{"id":52575,"date":"2016-02-12T20:36:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-12T20:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/?p=52575"},"modified":"2016-02-12T20:36:00","modified_gmt":"2016-02-12T20:36:00","slug":"52575","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pcmatic.com\/blog\/52575\/","title":{"rendered":"Astronaut Lost in Space Needs Your Help!!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Potential Scam Returns After Four Years&#8230;<\/strong><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>In 2012 an email was being circulated pleading for help\u00a0to bring home a Nigerian astronaut who was lost in space.\u00a0 Apparently the family never received the assistance they were requesting, as the email is making its second round.\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anorak.co.uk\/428124\/money\/nigerian-astronaut-lost-in-space-needs-3m-to-get-home-could-be-a-scam.html\/?utm_content=buffere6a77&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=facebook.com&amp;utm_campaign=buffer\">Anorak <\/a>reported the possible scam 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