For those who have no idea about the letter that was made by the scammer in my gmail account, I am printing here so that they can see how it looks really like the ones so sadly spreading in the internet. Note how an adaptation was made from those we have read before (money asked for in the email using my gmail account was $3,150); my name was really used [see the signature below, which made other people think it was mine.]Here it is:
----- Original Message ----From: Bernie Gu <berngu721@gmail.com>
To: aguask@dlsu.edu.ph
Sent: Tuesday, December 18, 2007 11:01:35 PM
Subject: PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT
How are you doing today? I am sorry i didn't informyou about my traveling to Africa for a program called"Empowering Youth to Fight Racism, HIV/AIDS, Povertyand Lack of Education,and also child abuse the program is taking place in three major countries in Africawhich is Ghana , South Africa and Nigeria . It hasbeen a very sad and bad moment for me, the presentcondition that i found myself is very hard for me toexplain.
I am really stranded in Nigeria because I leftt mylittle bag in the Taxi where my money, passport,documents and other valuable things were kept on myway to the Hotel i am staying, I am facing a hard time here because i have no money on me. I am now owning ahotel bill of $ 1550 and they wanted me to pay thebill soon else they will have to seize my bag and handme over to the Hotel Management., I need this help from you urgently to help me back home, I need you tohelp me with the hotel bill and i will also need $1600to feed and help myself back home so please can youhelp me with a sum of $3150 to sort out my problems here? I need this help so much and on time because iam in a terrible and tight situation here, I don'teven have money to feed myself for a day which means ihad been starving so please understand how urgent i needed your help.
I am sending you this e-mail from the city Library andI only have 30 min, I will appreciate what so ever youcan afford to send me for now and I promise to payback your money as soon as i return home so please let me know on time so that i can forward you the detailsyou need to transfer the money through Money Gram orWestern Union. Thanks
-- Fr. Bernard, SVD
Huuh! Talaga naman!
Visits Since Oct. 6, 2008
About Me
- BRC
- Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines
- I am Filipino SVD Religious Missionary Priest currently based in Catholic Trade Bldg, for this sabbatical leave. I used to be assigned in Christ the King Mission Seminary, Quezon City, Philippines. Am also a Ph.D. candidate in Counseling Psychology at DLSU, Manila. I used to do counseling and psychological work in the seminary, Sarnelli Center for Street Children at the National Shrine of Our Mother of Perpetual Help, Baclaran. I also used to teach Psychology subjects in the seminary. I used to accept counseling and psychological assessment for most clientele (child, adolescents, adults, religious & family). I just received my PRC License as a Professional Registered Guidance Counselor on Sept. 28, 2008.
Interceding for All Guidance Counselors
Our Lady of Good Counsel
