Is Ann OK? Yep, I have been scammed but did not send money.

Myrna wrote:

You will note the crazy way that the following is written. It is, obviously, not written by Ann. So why did I let myself become alarmed? Now I would, and have done, just have deleated the letter and moved on. I did not do that. I think that I caused more trouble than I should have. I am sorry but now Ann does not email anymove.

From: annolsen9@gmail.com

Hi,
     I'm sorry for this odd request because it might get to you too urgent but it's because of the situation of things right now, i'm stuck in london  right now, i came down here on vacation , i was robbed, worse of it is that bags, cash, cards and my cell phone was stolen at GUN POINT, it's such a crazy experience for me, i need help flying back home, the authorities are not being 100% supportive but the good thing is i still have my passport but dont have enough money to get my flight ticket back home, please i need you to loan me some money, will refund you as soon as i'm back home, i give you my word.

Love
Ann

Myrna wrote: I do not think this sounds like you. Have Ronnie call me from his home phone. M

Melanie, do you have any of the Olsen's e-mail addresses or phone numbers? Could your friend who is a relation supply them?


Melanie wrote: I'll see if Cheri will give me Robin's address.

I still have to send you Siovhan's. I have it in my cellphone, not my address book.
This isn't a true message. You might have been hacked. Contact Todd.

Mel

AnnMarie wrote:

Mom, 
I'm sure you know by now that this is a scam.  It is about a year old.  Next time, it would be best to not reply at all.
AnnMarie

AnnMarie T. Howard
Chief Deputy Juab County Attorney

Myrna wrote: I was put off by this. The scams I have received in the past have not been from an address of a friend that I have emailed several times a week.


AnnMarie wrote: That is how they do them now.  It will almost always come from an email address you frequently receive mail from.  They get into her address book and send them out to everyone she has listed as "contacts".  I get them from Annette and Jared all of the time telling me to buy a watch, that I have fraudulent activity in my bank account, or to buy various pills.  I got this exact one last year from an in-county email address.  It is the language verbatim.  

Myrna wrote: I received a call from Ann. She said that one of her neighbors had called her to tell her about it and then she had heard from Rebecca that I had also been concerned. She stopped using that e-mail address and contacted g-mail. Sounds like they won't do anything about it. Rebecca was on Facebook and so was Ann. That will likely now change. The wisest thing, then, is just to ignore emails of this type.