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You’re sitting at your desk checking email, when you come across a message from a friend. That friend informs you that they are in London, and desperately need $2,000 wired to them. Sure you’re first thought is “scam,” but this isn’t some Nigerian prince. It comes from your friend’s email address and it has their name.

Unfortunately, even despite the best makeup, this is still a scam. And now that scam is circulating in Santa Clarita writes Jon Dell for KHTS Radio.

A well known local business owner was first alerted to the fact that scammers were using his email address when he began receiving calls Monday morning.

Somehow, scammers were able to retrieve his email login information and they used his email address to send the following message to everyone in his address book.

How are you doing? Please I need your help I made an Emergency trip to England and am having financial problem. Please can you assist me with Two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) to enable me conclude what I am doing here. I will refund you back as soon as I return home. Send it via western union money transfer or Money Gram with this information.

The email then listed the sender’s name and an address in London.

While most scams use big promises to bait their victims, this one actually exploits personal relationships to dupe people in sending money.

How to avoid becoming a victim

Read more here:  New Email Scam Hits Santa Clarita