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SchmilK · 05/12/2009 08:47 PM

So im minding my own business this morning and a buddy from high school hits me up on google talk who I haven't talked to in a few months.

Quote: James:  hey man what's new?
me: not much besides feeding the baby and changing diapers
James:  oh really
I'm in a terrible situation as wee speak
me:  ruh roh :(  what happened??
me:  are you / were you in town??
James:  no
I was mugged at gun point
me:  double you tee eff!
James:  got stranded in Scotland UK
It was a crazy experience
me:  omg!
James:  all cash,credit card and cell phone was 'borrowed' from me
me:  I never would have guessed that!  Are you still there?
James:  yes
me:  HAve you contacted Scotland Yard?
James:  it's so devastating at the moment
me:  im sure!
when did this happen?
James:  The hotel management has been kind to let have an access to a library to get  across to anybody to help me since my luggages was also taken away
last night
me:  whrere did your luggage go?
you talked to your dad yet?
James:  i couldn't get hold of anyone
I am full of panic now and the police only asked me to write a statement about the incident and directed me to the embassy,i have spoken to the embassy here but they are not responding to the matter effectively
I'm freaked out and i need your help
me:  what do you need?
James:  I have nothing left on me and I'm grateful to God that i still have my life and my passport because it would have been worst if they made away with my passport
my flight leaves in 2/1 hours from now and I'm having problem sorting the hotel bills
wondering if i can take a loan from you to sort the hotel bills,i will pay you back once i get home tomorrow
me:  i am tapped out at the moment between all the baby bills and work putting me on furlow days so im barely gettinga  pay check :(
James:  omg
i need to get myself out of this mess
how much can you spare me with
me:  $5
i have nothing right now :(
don't they have your card on file from your check in?
James:  they don't accept cc because their cc machine needs to be fixed
me:  Im calling your dad for you
James:  can you get hold of him?
me:  he hasn't moved has he?
i can't remember anything new, but i still know old phone numbers from high school!
hes on the phjone now
James:  ok
me:  he doesn't know you were in scotland
James:  yes
i didn't inform him of my traveling
can you tell him to write me via email cause i have lost my cell phone to the muggers
what did he say?
me:  he said maybe you went to uk...
what's hotel phone number
James:  let him know that am ok that my flight leaves in few hours from now
I'm in the library
i only have access to email
me:  what hotel
James:  Sunderland Hotel
what did he say?
me:  sunderland marriot?
James:  no
what did he sat
say?
i need help
tell him to write me
i only have access to email
me:  are you at traveloge?
James:  omg
I'm freaked out here
me:  yeah im trying to help
James:  what did my dad say?
all i need is $870
me:  he said he wants to call the hotel
so he can take are of this
James:  thank God i still have my passport with me
ok
can i give you the hotel number
?
me:  yes
James:  +44-702-404-4799
James:  got it?
me:  says call can not be completed
you missed a number
James:  re-dial it
its working
hello
me:  how do you know its working?  I thought you were in the library?
your dad gave me your new cellphone number and someone answered
James:  huh?
me:  hey its you!  im talking to you on the phone
James:  are you kidding me?
me:  no, its realy you
James:     cdcc
me:  beastie boys for life bitch!!  you fail!
James:  fudge
me:  haha your scam failed, you will be loosing access to gmail in a minute :P
James is offline and can't receive messages right now.

Turns out james's gmail account was hacked and this dude was trying to scam me to send him money...my friend james said he couldn't log into his gmail account because said hacker changed his password. :( crazy spoon!! I didn't dare dial the number he gave for fear it was some pay number that charges hundreds of dollars per minute...

either way it was a fun way to wake up this morning..crazy thing is my wife caught it as a scam as soon as he said he was held up at gun point!

But i got to have fun and wake up james around 5am due to time zone differences between where wee live LOL and I even got to talk to his dad who i haven't seen in 13 years.