while .1 BTC sounds like super ez money here, I wouldn't risk it. You don't know if you are acting as a middle man for terrorism or not, Probably not, but you wouldn't really know for sure. I mean, Why can't he simply post the Email address or information on here, freely, up front. Demand proof on our end, then offer to pay the money?
It just doesn't add up for me either. The OP probably could have gone farther with [EMERGENCY] PLEASE HELP...FRIEND'S LIFE IN DANGER!!!!
Just saying