[Harp-L] Re: Terrible Ordeal (Help) NOT needed

[Ludo Beckers <lazylew@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dave, bad enough indeed.
Richard, thanks for noticing the earmarks.
Parts of the web are still like a jungle; I'll tread carefully!
Apologies to all who received the con mail.
Ludo in good shape (sort of ;-))

On Sat, Feb 26, 2011 at 7:36 PM, David Fertig <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Ludo,  Richard Hunter wisely figured it was probably a scam, I had little
> doubt, but wanted to check - just in case!   Glad it was not worse than a
> hacking, which is bad enough!   I suppose this is a good reminder to back-up
> often. . .
>
> -Dave "Jesus Saves" Fertig
>
>
> --- On *Sat, 2/26/11, Ludo Beckers <lazylew@xxxxxxxxx>* wrote:
>
> From: Ludo Beckers <lazylew@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: are you okay?
> To: "David Fertig" <drfertig@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Saturday, February 26, 2011, 10:06 AM
>
> Thanks for your concern Dave, but my mail account was severely hacked
> I'm not in London and haven't been robbed of anything except all my
> contacts in gmail
> I can't hence notify my contactslist of the hack
>
> Luckily I noticed the hack early and also saw someone had inserted a
> forwarding address in my account
> I hope the damage stays restricted to this
>
> Thanks again
> brother in harps
> Ludo
>
>
> --- On *Sat, 2/26/11, harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx <harp-l-request@xxxxxxxxxx
> >* wrote:
> [Harp-L] Fw: Terrible Ordeal(HELP)!!!
> Saturday, February 26, 2011 10:32 AM
>   From:
> "Richard Hunter" <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>  To:
> "harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx" <harp-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 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<http://us.mc625.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=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
>
>


-- 
Ludo