I had a friend from Chicago who was mugged in London," living" at an address about a mile from my home. I notified the police who had better things to do. But it was amusing. Not always Barcelona, sometimes even London.
DW
David Wolfe
Emeritus Professor of Physics
On 26 Oct 2011, at 11:18, Michael Kenward wrote:
> Often Barcelona. But not always:
>
>> Travel Scam Alert - Your friend was not mugged -
>
> http://www.lastminutetravel.com/blog/index.php/2010/01/08/travel-scam-alert-
> your-friend-was-not-mugged/
>
> Someone should ensure that Rozelle Kane's friends don't get suckered into
> this one. Many people have.
>
> MK
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Robert Cawston
> Sent: 2011-October-26 10:15
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [PSCI-COM] Problem
>
> This is clearly spam (it's always Barcelona!). Ignore.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: psci-com: on public engagement with science
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Rozelle Kane
> Sent: 26 October 2011 10:10
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [PSCI-COM] Problem
>
> Hi
>
> I really hope this gets to you in time, I was involved in a robbery during
> my
> trip to Barcelona, Spain. I was mugged,all my belongings including mobile
> phone and credit card were all stolen.I asked my bank to cancel my cards
> and
> place hold on my account to avoid unauthorized access. I need your help
> flying back home.
>
> Am cash strapped at the moment. I've made contact with my bank but the best
> they could do was to send me a new card in the mail which will take 3-5
> working days to arrive here. I need you to lend me some money to sort my
> self
> out of this predicament, i will pay back once i make it out of Spain.
>
> Western union is the fastest option to wire funds to me. Let me
> know if you need my details(Full names/location) to effect a transfer. You
> can
> reach me via email or hotel's desk phone, +34 96 331 10 951
> Rozelle Kane
>
> **********************************************************************
> Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list
> archive, can be found at the list web site:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html
> You may also change your settings and subscribe/unsubscribe to psci-com from
> the web site.
>
> Psci-com is part of the National Academic Mailing List Service, known as
> 'JISCMail'.
> It adheres to the JISCMail Acceptable Use Policy:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/acceptableuse.html
> and to the JISCMail guidelines for etiquette:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/etiquette.html
>
> Email commands:
> 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example,
> send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message:
>
> set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens]
>
> 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask]
> with the message:
>
> set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens]
>
> 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the
> message:
>
> leave psci-com -- [include hyphens]
>
> Please allow up to 24 hours for these commands to activate.
> Remember that you will need to send commands using the same email address
> that you used to register on psci-com.
> To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to:
> [log in to unmask]
>
> **********************************************************************
>
> **********************************************************************
> Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list
> archive, can be found at the list web site:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html
> You may also change your settings and subscribe/unsubscribe to psci-com from
> the web site.
>
> Psci-com is part of the National Academic Mailing List Service, known as
> 'JISCMail'.
> It adheres to the JISCMail Acceptable Use Policy:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/acceptableuse.html
> and to the JISCMail guidelines for etiquette:
> http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/etiquette.html
>
> Email commands:
> 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example,
> send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message:
>
> set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens]
>
> 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask]
> with the message:
>
> set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens]
>
> 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the
> message:
>
> leave psci-com -- [include hyphens]
>
> Please allow up to 24 hours for these commands to activate.
> Remember that you will need to send commands using the same email address
> that you used to register on psci-com.
> To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to:
> [log in to unmask]
>
> **********************************************************************
>
> **********************************************************************
> Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html
> You may also change your settings and subscribe/unsubscribe to psci-com from the web site.
>
> Psci-com is part of the National Academic Mailing List Service, known as 'JISCMail'.
> It adheres to the JISCMail Acceptable Use Policy: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/acceptableuse.html
> and to the JISCMail guidelines for etiquette: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/etiquette.html
>
> Email commands:
> 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example,
> send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message:
>
> set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens]
>
> 2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message:
>
> set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens]
>
> 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message:
>
> leave psci-com -- [include hyphens]
>
> Please allow up to 24 hours for these commands to activate.
> Remember that you will need to send commands using the same email address that you used to register on psci-com.
> To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to: [log in to unmask]
>
> **********************************************************************
**********************************************************************
Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html
You may also change your settings and subscribe/unsubscribe to psci-com from the web site.
Psci-com is part of the National Academic Mailing List Service, known as 'JISCMail'.
It adheres to the JISCMail Acceptable Use Policy: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/acceptableuse.html
and to the JISCMail guidelines for etiquette: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/policyandsecurity/etiquette.html
Email commands:
1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example,
send an email to mailto:[log in to unmask] with the following message:
set psci-com nomail -- [include hyphens]
2. To resume email from the list, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message:
set psci-com mail -- [include hyphens]
3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message:
leave psci-com -- [include hyphens]
Please allow up to 24 hours for these commands to activate.
Remember that you will need to send commands using the same email address that you used to register on psci-com.
To contact the Psci-com list owner, please send an email to: [log in to unmask]
**********************************************************************
|