Scam for the day

Rico says he got this email, purporting to be from his aunt (whose email contact list was evidently hijacked):

Hello, I really hope you get this fast.
I could not inform everyone about my trip to Manila in the Philippines for a program because it was impromptu. The program was successful, but my journey has turned sour. I was mugged at "gun point" and all my valuables were stolen all cash, credit cards, and phone were stolen where I went for sightseeing before leaving to the airport, since my return flight is in few hours. Luckily I had my passport in my hotel room to get me home.
It was a terrible experience. I need your help financially to get home to enable me settle some outstanding bills and also taking a cab to the airport. I have made contact with my bank but the best they can do is to mail me a new card which will get here in 2 to 3 days. I promise to make the immediate refund when i get home.
$1,850 is all i need. Western Union Transfer is the fastest option to wire the funds to me.
Below are the needed details:
Receiver's Name: Ellen (last name removed for security purposes)
Location:  5810 Juan Bravo, 28006 Madrid, Spain.
As soon as you have it done, kindly get back to me with the transfer confirmation numbers #MTCN.
Thanks
Ellen

Now, besides the fact that she would just have called her sister (Rico's stepmother) if she had gotten mugged, it was the "I got mugged in the Philippines, but send the money to me in Spain" that was the clue, along with the usual Western-Union-scam typos (and their inability to spell and to capitalize the 'I' is typical)...