Just a little more information, I talked with my dad and he was joking about it. I recommended that he take this a bit more seriously. Someone recommended that he change his password (which he did). I then recommended that he send an e-mail to everyone in his contact list. He kind of thought that was pointless as, "no one would fall for this sort of thing." I told him that if no one fell for it, the scammers wouldn't do it. He agreed and said he would e-mail his contact list.
I got a call from him a couple minutes later, all of his contacts were deleted from his account (wise scammer). He's going to contact AOL and see about getting his contacts back so he can warn them of the scam.
Here is the text of the e-mail that I received (want to get it out in a searchable place so others might find it):
Hello,
Sorry to bother, but I had a sudden trip out of the country to Greece to see my ill cousin, she is suffering from kidney disease and must undergo transplant to save her life. The surgery is very expensive here, so I want to transfer her back home to have the surgery implemented. I really need to take care of this now but my credit card can't work here. I traveled with little money due to the short time I had to prepare for this trip and never expected things to be this way right now. I need a loan of $2,000 from you and I'll reimburse you at my return. I will really appreciate whatever amount you can come up with if not all, get back to me I'll advise on how to transfer it.
Thanks,
My Dads Name
After doing a bit more research, the e-mail actually came from my dad but the reply to was to the scammers very similar e-mail address. I'll see what I can get AOL to do.
In the meantime, I just might have to dust off my scambaiting skills and have fun with this one.
