Scammers try to trick Internet users in every way, always using "catchy" facts. So the last thing they thought was to use the situation that has arisen in Ukraine.
A scam e-mail presented by Bitdefender has as subject "Help… Douglas Crandall ”and states:
"I am writing this text with tears in my eyes eyeα. Ήρθα στο Κίεβο της Ουκρανίας για ολιγοήμερες διακοπές, και δυστυχώς, πέσαμε θύματα ληστείας στο πάρκο του ξενοδοχείου. Μας πήραν όλα τα cash, credit cards cards and our cell phones, but luckily we still have our passports.”
Scammers using the sob story say they need a $2.500 "loan" to pay their hotel bills. They claim the hotel manager won't let them leave unless they pay him account their. Scammers ask for the money to connect via Western Union. This of course makes it very easy for them since they can disappear without a trace once they get the money.
It is self-evident that such messages should be ignored, as cyber criminals know exactly that their story may sound quite convincing.
But on the other hand, who decides to take a vacation with their family in Ukraine at the moment?