Hello how may I help you? I have been receiving letters in the mail from someone name Mark Parsons. He says that my cousin has been kidnapped in Rio De Janeiro and I need to pay him $5000 or they will kill him. This is a scam right? Do you have a cousin out of the country that you know of? I have cousins all over the world. We do a lot of mission work for our local church. I would get in contact with the local authorities and show them the email, so that they can try to track the person that sent the e-mail. Okay I will show the police the letter. Is there anything else you need help with? How do you know if something is a scam or not? Scams usually involve asking the person for money. Specially if they want the money sent through a place like Money Gram. Okay then I wont send any money if someone I don't know asks for it. That makes sense. Thanks for the help Is there anything else you need help with? Nope. Thanks again