Gun control

Even though I have never heard a legitimate argument for gun control, I beat the dead horse with one more example against it.

The scam email

On Jul 14, 2010, at 7:32 AM, M— NICHOLS n—@yahoo.com wrote:
I’m writing this with tears in my eyes. My family and I came down here to London, United Kingdom for a short vacation. Unfortunately, we were mugged at the park of the hotel where we stayed. All cash and credit card 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 at all, and our flight leaves in a few hours from now. We’re having problems settling the hotel bills, and the hotel manager won’t let us leave until we settle the bills. Well, I really need your financial assistance. Please, let me know if you can help us out?

Am freaked out at the moment!!

Mark……

Why this was convincing

• Actual family member.
• Correct email address.
• No address forgery.
• The person’s vacation itinerary matched up.

The follow-up email

Glad you replied back to my email. My phone has been stolen by the muggers. I have nothing left on me, and I’m grateful to God that I still have my life and my passport, ‘cause it would have been worse if they made away with my passport. All I need is 1,450 pounds. You can have it wired to me via Western Union.

Here’s my info below:
Name: Mark Nichols
Location: 30 Leicester Square, WC2H 7LA, London, United Kingdom

As soon as it is done, kindly get back to me with the confirmation number. Let me know if you are heading to the WU outlet now???

Keep me posted.

The kicker

So now, someone broke into your email account, is trying to scam your friends, and you know their physical location??

This is not a difficult problem:

The solution

You call your local patriot friends, get in the car, and handle the situation.

Of course, there are no patriots in the UK, which is why the scams are taking place there.

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