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OMG check out this new email scam I just received
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from Jane XXXXXXX <janeXXXXXXX@yahoo.com >
to janeXXXXXXX@yahoo.com
date Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 3:35 AM
subject Please Help Me
mailed-by yahoo.com
signed-by yahoo.com

Am sorry i didn't inform you about my urgent trip to London, i don't have much time on the pc here,so i have to brief you my present situation which requires your urgent response actually, I had a trip to London but unfortunately for me all my money got stolen at the hotel where i lodged due to a robbery incident that happened in the hotel.I had been so restless since last night because i have been without any money moreover the Hotel's telephone lines here got disconnected by the robbers and they are trying to get them fixed back i have access to only emails at the library because my mobile cant work here so i didnt bring it along,please i want you to help me with money so please can you send me 1,200 Pounds so when i return back i would refund it back to you as soon as i get home,I am so confused right now and dont know what to do, I had been to the embassy and they are currently looking into my case,Please you can send it through Western Union Money Transfer so i will get it immediately its sent,i want you to please help me transfer the money as soon as possible.Here is the details you need for the transfer below,

Receivers Names:Jane XXXXXXX
Receivers Address: 103 Harley Street
City- London
Country- UK
Zip Code- W1G 6AJ

Please get back to me as soon as you have the money sent,once you are done with the transfer just help me to scan a copy of the receipt given to you by Western Union or help me to write out the Money Transfer Control Number(MTCN)

I will be waiting for your help. Thank you so much
Best Regards

Jane XXXXXX


I have a friend named Jane XXXXXX. Her last name is unusual and it is listed and spelled correctly. The email address listed in this email is HER email address. The subject of the email is "Please help me". But I know for a fact she isn't in London.

I get enough silly spam to know to watch for it but this one is so clever I thought I would share it. I also can't spam it out since it did come from Jane's email and I don't want to spam Jane out of my email.
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  OMG check out this new email scam I just received proud2BlibKansan  Oct-12-09 08:06 AM   #0 
   Could be worth sending Jane a note and telling her she might have a virus  Rabrrrrrr   Oct-12-09 08:09 AM   #1 
   I emailed her before I posted this  proud2BlibKansan   Oct-12-09 09:21 AM   #14 
   Right, Jane needs to know so she can change her password  Warpy   Oct-12-09 09:58 AM   #17 
   That is very creepy  Chemisse   Oct-12-09 08:09 AM   #2 
   I got one of those, too, a while back.  Peggesis1   Oct-12-09 08:12 AM   #4 
   Holy moly. They're getting more ingenuous, aren't they. nt  babylonsister   Oct-12-09 08:10 AM   #3 
   A few of my Facebook friends were targeted by this scam a couple of months ago. N/T  bpcmxr   Oct-12-09 08:12 AM   #5 
   I got the same type of spam from someone I know  Christa   Oct-12-09 08:12 AM   #6 
   Dang, that's convincing. Let me whip out my checkbook right away.  MrModerate   Oct-12-09 08:21 AM   #7 
   dear friend  Uben   Oct-12-09 08:22 AM   #8 
   And They Still Find Fish...  KharmaTrain   Oct-12-09 08:28 AM   #9 
   Ooh it must be real since it's from London  shadowknows69   Oct-12-09 08:44 AM   #10 
   So, you're just going to let poor Jane rot in London?  Buzz Clik   Oct-12-09 08:48 AM   #11 
   I love how it says "I want you to help me with money" and "I want you to please help me"  Berry Cool   Oct-12-09 09:06 AM   #12 
   Yep dead giveaway it wasn't written by anyone who speaks English  proud2BlibKansan   Oct-12-09 09:24 AM   #16 
   It would be tempting to send a reply something like this...  MikeE   Oct-12-09 09:09 AM   #13 
   Heh heh - that's good!  Rabrrrrrr   Oct-12-09 09:24 AM   #15 
   Yes, but warn her by telephone or in person first  Warpy   Oct-12-09 10:00 AM   #18 
   I actually did that one time to a Nigerian scammer  pipi_k   Oct-12-09 10:13 AM   #20 
   I just delete those without reading them  madokie   Oct-12-09 10:00 AM   #19 
   Me too but this came from a friend  proud2BlibKansan   Oct-12-09 11:00 AM   #22 
      Well that is a different animal then  madokie   Oct-12-09 11:32 AM   #23 
   I'm Helping A Nigerian Price Out Of A Financial Jam  ChoppinBroccoli   Oct-12-09 10:50 AM   #21 
   It's spoofing.  chrisa   Oct-12-09 12:00 PM   #24 
 

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