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In response to "seems suspiciously coincidental that he was actually traveling at the time. -- nm" by Beryllium

It likely was just a coincidence.

Posted by Reagen (aka Reagen) Dec 2 '10, 09:00

Again, assuming it's the same kind of scam as I've heard of, they just ask prodding questions - "Hey gramma, do you know who this is?" and work off that.

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as opposed to an information leak relating to the cruise line, such as a passenger manifest at a port of entry? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 09:02 7
- If it had been that they would said he was in the Bahamas, not Europe, right? -- nm - Ender Dec 2, 09:30 1
  - drat. you're right. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 09:30
- do they make you release your step-grandmother's name to get on the ship? -- nm - Reagen Dec 2, 09:04 1
  - beat you by a minute. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 2, 09:05
- nah, easier to just hit random pages. I have seen it several times on my friends' pages. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 09:04 2
  - more importantly, the scam works often enough, regardless of whether the person is really traveling. -- nm - loosilu Dec 2, 09:05 1
    - Yep, friend of mine had her Yahoo account taken over. The 'stuck in London' email was sent to her contact list.... - MojaveMeg Dec 2, 09:11

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It likely was just a coincidence.

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