Oops, sorry - I didn't read all the messages before I replied.  My apologies
to original sender, whose email was hacked - he shouldn't be taken off our
list!

Joy

On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 8:46 PM, Joy Hecht <jhecht@alum.mit.edu> wrote:

> That message was spam, wasn't it?  Has nothing to do with these economic
> times - just some guy who got tired of saying he had $30 million from the
> Nigerian oil industry and he needed an account to transfer it to!
>
> If the guy actually was on the list, has he been taken off by now (I
> hope!)?
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> Joy
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> On Sat, Sep 25, 2010 at 12:27 PM, Zolly <zolo@foxinternet.net> wrote:
>
>> In these economic times such emails and approaches are very common.  In
>> New
>> York it is every minute.
>> Embassies have a program for such cases.  Even the European host countries
>> have programs for it.
>> I have been through the exact case and were helped by my embassy with all
>> I
>> wanted to get me back home.  The credit cards and cash was replaced either
>> by the card's bank or the insurance that I had at the time.  The airline
>> has
>> made out a new ticket.
>> So, the List will ignore this kind of begging, I'm sure.
>> But, depending on the number of emails, a certain percentage will always
>> fall for it and get cleaned out.
>> This guy has more money than any of us on the List.
>> Zoltan
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "most david" <dmost@YAHOO.COM>
>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 25, 2010 4:15 AM
>> Subject: Very Urgent.
>>
>>
>>  I'm writing this with tears in my eyes, I came over here to
>>> London,United Kingdom for a short vacation. unfortunately,we were
>>> mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash and credit
>>> card were stolen off us but luckily for me i still have my passports
>>> with me.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> We've been to the Embassy but the Police are not helping issues at
>>> all.My flight leaves in few hours from now but i am having problems
>>> settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let me leave until
>>> i settle the bills. Well I really need your financial
>>> assistance..Please, Let me know if you can help me out?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Am freaked out at the moment!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> David Most.
>>>
>>
>>
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