posted on November 24, 2005 06:56:07 PM new
The spammers are getting desperate, or cunning. this is one i have not seen before. others may have.
Password change required!
Dear sir,
We recently have determined that different computers have logged onto your eBay account, and multiple password failures were present before the logons. We strongly advice CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD.
If this is not completed by November 27 , 2005, we will be forced to suspend your account indefinitely, as it may have been used for fraudulent purposes. Thank you for your cooperation.
Click here to Change Your Password
Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
posted on November 24, 2005 07:17:49 PM new"We strongly advice CHANGE YOUR PASSWORD."
This is a VERY common grammatical mistake (along with "informations") made by NIGERIAN 419 scammers...
"We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That's what I'm telling you." —George W. Bush, Gulfport, Miss., Sept. 20, 2005
posted on November 24, 2005 07:37:54 PM new
I received one a few minutes ago. Here are the headers:
Return-Path: <[email protected]>
Received: from rly-yb03.mx.aol.com (rly-yb03.mail.aol.com [172.18.205.135]) by air-yb03.mail.aol.com (v107.13) with ESMTP id MAILINYB32-18d438681f6329; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:16:10 -0500
Received: from webhost.asiahost.com.hk (251199.static.hkabc.net [202.73.251.199]) by rly-yb03.mx.aol.com (v107.13) with ESMTP id MAILRELAYINYB37-18d438681f6329; Thu, 24 Nov 2005 22:16:07 -0500
Received: from webhost.asiahost.com.hk (webhost.local [127.0.0.1])
by webhost.asiahost.com.hk (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id jAP3G7hO008947
for <******@aol.com>; Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:16:07 +0800
Received: (from apache@localhost)
by webhost.asiahost.com.hk (8.13.1/8.13.1/Submit) id jAP3G7FR008946;
Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:16:07 +0800
Date: Fri, 25 Nov 2005 11:16:07 +0800
Message-Id: <[email protected]>
To: ******@aol.com
Subject: eBay Account Verify
From: [email protected]
Content-Type: text/html
X-AOL-IP: 202.73.251.199
X-AOL-SCOLL-SCORE: 1:2:396127000:9932111
X-AOL-SCOLL-URL_COUNT: 1
It isn't rocket science to figure out that this was sent from some enterprising underground capitalist in Hong Kong. The difficult part is trying to figure out how I can get him signed up for newsletters from Islamic Jihad, The American Nazi Party, Al Qaida, and about 100 porn and offshore gambling sites in under 5 minutes.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
posted on November 24, 2005 10:48:26 PM new
It's probably a typo. They meant to say "stimulated". I won't make any comment. I'll leave that up to classic.
A $75.00 solid state device will always blow first to protect a 25 cent fuse ~ Murphy's Law
