Yes, This is definitely a classic phishing email. Mary's yahoo account has probably been hacked or someone spoofed her email. Please do not send money :) http://www.snopes.com/fraud/distress/family.asp http://www.spamdiary.com/2010/02/mugged-in-wales-united-kingdom/ Thanks, Bobby -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To join/leave the list or browse the ISALUMNI archives, please see: http://listserv.utk.edu/archives/isalumni.html