Shoreview / E-mail from priest asking for cash actually was bogus

Family, friends and parishioners of a former Shoreview priest received a desperate e-mail Monday asking them to wire money to England to help cover his travel expenses because he'd lost his wallet.

[Billy Anderson]

How low will they go?

[Margie Gunderson]

I had heard that some businesses (like Walmart)that do relatively large money transfers overseas for people who don't have access to bank transfers have alerted their employees on some of these scams. Another popular one is someone calling the elderly, claiming to be their grandson or daughter, asking for help because they are stranded in Toronto or Montreal. The phone connection is always hazy but the caller seems to know enough things to sound convincing.

[Grandmaster G]

Margie Gunderson wrote:

I had heard that some businesses (like Walmart)that do relatively large money transfers overseas for people who don't have access to bank transfers have alerted their employees on some of these scams. Another popular one is someone calling the elderly, claiming to be their grandson or daughter, asking for help because they are stranded in Toronto or Montreal. The phone connection is always hazy but the caller seems to know enough things to sound convincing.

It sickens me when I think of the many people making a living scamming people. Usually the elderly. I am dealing with it right now. My Mother, recovering from a serious stroke has been hit up by every single con artist, scammer, card reading, brain warping,money begging,scum on the planet. It has cost her thousands of dollars, this includes companies like the HATED Publishing Clearing House. These scum bag losers are bottom feeders. They pump the elderly with BS hopes of winning money, and convince them their chances are better if they buy some BS trinkets, books or other crap that is of no value. I have grown to despise these people and all the money hungry beggars that try to fleece every dime out of people that have nothing left to give. The time effort and money it has cost to solve these issues is staggering. Beware!

[Alt]

Most of this crap comes from overseas because they know we are suckers and mostly stupid.

[Margie Gunderson]

DFL4LIFE wrote:

The hypocrisy of the right-wing knows no bounds.

Well, you know few boundaries, kiddo. Feeling kettle-ish?