Monday started weird
It appears that some criminal type has managed to hack into my Yahoo account- used for holiday e-mails only and send a scam e-mail to my holiday mailing list saying that I had been mugged and "nearly rapped" in Canada and please wire money:

Message Received: Sep 28 2007, 10:06 PM
From: "Andrew Jones"
To: "Sher"
Cc:
Subject: IT'S AN EMERGENCY

I am in a hurry writing this.Please i really dont
feel like perturbing you with my little but life
threatening problem but i have no other option than
seeking for you help.Actually, i travelled down to the
Canada and as i was to catch a train to my daily
route when all of a sudden i got rounded up by some
hoodlums and as i was tried to struggle to run, they
got me beaten up and even almost rapped but thank God
they didnt succeed but unfortunately all my personal
effects were cated away. It was a terrible encounter
which have left me grounded and cashstrapped and right
now, i have only access to emails, my mobile phone
cant work here due to unforseen circumstances. Please
can you lend me a sum of $1500 to offset my hotel and
other bills. I intend to pay back as soon as i get
home.I am so confused right now,i cant even think
straight but i wanna believe you can have it sent
through Western Union Money Transfer.Worst is my
passport was among the things that got destroyed so i
cant use my name to collect it. Let me know when you
will be of help so i can find someone who will help me
in cashing the money.Please let me hear from you on
time so i can i think straight and get myself out of
this mess.
I look forward to your swift response.Thank you in
anticipation

Sincerely,

Andy


This upset a few people and of course Yahoo keep on sending me the same automated reply when I ask for it to be shut down- as surprise, surprise the password and security data has been changed.

However my Scottish pal Ross has been writing to the fake me and I quote:



>>cheques in the post<<

Hello,
I feel delighted that i can hear from you. I dont
understand what you meant by cheque's in the
post.Please things are getting worse for me here even
minute that passes by.If you would help,please make it
snappy.I will be expecting your reply again.

Thanks

>>In that case I'll send cash - in Scottish notes. Which you can immediately use - in Scotland.<<

Hello Ross,
I can see that you understand what i am going
through but i am not in Scotland,i am in Canada and
the fastest mean to send and receive money is through
western union money transfer.
I will be hoping to hear from you again.Have a great
day.

Regards


Bless him!