Nat N
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Hi folks,
I hope somebody will be able to help.... I received an email from famous Diana Walstad (yes, that one which wrote "that" book). I have had some communication with Diana over 3 years ago, and have not been on the forum where she posts for quite a while...
Today, out of the blue, I received an email from her email address asking for help. She and her family are stranded on the Philippines as they were robbed and all their credit cards and cash are stolen... She is asking to send a little bit of money via the Western Union and suggests that whoever replies she will write back with the details where to send the money to... Before you ask - she does say she contacted their bank but the replacement card/emergency finance will arrive only in a few days hence the Western Union and help of friends...
I am at a loss - I really would hate to think that I was the one mistrusting that email and did not rush to help. You never know - she might have posted to everybody in her mail list desperate for help... However, the email is to "undisclosed recepients" and suggests that one has to reply to get the info where to send the money to... This is where I am "stuck": it does remind of the phishing emails, does not it? Anybody with enough of computer knowledge to help? I could go and ask my email provider to display the IP address the email was sent from together with other things which I don't know much about...
If she really needs help I need to send money but if it is a virus or something like that... I am torn between replying to get to know where to send money and between the thought that it is simply her email address (which is on public view by the way on her website) is hacked into...
This is all very strange... Anybody with ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Nat
I hope somebody will be able to help.... I received an email from famous Diana Walstad (yes, that one which wrote "that" book). I have had some communication with Diana over 3 years ago, and have not been on the forum where she posts for quite a while...
Today, out of the blue, I received an email from her email address asking for help. She and her family are stranded on the Philippines as they were robbed and all their credit cards and cash are stolen... She is asking to send a little bit of money via the Western Union and suggests that whoever replies she will write back with the details where to send the money to... Before you ask - she does say she contacted their bank but the replacement card/emergency finance will arrive only in a few days hence the Western Union and help of friends...
I am at a loss - I really would hate to think that I was the one mistrusting that email and did not rush to help. You never know - she might have posted to everybody in her mail list desperate for help... However, the email is to "undisclosed recepients" and suggests that one has to reply to get the info where to send the money to... This is where I am "stuck": it does remind of the phishing emails, does not it? Anybody with enough of computer knowledge to help? I could go and ask my email provider to display the IP address the email was sent from together with other things which I don't know much about...
If she really needs help I need to send money but if it is a virus or something like that... I am torn between replying to get to know where to send money and between the thought that it is simply her email address (which is on public view by the way on her website) is hacked into...
This is all very strange... Anybody with ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Nat