Tuesday, May 1, 2012

WELL, FOR PETE'S SAKE - DON'T HELP

If you get an email that says this



Hi,

  Just writing to let you know our trip to Spain Madrid   has been a mess. I was having a great time until last night when we got mugged and lost all my cash, credit card and cell phone It has been a scary experience, I was hit at the back of my neck with a club. Anyway.I'm still alive and that's whats important. I'm financially strapped right now and need your help. I need you to loan me some $$, I'll refund it to you as soon as i arrive home.Please let me know what you can do 

Sincerely, 
Byron Patek
Jan Patek Quilts 


Ignore it please.  We're not in Madrid - didn't get mugged.
Someone hacked into our Yahoo account apparently and got all of our addresses.  Thanks to all of you who alerted us.
Just one more crazy thing.
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9 comments:

  1. LeeanneMay 1, 2012 at 6:14 PM

    Wow that is creepy!

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  2. Shannon WallaceMay 1, 2012 at 6:22 PM

    Oh Jan...what a mess! I shall stop and say a prayer for you all in this challenging time. You may want to consider another avenue of email account. I've had a Gmail account for years and have never been hacked. God bless you! Hang in there! Jeremiah 29:11

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  3. rickbarbaraMay 1, 2012 at 6:36 PM

    Hi Jan..That happened to my mom here in Calif. She is 90. They said they were in jail in canada and needed money to get home.claimed to be a attorney of her grandson. It is in our paper and on the radio alot. Glad your safe and not in Madrid. Barbara

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  4. The Civil War QuilterMay 1, 2012 at 7:19 PM

    OMG!that's scary! I hope nobody sent the money. Sorry you had to go through that.

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  5. Carrie ~ Cricketwood PrimsMay 1, 2012 at 7:38 PM

    Oh that is always a pain, happened to me last month, weird people!!!
    Glad all is well. I'd send you money if you needed it, maybe you would bring me a trinket for the trouble.
    Cheers, you keep smiling!

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  6. WoolenSailsMay 1, 2012 at 9:06 PM

    That is too funny, I felt so bad for you, as I read it but couldn't believe you would ask for money, lol. Then I noticed what it was really about. Well, I am glad it was a lie and you are ok, sad what hackers will do.

    Debbie

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  7. MonicaMay 1, 2012 at 9:24 PM

    That happened to a friend of mine last fall. It was the same exact email and it was supposedly sent by her husband who had died the week before. I felt really bad for her having to deal with that in the middle of her grief.

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  8. Nancy in MTMay 1, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    Glad I didn't get the email, would be thinking what the heck you're doing when you should be getting ready for market . Wonder why people do this, like who would send money without checking. Just want to slap them. Thinking you need a computer intervention.

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  9. Jan PATEKMay 2, 2012 at 8:27 PM

    Wonder where the money would have gone.

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