Sad Moment ... Help Needed Mary Mayberry

Hello,

I'm writing this with tears on my eyes due to my present situation,i need your help as soon as you get this message, I'm stuck in London, United Kingdom with family. We came down here on a short vacation but unfortunately got ourselves in a very tight and horrible situation. We were so unlucky the little bag containing all valuables and cash got stolen at the hotel park last night. I'm glad we still have our lives and passport but out of cash to buy a returned ticket back home. Please can you send me $2550 via western union to get things fixed down here and get back home?

It's really embarrassing for me writing you this letter, but i have no choice right now. please don't inform anybody yet. I refund your money upon my return. Let me know if you can get me the $2550 and then I'll tell you how to get it to me. Please this is Very Urgent.

Get in Touch,

Mary Mayberry

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Vacation Mess (Help Needed) !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just received this email from a friend who'd obviously had his account compromised. This is an old scam and I'm not sure what he can do at this point. I contacted him thru a message board rather than reply to email because someone else has access.

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I'm writing this with tears in my eyes, i came down here to London England. for a short vacation to visit a resort and got mugged at gunpoint last night at the park of the hotel where i lodged. All cash, credit cards and cell were stolen off me. I've been to the U.S embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all, my flight leaves today and I'm having problems settling the hotel bills. The hotel manager won't let me leave until i settle the hotel bills($2,350) now am freaked out. Please reply back and let me know you will be able to loan me the cash, so that i can give you the details were you need to get the cash to me if you can have the money wire to me through western union i promise to pay back as soon as i get back home.

Thanks

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