Mr. Pinball's Blacklist--Index of Scammers--Individual Email for Scammer--ALAN SMITH <smithags1953@yahoo.com>

Scammer email posted Wed Apr 20 07:24:57 2011

Subject: Our Shock and Horror ( This Is Sad ) !!
Date: Wednesday 20 April 2011
From: ALAN SMITH 
To: undisclosed recipients:

I'm writing this with tears in my eyes
 Patti and I came down here to London England for a short vacation. 
unfortunately, we were mugged at the hotel park where we stayed, all 
cash and credit cards were stolen off us Patti was hurt on her left arm 
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 responding to 
the issue effectively and our flight leaves in few hours from now but 
we're having problems settling the hotel bills and the hotel manager
 won't let us leave until we settle the hotel bills(1,550GBP) we are all
 freaked out here.Please reply and let me know if you can have the money
 wire to me through western union i promise to pay back as soon as we get back 
to MECHANICSVILLE,MD safely. I PROMISE!

Thanks,

Alan

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