Mr. Pinball's Blacklist--Index of Scammers--Individual Email for Scammer--David Thomas <thomadav@hotmail.com>

Scammer email posted Thu Nov 4 20:12:51 2010

From: David Thomas [mailto:thomadav@hotmail.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 04, 2010 9:28 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: Terrible ordeal !!!

Apologies for having to reach out to you like this,this had to come in a
hurry due to the urgency of the situation.

Presently,I'm stuck in England and need help getting home.I made a trip this
past weekend to London, UK and unfortunately, I was robbed .my bags, cash ,
cards and  cell phones were taken at gunpoint. It was a terrible
experience.right now i need help getting back home , i've been to the
embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all,the good
thing is I still have my passport .I just don't have enough money to get
back home,I can't have access to funds without my credit card, I've made
contact with my bank but they need more time to come up with a new one. I
was wondering if you could help with a quick loan that I can give back as
soon as I get in.All i really need is $1,250 ,would appreciate whatever you
can put in.) Promise to refund you as soon as i get back home in a couple of
days. you can have it wired to me via Western Union .please let me know if
this is okay with you so i can forward the necessary wiring details.

waiting to hear from you.

David Thomas

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