[email protected] - I've been mugged.

[email protected] the account has been compromised, all people in the original account owner's contact list are now being spammed with this:

I am currently in Lisbon Portugal, most of my belongings including my phone
and personal effects have been stolen from me. I may need some assistance
from you.

Please let me know if you can help.

--
Caroline

It is increasingly common for scammers to trick people out of their passwords for their email or other online services.

For certain, anyone who replies and receives a request to send money by some insecure method such as Western Union or Money-gram would then potentially fall victim.

If in any doubt, contact the owner of the mail by other means, or their family - to ascertain the truth of the claim.