I was awake today when John came home for lunch. He asked me if Iwas trying to do him in. What the heck are you talking about. he told me his boss gave him a copy of something he found on Craigs list. I thought he was gonna show me joke, you know how the guys are. Well, I start reading this and I am like " OH HELL NO" I did not do this. there was a phone number there, and some other info which i deleted for this posting. anyway, i called the number and asked for Lisa. She asked who is calling, I told her Lisa CArlson. her name is Lisa Carlson and her husband was John Carlson who passed away. They live in the next little town over. How strange is that. She told me her husband was at one of the local mortuaries, so i called them to make sure it wasnt a scam. I am waiting ot hear back from them. John wanted to send her some money to help her, but we need to make sure it is real first. How strange is this. No, John is alive and well and gone back to work. Some things are just too strange to beleive.
need financial help husban passed away (modesto)
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Date: 2008-05-07, 7:10AM PDT
my husban john carlson passed away april 22. 2008, i am handicap an on a fix ed income please if any one can help me with his creamation { 473.00} and rent money for this month, {775.00} please send check or money order to
lisa carlson
if there is any questions please call or e-mail at
best regards and god bless
lisa carlson
Sure you didn't do it.... You just forgot to get rid of John before you posted on Craig's list.....
ReplyDeleteROFLMAO at Carols comment....but that is very creepy.....If it's for real I think it would be very nice if you can help her out a bit - being "twins" and such.......
ReplyDeleteIt is for real. I ended up calling the coroner. yuck. I had to tell her what happened. this is the strangest thing ever.
ReplyDeleteThat would kinda freak me out a little, glad it's not your John though! Sad story, maybe a news station would pick this story up for a human interest spot..and maybe they'll pay money for it??
ReplyDeleteHow odd! I can imagine your husband must have been thinking, 'what the?'. Too bad for that poor lady though. Glad you were able to clear things up anyway. Just really strange though, huh?
ReplyDeleteThat's kind of creepy that you'd find your same name and that of your husband on craigslist. It's sweet that you are going to send her something though. Maybe if you contact the local media about the same names they might make it into an offbeat news story so she can gain a little more attention beyond just craigslist.
ReplyDeleteI thought about that. The whole thing creeped me out really bad though. John wants to get term life insurance, to be on the safe side.
ReplyDeleteWell - there's no harm in insurance, but he ought to check and see what he is eligible for through work because you might find you don't need extra coverage. For example - since my retirement isn't a pension - it's a 401K thing - all that money goes in a lump to my heir when I die.....and then my company offers a year's salary - plus all my accumulated leave in cash. John might find he has a similar situation where he is.
ReplyDeleteBut clearly your John trusts you if he's willing to get insurance on his life........(or does he want to get it on yours ).
If I were John I would sleep with one eye open! If you have a scam goin there, I want in!
ReplyDeleteWhere do I sign Harry up?
ReplyDeleteagain...laughing at Carol.....busting a gut...where does she sign Harry up...too funny...
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