The Stranded Traveler Scam - Hackers Don't Understand The American Family

The Stranded Traveler Scam %u2013 blogan. The latest hacker scam to hit the net involves spoofing email addresses to send fake emails to friends and family members, claiming the family member is stranded abroad, without a wallet, and needs money wired to get home. These hackers must be from another country; because, if a hacker spoofed an email from a member of most American families, the response would probably be, good, stay over there. I only speak partly in jest; some of the nastiest litigation I have handled in my career involved family probate disputes. Of course, the real reaction to receiving one of these emails would probably be, "How can my (brother) (uncle) (niece) (nephew) (you fill in the relative) afford a trip to Europe, while I am stuck here in the U.S. trying to figure out how to pay the mortgage? Find your own way home." Of course, in all seriousness, don't take these emails seriously; unless you verify them on the telephone. Or, of course, you could empty the bank account, and fly over to take them home personally.