I received a similar e-mail once, stating that an informal acquantaince had been mugged while on vacation in London, with the mugger getting all the money, id, passport, etc., and now the hotel was holding my friend for ransom. The main problem was that my friend wasn't even in England, but more like Southern California. It was a fairly convincing story, and might have had a fair chance of working, except that I'm so cheap. Brad On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 1:21 PM, Mark Sanders <marksanders_at_sandmarks.net> wrote: > > I told Barb, that's what she gets for using AOL! She says a large group of > AOLers got hacked and now she can't receive any mail! > I was thinking that gee, I just had coffee with her a couple days ago and > she didn't mention a trip to the Philippines! > > Thanks for sharing that link, I'll have to keep tabs on them. > > Mark > > Mark Sanderswww.SandMarks.net > > On 5/29/2014 12:58 PM, Dave Kruger wrote: > > So is this the Tomita Scam Paddlewise Graybeard Catchup Encounter Group? > > I'm in. Cool and showery here, recovering from a bout of dental > dreariness, but enjoying Becky's account of her FIRST visit to Yosemite ... > probably one of the few sexagenarians in the US who can make that claim. > > Also enjoying the convoluted track three guys in their early sixties are > making through the Broughtons, as part of a long planned Inside Passage > jaunt. Their site here. Really should check out the comments each night. > > > http://paddlingfanatics.jimdo.com/where-we-are-on-the-coast/ > > Hope you find that passport, Barbarascammersan. > > -- > Dave Kruger > Astoria, OR > > > > -------- Original message -------- > From Robert Carter <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> <revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> > Date: 05/29/2014 12:03 PM (GMT-08:00) > To Melissa Reese <melissa_at_willkayakforfood.net> > <melissa_at_willkayakforfood.net>,Paddlewise <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> > <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> > Subject Re: [Paddlewise] Sad News.......................Barbara Tomita > > > We are have great weather for may...lots of sun so I have had so good > times out upon the sea. > > thanks > > Bob > > > On 5/29/2014 10:37 AM, Melissa Reese wrote: > > Hi Robert, > > > > On Thursday, May 29, 2014, at 9:45:10 AM PST, you wrote: > > > >> Fraud! Scam! Total BS! > > Indeed. > > > > By the way -- how are you doing up in beautiful Alaska? Enjoying some > > good paddling? :) > > > *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Thu May 29 2014 - 16:40:57 PDT
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