Scam Alert: We’ve Been Mugged in Ukraine, Please Send Money

  • 20 March 2014
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Scammers are trying to trick Internet users into wiring them money by pretending to be tourists who have been mugged while vacationing in Kiev, Ukraine. 
It goes without saying that such emails should be ignored. On one hand, with all the protests and conflict in Ukraine, the cybercriminals know that their story might sound legitimate to many people.
 
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Not this one again.  I remember when it was the London scam.  I actually had someone try this on Facebook with the name of a friend.  When I called them on the scam they left the conversation and deleted the fake profile.
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I think Triple Helix has already wired money to him!!! :D   About 6 months ago there was a Yahoo Mail version sent from the Ukraine (supposedly) and the person had been robbed...needed money wired. Amazing....

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