http://blogan.disqus.com/Every day above ground...enWed, 27 Oct 2010 11:21:54 -0000http://blogan.net/blog/2009/05/the-stranded-traveler-scam/#comment-136221004<p>Personally identifiable information is posted all over the 'net: sports team rosters, class lists, genealogy sites, blog posts, Facebook, etc. Knowing family relationships is no longer adequate for proving identity. Fortunately, it's easy to confirm by telephone where and who people are. Don't send money without placing a call.</p>Brent LoganWed, 27 Oct 2010 11:21:54 -0000http://blogan.net/blog/2009/05/the-stranded-traveler-scam/#comment-136220998<p>I received my second today.. this one was from a contact in my email addresss book. My friends ex husband, stating that he was in Wales with their 2 boys. It even mentioned the boys names. How did they get this information?</p>DonnaWed, 27 Oct 2010 11:16:23 -0000http://blogan.net/blog/2009/05/the-stranded-traveler-scam/#comment-136220992<p>Unfortunately I had to receive a phone call from my sister asking me about a letter she received from an email accound of mine which also was about me being stranded in the UK. It's a good thing I have intelligent family and friends or else the scam/scheme would have worked. I decided to write a letter to myself just in case the scammers were reading my email so they know that I am on to them and that none of my family and friends are gullible enough to fall for this lame scam. I have since changed all my info and set my security setting on high so this shouldn't happen again but if it does I will be making sure my family and friends know it is me by including something that only my family and friends would know and no one else would so I am no one has to open threatening email messages in the future. I was so mad about this especially since the scammer even changed my password so I couldn't get into my account to make changes.</p><p>Thank God my family, friends and I have discernment to know when someone is deceiving us.</p>TeriFri, 14 May 2010 02:36:36 -0000http://blogan.net/blog/2009/05/the-stranded-traveler-scam/#comment-11965206<p>Ha! Sounds like grammar can be a clue, too. I guess it all depends on who has you in their address book.</p>Brent LoganWed, 17 Jun 2009 16:25:09 -0000http://blogan.net/blog/2009/05/the-stranded-traveler-scam/#comment-11965205<p>Punctuation is not the only giveaway. The scam letter I got used a friend who never had great english to begin with. When I read it I thought it was grammatically better than anything she had sent me before!</p>MikeWed, 17 Jun 2009 16:14:23 -0000