new type of email scam appears to come from a friend in need <a href="http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/e-mail-scammers-ask-your-friends-for-money/" target="_blank">http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/11/09/e-mail-scammers-ask-your-friends-for-money/</a>