Forum 2.0

One of our own in trouble

Posted by John Moret on November 7, 2011 at 9:45am in General NON-Comics Discussions
I just got an email message this morning from Lee Houston Jr. who is presently in London. He was mugged and now cannot leave because although he still has his passport, he has no cash and the hotel won't let him leave until the bill is settled which is $500. I would help him but I don`t have $5 until Friday. He left me the contact info if there is anyone out there that can lend him a hand.
Views: 137

You need to be a member of Captain Comics to add comments!

Join Captain Comics

★
★
★
★
★
Votes: 0
Email me when people reply –
Follow

Replies

  • Derrick Ferguson November 7, 2011 at 10:20am
    Ignore the email.  Lee's email account was hacked.  He's fine and is nowhere near London.
  • ClarkKent_DC November 7, 2011 at 10:48am
    I was wondering about that. That's a pretty common scam that's going around lately.
  • Luke Blanchard November 7, 2011 at 11:24am
    Thanks, Derrick. I'd not heard of that scam.
  • Derrick Ferguson November 7, 2011 at 12:21pm
    Couple of my Facebook friends got victimized by the same hacker/scam last year.  The thing I can never understand about this particular scam is this; if you're a friend of mine or even an acquaintance I think it's reasonable to assume you'd inform me and others of an overseas trip.  Getting an email out of left field that you're stuck in London with no money is more than a little suspicious if I have no idea you're there.  And if you're not a friend or an acquaintance then why would I send you money?
This reply was deleted.