Originally Posted By Mary Poppins A women in a community concert band that I was once part of, had her identity stolen by hackers into her yahoo account. She was asking me to send 2,000 pounds to Britain to help her out of an emergency! Luckily the fraud was detected and the band executive sent me the notice that it was a scam.
Originally Posted By JazzCat I've heard of this scam. A friend "appears" to be stuck in a foreign country saying they had their wallet or purse stolen and then ask for money. Scary stuff out there. Good thing we're just axe murderers!