Anyone help Dave Bishop?

TOM KASCH · 02-08-2012, 09:17 AM

Just got a e-mail from Dave and it says he is in Spain and got robbed and needs MONEY,
anyone be able to wire him what he needs ?

Bill Belden · 02-08-2012, 09:23 AM

Be careful a lot of scams here in PA , e-mails getting hacked and asking to wire money.
I'd get a phone# and call him direct

pauldilcher · 02-08-2012, 03:17 PM

Tom , do not fall for this one .

Lyn Smith · 02-08-2012, 04:08 PM

Got a good email yesterday.Ive got a old Nova for sale on craigslist,and got a email from a women that said she wanted the car, and would be over right after work to get it .But wanted me to get her a quote on the insurance.She said she was at work and could not use the internet ,and supplied a link to the insurance company.I did not click on it,but im sure if i had it would have asked me a bunch of personel information.I tried to email her back and tell her i was not going to be scammed,but it came back undeliverable!!!

Travis Miller · 02-08-2012, 05:23 PM

I had a car on Craigslist for sale. Someone e-mailed me that he lived in England and would take the car. He said he would send me a cashiers check for 4K over what I was asking. I should wire him 3K back and he would let me keep the extra 1K for my trouble. I e-mailed him back that when his transport driver showed up with cash in hand, the deal would be completed. I never heard from him again.

Jason · 02-08-2012, 09:24 AM

Tell him to contact the American embassy.

Ron Ortiz · 02-08-2012, 09:28 AM

Does the e-mail have misspellings. Try contacting him directly. It sounds like e-mail virus. Happened to me, people were calling me up to see if I was OK after supposedly being robbed, even people I haven't spoken to in years called me. Sounds like a scam.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA dirtbags

Greg Barsamian · 02-08-2012, 09:33 AM

Here's the letter!

-----Original Message-----
From: dave bishop
To: undisclosed recipients: ;
Sent: Wed, Feb 8, 2012 7:30 am
Subject: Awful Trip!!!...Dave Bishop

Hi,

I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,i came down here to Madrid Spain. for a short vacation to visit a resort and got mugged at gun point last night at the park of the hotel where i lodged.All cash,credit cards and cell were stolen off me.I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all,my flight leaves today and I'm having problems settling the hotel bills.

The hotel manager won't let me leave until i settle the hotel bills which is 1,720 Euro or anything you can afford now am freaked out.Please reply back and let me know if you will be able to loan me the cash so that i can give you the necessary details you will need to get the cash to me via western union money transfer, i promise to pay you back as soon as i get home.

Dave

Dave Bishop

buzzinhalfdozen · 02-08-2012, 09:41 AM

I don't know the gentleman, however I have traveled abroad quite a bit and if this were to happen to me I would certainly NOT send out an E-mail asking for help. I would contact someone directly, you can go to any police station or the American embassy and make a free phone call to anywhere. After having a identity theft issue once I'm very leary of things like this. Joe

chris3racing · 02-08-2012, 09:52 AM

I do know Dave Bishop and reading this e-mail I really don't that this e-mail is from him. Dave is a professional writer who has traveled all over the USA. Dave Bishop, the racing writer, has enough corporate contacts not to need to be contacting someone like this. If you read the e-mail and how things are worded you would also question it. Be careful.

02-08-2012, 09:17 AM	#1
TOM KASCH VIP Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TOLEDO,OHIO Posts: 1,735 Likes: 0 Liked 241 Times in 100 Posts	Anyone help Dave Bishop? Just got a e-mail from Dave and it says he is in Spain and got robbed and needs MONEY, anyone be able to wire him what he needs ?

02-08-2012, 09:23 AM	#2
Bill Belden Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: York, PA Posts: 241 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? Be careful a lot of scams here in PA , e-mails getting hacked and asking to wire money. I'd get a phone# and call him direct __________________ Bill Belden Retired Stock Eliminator [emailSTK1100@comcast.net[/email]

02-08-2012, 03:17 PM	#3
pauldilcher Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 425 Likes: 1 Liked 52 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? Tom , do not fall for this one .

02-08-2012, 04:08 PM	#4
Lyn Smith VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pontiac,il. Posts: 1,201 Likes: 284 Liked 973 Times in 195 Posts	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? Got a good email yesterday.Ive got a old Nova for sale on craigslist,and got a email from a women that said she wanted the car, and would be over right after work to get it .But wanted me to get her a quote on the insurance.She said she was at work and could not use the internet ,and supplied a link to the insurance company.I did not click on it,but im sure if i had it would have asked me a bunch of personel information.I tried to email her back and tell her i was not going to be scammed,but it came back undeliverable!!!

02-08-2012, 05:23 PM	#5
Travis Miller Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 478 Likes: 1 Liked 276 Times in 27 Posts	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? I had a car on Craigslist for sale. Someone e-mailed me that he lived in England and would take the car. He said he would send me a cashiers check for 4K over what I was asking. I should wire him 3K back and he would let me keep the extra 1K for my trouble. I e-mailed him back that when his transport driver showed up with cash in hand, the deal would be completed. I never heard from him again.

02-08-2012, 09:24 AM	#6
Jason Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 235 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? Tell him to contact the American embassy.

02-08-2012, 09:28 AM	#7
Ron Ortiz Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Englewood, Florida Posts: 989 Likes: 35 Liked 317 Times in 103 Posts	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? Does the e-mail have misspellings. Try contacting him directly. It sounds like e-mail virus. Happened to me, people were calling me up to see if I was OK after supposedly being robbed, even people I haven't spoken to in years called me. Sounds like a scam. Ron Ortiz U/SA dirtbags __________________ Ron Ortiz 2102 STK

02-08-2012, 09:33 AM	#8
Greg Barsamian VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 1,400 Likes: 714 Liked 419 Times in 96 Posts	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? Here's the letter! -----Original Message----- From: dave bishop To: undisclosed recipients: ; Sent: Wed, Feb 8, 2012 7:30 am Subject: Awful Trip!!!...Dave Bishop Hi, I'm writing this with tears in my eyes,i came down here to Madrid Spain. for a short vacation to visit a resort and got mugged at gun point last night at the park of the hotel where i lodged.All cash,credit cards and cell were stolen off me.I've been to the embassy and the Police here but they're not helping issues at all,my flight leaves today and I'm having problems settling the hotel bills. The hotel manager won't let me leave until i settle the hotel bills which is 1,720 Euro or anything you can afford now am freaked out.Please reply back and let me know if you will be able to loan me the cash so that i can give you the necessary details you will need to get the cash to me via western union money transfer, i promise to pay you back as soon as i get home. Dave Dave Bishop

02-08-2012, 09:41 AM	#9
buzzinhalfdozen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bellevue Ohio Posts: 984 Likes: 0 Liked 11 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? I don't know the gentleman, however I have traveled abroad quite a bit and if this were to happen to me I would certainly NOT send out an E-mail asking for help. I would contact someone directly, you can go to any police station or the American embassy and make a free phone call to anywhere. After having a identity theft issue once I'm very leary of things like this. Joe __________________ Joe Buchanan SS/BX 3117

02-08-2012, 09:52 AM	#10
chris3racing Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 528 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Anyone help Dave Bishop? I do know Dave Bishop and reading this e-mail I really don't that this e-mail is from him. Dave is a professional writer who has traveled all over the USA. Dave Bishop, the racing writer, has enough corporate contacts not to need to be contacting someone like this. If you read the e-mail and how things are worded you would also question it. Be careful.