I don't think the email account has necessarily been hacked into, it
might have been "spoofed." From Gmail help:
http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=50200
On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 2:21 PM, Tracy McCowan <trac715mac_at_gmail.com> wrote:
> I have received several of therse myself that claimed to be from
> people I know. Obviously their email accounts have been hacked into.
>
> Tracy McCowan
> World Mission University
> Los Angeles, CA
>
>
> On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 3:30 AM, Seaman, Graham
> <Graham.Seaman_at_rhul.ac.uk> wrote:
>> The message is a scam, and not sent by the person it appears to come from. I have seen identically worded emails on other lists with other names in the slots.
>>
>> Graham
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Next generation catalogs for libraries [mailto:NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU] On Behalf Of Tomąs Baiget
>> Sent: 19 November 2010 10:56
>> To: NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU
>> Subject: Re: [NGC4LIB] VERY SAD NEWS.............
>>
>> I'm sorry for Susan, but I don't think that this message had to be
>> disseminated through this list for two reasons:
>>
>> 1) It is clearly an off-topic
>> and
>> 2) criminality in Spain is very low, but this news gives the impression that
>> this city is like Bagdad or Kabul.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Tomąs Baiget
>> http://elprofesionaldelainformacion.com
>> Barcelona, Spain
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Susan R. Fipps" <srf1959_at_GMAIL.COM>
>> To: <NGC4LIB_at_LISTSERV.ND.EDU>
>> Sent: Friday, November 19, 2010 9:51 AM
>> Subject: [NGC4LIB] VERY SAD NEWS.............
>>
>>
>>> I'm writing this email with pains and sorrow in my heart, my family and I
>>> came
>>> down here to Madrid, Spain. for a short vacation unfortunately we were
>>> mugged at
>>> the park of the hotel where we stayed,all cash,credit card and cell were
>>> stolen
>>> off us, but luckily for us we still have our passports with us.
>>>
>>> We've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping
>>> issues,
>>> and our flight leaves in less than 8hrs from now, but we're having
>>> problems
>>> settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager won't let us leave until we
>>> settle the bills, I'm freaked out at the
>>> moment.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>
>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>
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Received on Mon Nov 22 2010 - 14:53:39 EST