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They are hitting me up over instant messaging. They claim they are my sister, that she is in London, was robbed at gunpoint and needs cash to get home.
I've filled out the hacked accounts profile at Facebook. Any other thoughts on what to do? They gave me a physical address where they want the money sent.
7 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4HQ United Kingdom
coldfingaz
01-10-2011, 06:08 AM
They are hitting me up over instant messaging. They claim they are my sister, that she is in London, was robbed at gunpoint and needs cash to get home.
I've filled out the hacked accounts profile at Facebook. Any other thoughts on what to do? They gave me a physical address where they want the money sent.
7 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4HQ United Kingdom
This happened to a friend of mine a couple months ago. Sounds like the same exact scam.... not sure if the address is the same, but it was also London based.
Guitar Josh
01-10-2011, 06:09 AM
They are hitting me up over instant messaging. They claim they are my sister, that she is in London, was robbed at gunpoint and needs cash to get home.
I've filled out the hacked accounts profile at Facebook. Any other thoughts on what to do? They gave me a physical address where they want the money sent.
7 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4HQ United Kingdom
Contact Scotland Yard.
CharlieS
01-10-2011, 06:31 AM
Albemarle Street (http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=7+Albemarle+Street,+London+W1S+4HQ+United+Kingdo m&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=7+Albemarle+St,+London+W1S+4HQ,+UK&gl=us&ei=fggrTfGdO4T7lwe4nsztAQ&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ8gEwAA)
Surprise, surprise. It's a Western Union location.
Dickie Fredericks
01-10-2011, 06:34 AM
Tell them you hate that bitch and to go ahead and kill her.
That should stop the scam eh? I mean it is a scam right?
Since my sister has never beent o London and has no means to get there, I knew it was a scam as soon as they said the location. Here is a transcript of the conversation:
Sister: 6:47am hi how are you doing today
Me: 6:47am I am good! How are you?
Sister: 6:47am not too well as we speak
Me: 6:48am Why - what's wrong?
Sister: 6:48am am stuck in london
i was mugged at a gun point last night
Me: 6:48am What????
Are you serious?
Sister: 6:48am it was a terrible experience
it was a terrible experience
Me: 6:48am Are you ok? Did you get hurt?
London where?
Sister: 6:49am England....i was hurt on my head
All cash and credit card were stolen away from me
i reported to the police they asked me to wait for 2 weeks to carry out investigations
Me: 6:51am
i am confused - London, England?
Sister: 6:51amYeah
Thank God i have my life and my passport
Me: 6:53amWhat are you doing in London?
Sister: 6:53am I came on a vac
I need your help
Right now my return flight leaves in couple of hours from now....just wondering if you could loan me few cash
Me: 6:57am you need cash?
Sister: 6:57am
Yeah
To sort out my hotel bills and to get a taxi down to the airport
I will definitely pay back as soon as am back home
Me: 6:58am I know you will
I had no idea you were in London
Sister: 6:59am7 Albemarle Street, London W1S 4HQ United Kingdom
Me: 7:00am what do you want me to do with that address?
Sister: 7:01am Thats all you need to get the money to me
Me: 7:03am why that address? That's not a hotel
Sister: 7:03am Thats a western union address very close to the hotel
Me: 7:06am which hotel did you stay at? I can wire the money directly there
Sister: 7:07am you can only wire the money to my name and the western union address i gave to you
Me: 7:07am that's not true
where can I call you? what number are you at?
Sister: 7:08am
I told you my cell was stolen as well (http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1053894000)
scottlr
01-10-2011, 06:39 AM
Wouldn't being mugged at gunpoint in London be rare? Knifepoint, yes.
Dickie Fredericks
01-10-2011, 06:40 AM
Wouldn't being mugged at gunpoint in London be rare? Knifepoint, yes.
LOL indeed! I missed that. Well you know, criminals will have guns no matter what.
scottlr
01-10-2011, 06:43 AM
true
Wouldn't being mugged at gunpoint in London be rare? Knifepoint, yes.
That's what I thought! Dumb asses.
Jiffy_Jeff
01-10-2011, 06:55 AM
The English is a bit off too.. Unless your sister has taken on that Nigerian Internet accent.
coldfingaz
01-10-2011, 06:59 AM
Kinda makes you wonder how easy it is for them to pick up cash at this Western Union location without your sister's ID.
boldaslove1977
01-10-2011, 07:01 AM
Usually a simple password change stops the problem.
As far as reporting the hacker... that's tough...
Kinda makes you wonder how easy it is for them to pick up cash at this Western Union location without your sister's ID.
I'd love to know how they'd do that. I was wondering the same thing.
Usually a simple password change stops the problem.
As far as reporting the hacker... that's tough...
Yep - her account has been disabled temporarily.
I should have said, "What a coincidence! I am in London as well! Let's meet."
dsflk
03-07-2011, 01:19 PM
I have used Western Union before. When you send money, you are given an alphanumeric code. You then get in contact with the person and give them the code. That person shows up at the Western Union and fills out some paperwork, including their name and the code. There's the possibility of the WU worker asking for an ID, but I have never been carded.
Amp360
03-07-2011, 01:21 PM
Did you at least call your sister?
GCDEF
03-07-2011, 01:22 PM
Got this through email the other day.
Please I'm in a terrible situation here and need your help urgently !. I'm sorry if this gets to you too sudden,it had to come in a hurry due to the urgency of the situation.
Presently,I'm in stranded in the UK and need help getting home.Was robbed at gunpoint while on a short vacation over the weekend .my bags, cash , cards and cell phones were taken at gunpoint. It was a terrible experience. right now I need help getting back home. I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all.the good thing is I still have my passport .I just don't have enough money to get back home,Please I was wondering if you could loan me some cash till I'm back home to refund you(need about $950)will gladly appreciate whatever you can put in to help,promise to refund you right as soon as I'm back home in a couple of days. you can have it wired to me via the Western Union money transfer service.
please let me know if this is okay with you so I can give you the wiring details.
waiting to hear from you.
mcdes
03-07-2011, 01:23 PM
Did you at least call your sister?
simple, yet effective question right there!??!! ha
Glowing Tubes
03-07-2011, 01:56 PM
Got the same kind of email once recently too.
I sent all my money. :banana
Hope they are ok.
Come to
think about it, I have not heard back. :huh
:mad:
Blanket Jackson
03-07-2011, 02:03 PM
my friend's mom ... exact same thing happened. through facecrook. same scenario, London, the whole bit. their friends (being a little older and not so keen on the latest fads in crookery) sent money. from what i understand (from talking to my friend) the lost a few friends.
A very gullible guy in my new town was taken for $200K! What was he thinking???
A Naperville (http://www.nbcchicago.com/topics?topic=Naperville) man got duped twice: He lost $200,000 and a supposed girlfriend in an Internet scam.
The 48-year-old man wired the money to an online girlfriend in London (http://www.nbcchicago.com/topics?topic=London) who turned out to be fake.
He found out she wasn't real after he called Naperville Police to report she'd been kidnapped.
The man wired the money to banks in Nigeria (http://www.nbcchicago.com/topics?topic=Nigeria), Malaysia (http://www.nbcchicago.com/topics?topic=Malaysia), Endland and the United States (http://www.nbcchicago.com/topics?topic=United+States) over 2 1/2 years, according to the Naperville Sun (http://napervillesun.suntimes.com/3992836-417/man-loses-200k--and-the-girl--in-online-scam.html).
Source: http://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/Naperville-Man-Taken-for-200K-in-Online-Scam--116912343.html#ixzz1Fx2jktTk
mrclean77
03-07-2011, 02:26 PM
You're in London? Where?!
England.
hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaa
mcdes
03-07-2011, 02:57 PM
:bonk
You're in London? Where?!
England.
hahahahahhahahahahahahahahahaa
cmatthes
03-07-2011, 09:21 PM
Idiots.
The Last Rebel
03-07-2011, 10:14 PM
The English is a bit off too.. Unless your sister has taken on that Nigerian Internet accent.
:rotflmao
Well done, sir.
andrekp
03-08-2011, 06:53 AM
Leave the bitch to her fate. That'll teach her to put lipstick on your GI Joe!
For Facebook, add a secondary e-mail contact under 'Email' so you can choose to reset your password using it if your account is ever hijacked in the future.
For Facebook, go to "Account Security," and check the option to always use a secure connection when possible. This will encrypt your password so that it can't be easily intercepted on public Wi-Fi networks.
NHDave
03-08-2011, 07:41 AM
If they contact you again. Ask what was our dogs name? .. and then say we didn't have a dog, you killed my sister you bastards!!!!
cruisemates
03-08-2011, 08:47 AM
I have gotten that scam at least five times now - by email, because I work for a travel site. I never got it by instant message, but I always just say...
"OMG, you were robbed? Don't worry, I've already alerted the police and they are on the way."
teleclem
03-08-2011, 08:57 AM
I wonder how many people actually fall for this.
(Something similar happens here when scammers call up random numbers)
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