This one is kind of charming: Sender: Samuel (samuelagbala8@xnmsn.cn) Subject: PAYMENT Dear Friend, Good day. I have some information for you about your unpaid fund, the people you are dealing with is not the original bank, why can't you deal with the bank instead of sending money to people … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2011
Lame spam of the day: ATM MASTER CARD PAYMENT
Today's lame spam has so many red flags possible. Sender is WILLIAM AYODELE but the email address is vincent@w1385bl1o.homepage.t-online.de Text is THIS IS TO OFFICIALLY INFORM YOU THAT THE UNITED NATION SPECIAL DUTY ON DEBT SETTLEMENT IN COLLABORATION WITH WORLD BANK DEBT RELIEF … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Wrong transaction from your credit card in The Palmer House Hilton
Well, first, I didn't stay at the Palmer House Hilton. What's the chance that this spam will hit someone who actually stayed at the hotel recently? Or do they think people will be curious enough to open an attachment on a misdirected, poorly written email? Click here for info on … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: FBI & Nigerian Govt want to send me money
This one's pretty funny. It claims to come from the "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division". The letter begins "Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Notice from WesternUnion) : Account Deactivate.
This one is kind of funny. First, there's what looks like a reversed smiley face in the subject (maybe it was supposed to be a copyright symbol). Then there's the tortured grammar in the first sentence. The friendly footer looks like it might be from a real Western Union message, … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Credit Card is one week overdue
Got two of these today. According to this site the attachment installs malware and attempts to steal your money and identity. Beware. Version 1: Sender: Automatic notification (help@creditdepartment.com) Subject: Credit Card is one week overdue Attachment: … [Read more...]