原來真的有這種騙局﹐小心您也有可能碰到。

以下是我前些天收到的一封電郵﹐署名是我的表姐。

因從信箱轉過來字體變成很小﹐只好重新打過一次﹐並增加空間﹐以便年紀大的人方便閱讀﹕

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I really hope you get this fast. I could not inform anyone about our trip,

because it was impromptu. we had to be in Philippines for a program. The

program was successful, but our journey has turned sour. we misplaced our

wallet and cell phone on our way back to the hotel we lodge in after we went

for sight seeing.The wallet contained all the valuables we had. Now, our

passport is in custody of the hotel management pending when we make

payment.

I am sorry if i am inconveniencing you, but i have only very few people to run

to now. i will be indeed very grateful if i can a loan of $2,850 from you. this

will enable me sort our hotel bills and get my sorry self back home. I will

reallyappreciate whatever you can afford in assisting me with. I promise to

refund it in full as soon as I return. let me know if you can be of any

assistance. Please, let me know soonest. Thanks so much.

Ellie

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因為我才和她通過電話不久﹐知道她人在紐約看外孫﹐而且隔天就會回到加州來。

信的開頭﹐沒有稱呼﹐而且寫信的語氣不像表姐的。好像在曾經在UDN看過類似的文章﹐此地的世界日報也曾刊登過此類文章。所以接到這封電郵﹐真有點啼笑皆非。

事後﹐才知道嚴重。信箱被駭客偷走後﹐連帶存在信箱內上千封重要信件﹐也一併轉到歹徒手裡。

她的信箱地址簿上有兩位朋友﹐試著要匯款給可憐的﹑流落在菲律賓的她﹐確實和歹徒一來一往的電郵聯絡。發現要求受款的地方不是旅館﹐而是一個普通地址﹐心生可疑﹐這才發現是個騙局。

之後﹐表姐發現如果回覆這封信﹐仔細看就發現﹐收信人的名字﹐歹徒把她的信箱名字多加了一個字母﹐elllie。所以信箱就轉變成歹徒的﹐任何回覆的信件都送進騙子的信箱。