I got an e-mail from a friend this morning asking if I could do her a favor.
“Sure.”
She responded, “I’m traveling and need somebody who can pick up some iTunes cards for my daughter.”
I had no idea what those were, so I asked where they could be purchased.
Apparently at a grocery store or drug store. The thing was, she wanted three $100-cards and provided instructions for how to e-mail the card’s number (or whatever).
$300?
If she had asked for a $25 card, I might well have done it. But three cards at $100 each? I don’t have that kind of money even with her promise to pay me back when she got back home.
It was a scam. Her e-mail had been hacked, she told me, in an e-mail later in the day.
I told her the scammer was greedy and thought I’d send $300 worth of stuff. Apparently, the hacker changed her address for replies in a way that was hard to detect. I might have sent $25 and never known she had nothing to do with the request.
We apparently have to remain constantly vigilant!
–Malcolm
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My apologies, Malcolm and I’m glad the scammer was a greedy bugger–since it meant you didn’t lose any money.
In a way, it was heartwarming to hear from all my friends (who didn’t click to the fake email) asking what they could do for me.
Without our friends, life would be sad and lonely.
I hope your e-mail is now un-hacked!