Re: [Harp-L] Fw: Terrible Ordeal(HELP)!!!

[buzz krantz <buzzo@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

It's a scam. I got this same e-mail over a year ago. I called the person 
& they were home & fine.
 Bukk Krantz




On 2/26/2011 10:22 AM, Richard Hunter wrote:
> I received this email this AM.  It has all the earmarks of a hoax.  If anyone else has received this message, purportedly from Euro harmonica player Ludo Beckers, I recommend that you DO NOT respond.
>
> The part about having no credit cards sounds especially suspicious, since any credit card company would issue him another card within a day or two at most.
>
> Regards, Richard Hunter
>
> -----Forwarded Message-----
> > From: Ludo Beckers<lazylew@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Feb 26, 2011 7:32 AM
> > To:
> > Subject: Terrible Ordeal(HELP)!!!
> >
> > Hello
> >
> > I'm sorry I didn't inform you about my traveling,I'm writing this
> > with tears in my eyes as i write to you..My family and I came over
> > here to London United Kingdom for a short vacation,Unfortunately my
> > worst fears came true.As we  were heading  back to the hotel,we were
> > robbed by a crazy man with a gun.He took off our bags, wallets, and
> > phones.We have no credit cards or cash. Thankfully, we had left our
> > passports safe at the hotel.We've been to the US Embassy and the
> > Police here but they're not  helping issues at all and our flight
> > leaves in few hours from now but we're having problems settling  the
> > hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we settle
> > the bills.We need some money so  we can settle the hotel bills and fly
> > back home.Please let me know if you can help us with some money so as
> > to settle our hotel bills.I promise to refund your money as soon as we
> > get back.
> >
> > --
> > Ludo
>
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