I have a friend, an eighty five year old native minister, who got scammed by "the mugged in London story". It involved a mutual friend who is one of the kindest ladies you would ever meet. sadly my friend was scammed for a couple thousand dollars. I think his next sermon was titled "Getting your due on Judgment Day!" stay wise Bob On 5/29/2014 3:39 PM, Bradford Crain wrote: > 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 <mailto: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 Sanders > www.SandMarks.net <http://www.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> >> <mailto:revkayak_at_aptalaska.net> >> Date: 05/29/2014 12:03 PM (GMT-08:00) >> To Melissa Reese <melissa_at_willkayakforfood.net> >> <mailto:melissa_at_willkayakforfood.net>,Paddlewise >> <paddlewise_at_paddlewise.net> <mailto: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 >> <mailto:PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net> >> Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net >> <mailto:PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net> >> Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ >> *************************************************************************** >> > > > > > *************************************************************************** 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 - 18:10:31 PDT
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