Obviously the short answer is to not use gmail.

On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 09:02:04AM -0700, Richard Carter wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> This is somewhat off topic but I hope you can forgive that.
> 
> A friend has been the victim of a scam involving gmail: emails were sent out
> asking for loans to help the victim get home from England.  Fortunately, I
> noticed that the email address, purported to be the victim's, was not quite
> correct so I didn't fall for it.
> 
> But the problem is that the victim's google account has been frozen so he's
> unable to get access to email or to any of his contacts.  Attempts to
> contact google have been unsuccessful.
> 
> I would appreciate any suggestions for a solution.
> 
> Merry Christmas
> 
> Robin

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