be pretty foolish to just send
money to the guy - I think everyone would agree on that.