I had one of these myself once. I told the scammer as luck would have it that I would be in that city in a few days so I could bring the money in person. My day job is in part to move money electronically all over the world for one of our worlds largest banks. I see this a lot and for not thousands but for millions. They get real creative and yet people and companies fall for these scams. Sometimes I get involved before it happens but sometimes it is too late. Last year one of my good customers sent 400K to what he thought was payment to a title company for a down payment on a home. He sent the money, called the title company, they did not get it. Quick action stopped the electronic transfer but even that fast some of it got to a bank in Greece. It took over a month to retrieve all of his money back to his bank account and he lost the house that he had attempted to buy. Beware every time you transfer funds electronically.
If one day you have time look up "cyber kidnapping".
