Spam email - do they think we are that stupid

steveh35

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I thought the days of spam emails like this were dead: (by the way this is how it was presented)

Attention.
Beneficiary,

This
is
to
notify
you
that
we
have
intercepted
your
parcel
from
DHL
COURIER
SERVICE,
we
have
stopped
the
delivery
process
for
some
security
reasons
stated
below:

1.
Our
scanning
system
has
detected
that
your
parcel
contains
a
conformable
ATM
CARD
to
the
tune
of
$8.500,000.00
USD.
2.
Such
ATM
CARD
coming
from
African
/Europe/Asia
is
been
verified
by
the
POSTAL
INSPECTION
SERVICE
which
we
have
directed
our
inspection
team
to
proceed
with
the
verification
to
ascertain
the
authenticity
of
the
ATM
CARD
and
now
after
all
the
verification
on
the
Parcel/ATM
CARD,
having
contacted
the
issuing
institution
who
made
it
known
to
our
office
that
the
ATM
CARD
is
a
Genuine
one
and
Not
ILLEGALLY
ACQUIRED.

We
have
also
forwarded
the
Serial
Number
of
the
ATM
CARD
to
the
U.
S,
Treasury
Department
and
they
confirmed
that
the
CARD
is
Authentic
and
ready
to
be
cashed
at
any
ATM
MACHINES.
Also
for
the
Delivery
of
the
Parcel
to
continue,
you
are
in
obligation
to
obtain
from
African,
a
Duly
Sworn
Affidavit
from
Benin
Republic
High
Court
which
will
back
up
the
Origin
of
Fund.
This
is
in
line
with
the
Anti-
Terrorist
Campaign
which
the
USA
Government
has
embarked
on
recently
to
protect
our
Territory
from
future
attacks.

You
should
therefore
contact
the
sender
of
the
CARD
or
the
DHL
Courier
Agent
in
Africa
to
get
the
Sworn
Affidavit
for
you
while
we
wait
to
receive
from
you
the
Affidavit
File
Number
to
enable
us
forward
your
ATM
CARD
to
your
address.
Below
is
his
contact
information.
Note
that
the
cost
of
the
Affidavit
is
US$95
Dollars
and
do
not
hesitate
to
remit
the
amount
to
him
for
the
immediate
deliver
of
your
ATM
CARD.
You
are
advice
to
send
the
following
below
information
to
avoid
mistakes
for
the
deliver
of
your
ATM
CARD.

Full
Name:.........
Address:............
Country............
Phone
Number...........
Occupation...........
Passport
or
id...........

Contact
Mr.
Nelson
Williams
with
all
the
above
listed
information
and
ask
him
to
obtain
the
needed
Certificate
for
the
onward
deliver
of
your
ATM
CARD.
Name:
Mr.
Nelson
Williams
E-
MAIL:
williamsnelson80@aol.
com

We
shall
then
forward
the
CARD
to
you
and
you
will
be
sure
of
a
genuine
CARD
that
is
coming
to
you.
We
are
doing
this
for
your
interest
considering
the
rate
which
fraudulent
and
stolen
checks/CARD
are
been
sent
to
our
innocent
citizen
that
most
times
put
them
in
problem.
Always
send
your
correspondence
to
our
secure.

Your
urgent
action
on
this
notice
will
be
appreciated.
Mr.
Richard
Victor
Chief
Postal
Inspector,
U.
S.
Postal
Inspection
Service
 
1. Yes. Because there is always someone gullible enough to fall for this nonsense.

2. Are you trying to break vinyl's record for the longest post in CM history? (lines only, obviously the word count record is secure for ever).
 
Im pretty sure that spam is often intentionally written badly, that way mostly the gullible people who might actually fall for the scam bother to even reply.
 
I'd love to know what 'scanner' they use which can read a card in an envelope, simultaneously hacking into the bank's data to establish the credit limit or account balance. Maybe it's a new Casino rewards promo? :D
 
Read and weep:

www.wired.com


They still make millions a year with their scams because every day there are thousands and thousands of people online that have no clue how the www works.
Even if they get one person a day to pay them €300.00 or €500.00 or whatever amount, still a nice wage on the end of the month,no? :oops:

And of course they are proud of their "job"

 
I'd love to know what 'scanner' they use which can read a card in an envelope, simultaneously hacking into the bank's data to establish the credit limit or account balance. Maybe it's a new Casino rewards promo? :D
I like they way they justify it by talking about those nasty fraudsters and those stolen cards and checks, this from someone who has infiltrated my private parcel and read my credit card.
 
I wonder how anyone falls for them too, they are so bad to be true.
I used to contribute to 419eater when I was younger and had time to bait them, but out of all the ones I've seen I think the p-p-p-powerbook one was up there with the best.

I always liked this type too

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