E-mail Idiots on Parade

[Griff]

Important notice


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[elSicomoro]

You have to hand it to the Uruguayans for putting a new twist on things.

[bmgb]

Well, I don't know if I would call these guys idiots, because it's a scam that could have fooled me on a bad day.

Here is what I got:

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From: support@ebay.com
Subject: eBay.com Protection!

Dear valued eBay member:
It has come to our attention that your eBay billing updates are
out of order. If you could please take 5-10 minutes out of your
online experience and update your billing records you will not run
into any future problems with the online service. However, failure
to update your records will result in account termination. Please
update your records by August 25th.


Once you have updated your account records your eBay session will not be
interrupted and will continue as normal. Failure to update will result in
cancellation of service, Terms of Service (TOS) violations or future billing
problems.

To update your eBay records click here:
http://cgi1.ebay.com/aw-cgi/ebayISAPI.dll?UPdate



eBay Update team
http://www.eBay.com
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When you click on that link it takes you to a page that looks just like Ebay, but in the address bar says "http://h4xus.addr.com/.ebayDLLupdate/index.html" and there's a nice little form to put in your Ebay username and password and your credit card information.

I tried to find out who owns h4xus.addr.com, but all I could find out is that it's not registered. It also difficult to find info about scams on the Ebay help pages, but finally I found that info here . So I guess all I can do is report it to Ebay.

[wolf]

Everybody needs to attend this important and helpful conference.

[elSicomoro]

That's great Wolf!

I got one similar to the eBay one, only for PayPal. And that one just looked way too real.

[bmgb]

I wish I could get one of those Nigerian emails. At least that would be amusing.

[xoxoxoBruce]

The Artist Currently Known as Broke

Maybe this is why you don't. They figure you have nothing to steal.

[Griff]

I don't know if this fits under e-mail idiots but there's a new virus running around. According to Pete be particularly careful of subject lines like "re: your application" or re: thank you". They have an attachment with a .scr or .pif extention

[Griff]

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Cut and paste the URL above in your browser or simply press the link above NOW.

[elSicomoro]

The following came to me with a neato attachment. Of course, I knew better, especially when the "from" e-mail had no Microsoft address on it, and the e-mail originated from a roadrunner account. Watch out for shit like this:

Microsoft Customer

this is the latest version of security update, the
"August 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which eliminates
all known security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer,
Outlook and Outlook Express as well as five newly
discovered vulnerabilities. Install now to protect your computer
from these vulnerabilities, the most serious of which could allow
an attacker to run executable on your system. This update includes
the functionality of all previously released patches.

System requirements Win 9x/Me/2000/NT/XP
This update applies to Microsoft Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later
Microsoft Outlook, version 8.00 and later
Microsoft Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later
Recommendation Customers should install the patch at the earliest opportunity.
How to install Run attached file. Click Yes on displayed dialog box.
How to use You don't need to do anything after installing this item.

Microsoft Product Support Services and Knowledge Base articles
can be found on the Microsoft Technical Support web site.
For security-related information about Microsoft products, please
visit the Microsoft Security Advisor web site, or Contact us.

Please do not reply to this message. It was sent from an unmonitored
e-mail address and we are unable to respond to any replies.

Thank you for using Microsoft products.

With friendly greetings,
Microsoft Internet Security Division
©2003 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. The names of the actual companies
and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

I should have saved that e-mail and sent it to Microsoft and Roadrunner, but figured it best to dump that e-mail as quickly as possible.

[pjshimmer]

From: "Clark & Company"
Reply-To: jaketobindog@quickwebmail.com
To:
Subject: Show her how hard it can get
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 16:00:12 00800

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[pjshimmer]

From: "HappyDarla3844440"




To: <{my email address}>




Subject: Pjdesign ,when?




Date: Tue, 2 Sept 2003 09:44:51 -0700



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hi Pj,

I think you answered my ad longtime ago if it was not you I am sorry.

you better believe it, bitch

If it was I could not answer
you because my Eudora died and I could not get it to work but my friend
got the emails address out for me ..

Now I'm thinking Eudora has a catch? Because I actually do use Eudora.

I hope it was you and you are still interested,

Sure... except it was not me and I was never interested

as I realize lots of time has past.

Since what?

I really don't know where to start ....

Then why the fuck are you writing this?

Maybe you can tell me little more about yourself since I lost your first
email ,
what you look like,age,and are you still looking ?
If you are interested learning more about me, I have a profile at :

http://www.datesomeonesexy.com/

I am NOT a Porn Chick ..:-)

Right, you must be a PhD in some Engineering school.

I just chose it because you don't have to pay,
And they allow any pictures I want ..
Oh yea , My username is darla1972 .
Don't really know what else to say for now I hope this is the right
address .
Let me know if you are interested, And I hope
you don't run when you see my picture :-)

Sorry, but I don't have to see your picture to run.

Bye ..... D

[pjshimmer]

Here is a really good one:

Hello,
I'm a time traveler stuck here in 2003. Since nobody here seems to be able to get me what I need (safely here to me), I will have to build a simple time travel circuit to get where I need myself. I am going to need an easy to follow picture diagram for a simple time travel circut, which can be built out of (readily available) parts here in 2003. Please email me any schematics you have. I will pay good money for anything you send me I can use. Or if you have the rechargeable AMD dimensional warp generator wrist watch unit available, and are 100% certain you have a (secure) means of delivering it to me please also reply. Send a separate email to me at: webmaster@custompaintshop.net.
Do not reply back directly to this email as it will only be bounced back to you.

Thank You
Brian Appel



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[Griff]

Dear eBay account owner!

At 10.19.2003 our company has lost all
accounts in the system during the database
crash. You must update your account's details
immediately otherwise your account
will be lost in two days! Please click on the link
below to get to the eBay security update page and re-enter
your account's and Credit Card's details. If you have any
problems, please mail us.
Thank you.

https://www.e-gold.com/acct/login.html

[wolf]

Imagine my surprise when I received this in my inbox ...

The Nigerian scam has been updated to reflect recent world events ...

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT ASSISTANCE

I am Hajia Kadira Al-Zeid, widow of the late Jibril Al-Zeid, the former
chief security officer (CSO)to General Elvira Mozaffar of Iraq. My late
husband was one of the victims of the April 2003 bomb attack in Baghdad
the capital of Iraq.

I am contacting you in confidence to help us in collecting an amount of
US$16,200,000.00 (Sixteen Million Two hundred Thousand U. S. Dollars)
deposited by my late husband in overseas. My late husband deposited this
money in a finance organisation in overseas when the Iraqi government
and secret services started monitoring his accounts in Iraq. I am
personally soliciting for your urgent assistance to move this money into your
country where I believe it will be safe since I cannot leave the
country due to the restriction of movement imposed on members of my family
and me.

We shall like you to work with us as a foreign associate to claim the
fund on our behalf and deposit it into your account.
We would give you 15% of the fund for your assistance and 5% is set
aside for any expenses we might incurred during the transaction, while 80%
is for my family. Our 80% would be kept in your account for investment
in any profitable business proposed by you.

May I at this point, emphasis the high level of confidentiality, which
this business demands and hope you will not betray the trust and
confidence that I repose in you. However, you may need to give me sufficient
assurance that you will not sit on this fund when it is finally
remitted into your bank account. As soon as you give me the assurance, I shall
forward to you the certificate of deposit and other vital documents to
enable you clear the fund.

Please if you are honest and interested in assisting us do send your
full name, address, tel/fax no when replying me so that we can prepare
the some documents presenting you as the beneficiary of the fund which
would enable you claim the fund on our behalf from the finance
organisation.

Sincerely yours,

Hajia Kadira Al-Zeid.

Note that I am contacting you based on the fact that you will help my
family in investing our own share of the funds in your country. We must
have to trust you before the information of the organisation is given
to you.