First this should not be discussed in the list... BUT! you are correct, the entire hack and fraude is to get you to send money via western union. to help the person... never answer and never send money. nelda ~o~o~o~o~o0o0o0o0o0o~o~o~o~o Nelda L. Percival SSGT, E6, US ARMY ret. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ ~o~o~o~o~o0o0o0o0o0o~o~o~o~o > Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2010 20:47:57 -0700 > From: hawkman_ohio@yahoo.com > To: bp2000@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BP2000] I was hacked... > > I got an email from a cousin of mine which said the following: > > "I'm writing this with tears in my eyes, I came down here to London, United > Kingdom for a short vacation unfortunately i was mugged at the park of the > hotel where i stayed, all cash, credit card and cell were stolen off me but > luckily for me i still have my passports with me. > > > I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at > all and my flight leaves in less than 6hrs from now but am having problems > settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let me leave until i > settle the bills, I'm freaked out at the moment." > > With you mentioning the hacking I think this may be the next attempt to get > people to send money. > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Nelda Percival <nelda_percival@hotmail.com> > To: bp2000@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thu, August 19, 2010 3:43:39 PM > Subject: [BP2000] I was hacked... > > > I was hacked... > > Because if the mailing list's addresses you might get an email that states I'm > in Wales UK. and have been mugged... > > > DO NOT ANSWER IT.. make sure your accounts have compilacted security codes > /passwords upper and lower case plus numbers... and nothing uses the same > password. > > Nelda > > ~o~o~o~o~o0o0o0o0o0o~o~o~o~o > Nelda L. Percival > SSGT, E6, US ARMY ret. > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ > ~o~o~o~o~o0o0o0o0o0o~o~o~o~o > > Remember - To remove un-needed email text from your replys > ********************* > Visit Project website at: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bp2000/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > Visit Beatty Y-DNA Project at: http://www.beattydna.org/ > ********************* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BP2000-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > Remember - To remove un-needed email text from your replys > ********************* > Visit Project website at: http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bp2000/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~ > Visit Beatty Y-DNA Project at: http://www.beattydna.org/ > ********************* > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BP2000-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message