tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post3797472550661673883..comments2024-03-18T15:02:43.329-07:00Comments on Rural Revolution: Writing this "with tears in my eyes"Patrice Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06012022335047974670noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-43548577429989902222014-09-13T09:18:08.542-07:002014-09-13T09:18:08.542-07:00Patrice - i've read this post a few times now ...Patrice - i've read this post a few times now and call me gullible - but i wonder and worry for days after receiving emails like this. i wonder - what if that was me and i was asking people for help and really needed it. i know that they are scams from the first second of reading the email....but still i wonder and worry. i know - gullible!kymberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02607117635648274823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-78786211923577826232014-09-11T19:38:37.788-07:002014-09-11T19:38:37.788-07:00About five years ago I got one of these from a fri...About five years ago I got one of these from a friend, a grandma with grown children of her own. The fact that she appealed to me, we were starving students with five children, tipped me off that this was a scam. Good grief, some people would rather steal than work.Rozy Lasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06019413665136390175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-15912471741383834602014-09-11T18:03:24.242-07:002014-09-11T18:03:24.242-07:00Of all the Ph.D.s I've known in academia or my...Of all the Ph.D.s I've known in academia or my profession, not one of them would write that poorly.<br /><br />Scammers, take note. Your violations of normal social protocol notwithstanding, the grammar here is atrocious and the lack of proper punctuation simply unforgivable. <br /><br />Take this home, rewrite it completely, and submit the revised version by midnight Friday for a regrade. I'm only giving you this chance because I know you need to this grade to keep your scholarship, and I feel sorry for you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-8705791051938547622014-09-11T16:38:10.347-07:002014-09-11T16:38:10.347-07:00E-mail him a copy of a wood tankard so he can coll...E-mail him a copy of a wood tankard so he can collect donations.Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-41832367974941838342014-09-11T16:25:07.111-07:002014-09-11T16:25:07.111-07:00I got one like that a week ago that used a friend&...I got one like that a week ago that used a friend's name...It was hilarious because I just saw her Sunday and on Monday I get the email about her being away on an "impromptu trip to Turkey!" And Patrice, you got a better deal--this "crying friend" wanted $2,900. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-65964943694955209272014-09-11T15:20:33.133-07:002014-09-11T15:20:33.133-07:00Columbus Georgia is on the border between Alabama ...Columbus Georgia is on the border between Alabama and Georgia and I wouldn't send this man any money and I figured if he got over there he should have the resources to get back... Cederqnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-60444395778324732002014-09-11T13:50:07.425-07:002014-09-11T13:50:07.425-07:00uh, Patrice, this is for real, it's my second ...uh, Patrice, this is for real, it's my second cousin's sister in law's nephew's father in law. If you'd like you can send the money to me and I will forward it to Freddy for you. ;- )<br />AnnieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-3745035419459240772014-09-11T13:49:44.982-07:002014-09-11T13:49:44.982-07:00same thing happened to me. it came from a friend...same thing happened to me. it came from a friend and I replied with a laugh. apparently that put me on the radar as a good account and then my account was hacked and a similar email sent from it. They changed my passwords and profile enough that I lost the account and all contacts and had to create another one. With the email account integration with voice services, and a bunch of other stuff, having your account hacked carries higher risk than it used to. beware. -Old SoldierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-88352981784877496592014-09-11T13:37:49.855-07:002014-09-11T13:37:49.855-07:00A friend of my husband, had his account hacked and...A friend of my husband, had his account hacked and everyone in his address book got a letter asking for money. Grammar, punctuation, everything looked good, expressed his hesitancy at asking for the money. They are military friends and support each other, but before we sent the money to the western union, we emailed him. <br />It was a scam, but a really good one.<br />sidetracksusieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-70115497599386646072014-09-11T10:51:16.796-07:002014-09-11T10:51:16.796-07:00I got an e-mail like this from a "relative.&q...I got an e-mail like this from a "relative." I called her daughter and asked her where her mom was. Hmmm--she wasn't in England needing money to get home. What a surprise.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06330223970964073230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-68833060535714345812014-09-11T09:04:50.790-07:002014-09-11T09:04:50.790-07:00Huh! And I just turned down an opportunity to get...Huh! And I just turned down an opportunity to get $25,000,000 from a fellow in Nigeria who thinks that I'm entitled to the money. All he needs is my social security and bank account information.<br /><br />What a nice man!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5526768924178592295.post-68055482854237089242014-09-11T08:30:01.670-07:002014-09-11T08:30:01.670-07:00I have gotten an e-mail like this before. It came ...I have gotten an e-mail like this before. It came from a friend whose account had been hacked. I did not respond but it would have been easy to be fooled by a name that you knew. It makes sense to keep your eyes and ears open!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com