BEWARE!
Someone Tried To Scam My Parents!
Mom and Dad called me to come take a look at a crazy email they received from my mother's cousin.....or so it appeared! It was from her real email address but it didn't seem right to them. Here it is, exactly as written (except I did not include her full name).....
"Hope you get this on time? Sorry I didn't inform you about my trip to Spain for a program, I am presently in Madrid and am having some difficulties here because i misplaced my wallet on my way to the hotel where my money and other valuable things were. presently my passport and my things are been held down by the hotel management pending when i make payment.
I need you to help me with a loan of (2,600 Euro = $3,300) to pay my hotel bills and to get myself back home. I will appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with, I will refund the money back to you as soon as i return, let me know if you can be of any help? ASAP. I don't have a phone where i can be reached I am so confused right now. please let me know immediately
Your help is much appreciated,,
Thanks,
Peggy"
Thankfully my parents are still very sharp, but because this came from a legitimate email address they wondered if it could really be from Peggy. They called her to let her know about it and of course she was safe at home in Alabama. Now she's got to deal with the worry that her email has been hacked.
I get scammy email all the time, but my folks don't get near the volume of daily email I do, so this was new to them. They were amazed at the stories I told them of email and phone scams. I was surprised they hadn't heard about this stuff! Be sure to let your friends and family know to be careful! Everyone is a target, but the elderly can be particularly vulnerable.
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