well i am not so sure i agree we do know this scholar & gentleman very well indeed here both by his work & his character so more evaluation needed indeed my hunch is this is not a scam & that the money really is needed by our real friend On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 2:23 AM, David Phillips <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > ** > I'm sure I don't need to warn list members that this is an obvious scam, > and not to respond in any way. > > David Phillips > [log in to unmask] > > ------------------------------ > *From:* International boundaries discussion list [mailto: > [log in to unmask]] *On Behalf Of *Buddhi Shrestha > *Sent:* Sunday, June 19, 2011 11:11 PM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Emergency Help Request > > How're you doing this morning and I trust that I find you in good health. > I'm really sorry to reach out to you this way and for not letting you know > about my urgent trip to Valencia in Spain. I am here for a seminar and to > complete a project. Presently, I will be glad if I could confide in you and > I want this issue to be confidential between You and I because I don't want > people to get worried about my situation. > > I happened to be a victim of armed robbers on my way to the hotel and I > lost my belongings including wallet, mobile phone and some valuables during > this inccident. I am sending you this e-mail from the city Library (and I > only have 15mins in every 2hours to access my email from here), I had to > block my account and my bank cards immediately the incident happened., I am > facing a hard time here because i have no money on me to clear my Hotel bill > and other expenses. Please I will like you to assist me with a loan of > €2,600 Euro ($3,700 USD) or any amount you could afford to sort-out my hotel > bills first and to get myself back home. I have reported the case to the > embassy here and they are going through the necessary procedures but I will > appreciate whatever you can afford to assist me with and I'll refund you the > money as soon as I return. > > I await your reply immediately so I can email you the needful details to > send the money. > > Thanks. > > Buddhi Shrestha >