[Advaita-l] Mail seeking favour from a 'blagopal ramakrishnan'

[jaldhar at braincells.com]

On Thu, 26 Jan 2023, V Subrahmanian via Advaita-l wrote:

> I received mail from the above person with the below id first asking if I
> got his 'test' mail.  When I replied I did, he wrote to me saying that his
> sister is needing immediate medical treatment which is quite expensive and
> that he needs financial assistance, even as a loan.  He says his phone is
> not working in the 'new' place due to some network issues.
> rbalpal at yahoo.co.in
>
> I do not remember having corresponded with this person.  Is this person a
> member of Advaitin Google groups or Advaita l?
>

There is an advaita-l member with that name and address but I suspect that 
his account has been hijacked by some miscreant.  The contents of the 
message you received are very suspicious and fit the template of a common 
scam.  Do not reply and under no circumstance send any money.

-- 
Jaldhar H. Vyas <jaldhar at braincells.com>