[Nfbc-info] Urgent Please

[Jim Barbour]

Howdy Federation Friends,

For thos who don't know me, my name is Jim and I've done a lot of IT
work, including email postmastering.  For the time being, I am
assuming that Ed's Yahoo email has been compromised and am speaking
with the Yahoo Abuse team.

Given that there's been a 2nd email sent (supposedly from Ed), I'd
like to strong encourage caution here, and please don't do anything
based on these emails sent by Ed.  I'd like to suggest that folks talk
with Ed, or his wife, via the phone, and see if we can verify this 
information through another channel.  If someone does speak with Ed,
then they should email this list and let us know what's going on.

There are two major red flags (Bryan has already mentioned one) that
lead me to believe this is not from Ed.

First, the list of people who received this email is not listed in the
smtp headers.  The nfbc-info tag is in the subject line, but not in
the to line.

Second, the grammar of this email is not good, also leading me to
believe that this is not from Ed.

Thanks,

Jim

On Tue, Sep 08, 2009 at 02:59:31PM -0700, Charles Vaughan wrote:
> Thanks for your concern, I'm very sorry if this letter came to you as a surprise, I told the police immediately after in the incident and all neccessary steps has been taking and they also gave me a police report to the embassy and the embassy are only get me a temporary document inreplacement of my stolen passport.i feel so helpless and rejected.any amount which you are able to raise will go a long way in helping me. and i promise to pay back as soon as am back home since i know you also need money for your personal  need,Also keep me in prayer because that matters a lot.
> 
> Please i need you to help me monetarily,Because i have no means of surviving here,I need you to wire me some money through western union. will be checking out of the hotel today due to the fact that i was unable to pay my bill,I still have a close contact with the embassy and will be getting a temporary paper in replacement of my passport,I lost my cell phone during the incident and i have no penny to call from a pay phone,I hope to hear from you soon and keep you updated about all improvement and  will explain the entire story to you when am back home
> 
> Thanks
> ED
> 
> --- On Tue, 9/8/09, Bryan Bashin <bashin at calweb.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> From: Bryan Bashin <bashin at calweb.com>
> Subject: Re: [Nfbc-info] Urgent Please
> To: "NFB of California List" <nfbc-info at nfbnet.org>
> Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 1:04 PM
> 
> 
> Federationists and Ed Vaughn,
> 
> The email that just arrived on our listserv doesn't quite sound like the Ed Vaughn we know.  For one thing it request 1500 pounds, where I know Ed thinks in dollars.  And the frantic tone doesn't seem like him, either.
> 
> I suggest we wait for a second email from Ed.  My guess is that he has had his computer invaded by a clever virus.
> 
> Just my guesses.
> 
> Bryan
> 
> 
> 
> At 12:25 PM 9/8/2009, you wrote:
> > Am in a hurry writing you this note,Just wanted to seek your help on something very  important, you are the only person i could reach at this point, and i hope you come  to my aid. Because something very terrible is happening to me now,i need a favor from you now,I had a trip here in UK on a mission.
> > 
> >  Unfortunately for me all my money got stolen on my way to the hotel where i lodged along with my bag were my passport was ,And since then i have been without any money i am even owing the hotel here.
> > 
> >  So i have limited access to emails for now, please i need you to lend me about 1500Pounds so i can make arrangements and return back please,i have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter effectively, I will return the money back to you as soon as i get home, I am so confused right now.
> >  I will be waiting to hear from you.
> >  Regards
> > 
> > Ed Vaughan
> > 
> > 
> > 
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