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三月十五日收到美西一位朋友的電子郵件，

內容讓人驚訝之至，除了稱謂和具名刪除以外，

全文複製是這樣子的：

Hope you get this on time, I made a trip to Swansea,Wales and had my bag stolen from me with my passport and credit cards in it. The embassy is willing to help by letting me fly without my passport, I just have to pay for a ticket and settle Hotel bills. Unfortunately for me, I can't have access to funds without my credit card, I've made contact with my bank but they need more time to come up with a new one. I was thinking of asking you to lend me some quick funds that I can give back as soon as I get in. I really need to be on the next available flight.
Western Union transfer is the best option to send money to me. Let me know if you need my details(Full names/location) to make the transfer. You can reach me via email or the hotel's desk phone +447031804806.
I await your response...

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家人商議以後，覺得確實奇怪，卻又不知道是真或假？

於是將原文複製謄錄回復，並且刻意以中文敘述為主，

如果有回函時，再求證友人的家人名字確實證明後，

再決定作為不遲。

結果於三月十七日得到回函敘述如：

My email address has been hacked and I have lost all my emails and contact list.  Trying to recover them. Will write you later. Thanks. 

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據說，當下就是以國際性的電子郵件詐騙見著，

稍一未查就很容易被欺矇，尤其擅長駭入目標人物的電子信箱，

冒充發函給目標人物的朋友據以行騙，如果按照所附電話撥打，

就進入預置好的陷阱而不覺。

其實，按照事件的緊急性與採取通訊工具的層級判斷，

為什麼不使用電話呢？電子郵件有收信不固定時間的差誤，

再則，依據地區的遠近和緊急呼救的層次理性判斷，

都再再顯示明顯的瑕疵．

如果是收到中獎通知，配發紅利，待領鑽石，參加摸彩．．．

或是異性表示好感與仰慕（常見Skype及Facebook留言)，

那不用看生辰八字或排紫微斗數，

趕緊使用Delete功能刪除，省得自己的理智產生突變！