Gone Phishing – Williams and Suzan wants to give me their money?

I got this letter yesterday night. It’s quite interesting even though some bits of it I don’t really understand, for example why the author wants to give me a fortune, or what do I have to do with a Sierra Leone Mining Company?
The purpose of the e-mail is likely to be an e-mail address harvesting [...]

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How to wash laundry…ahem, money – by Dr. Roger Amar

Dr. Roger Amara, a doc from Malaysia explained me today how his client and himself wanted to transfer money from one account to another in order, probably to loose it’s track. Only one problem appeared: his client died, and now I would be the one who’d need to continue the process. Too bad it’s a [...]

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Oh well, I got another million… by Mr. Song Li

I have to be the most lucky guy in the world: there’s no day when I don’t inherit or win a few millions. At least that’s what the emails i get state. Like the one below:

Good Day
Compliment of the day to you, although you may be skeptical receiving this
email as we have not met before, [...]

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Confidential Spam from Ahmed Moola

Since is extremely confidential, I’m going to publish it.
The mail arrived to me in this format, without linebreaks or any formatting whatsoever, so don’t blame me, please.
This is a scam and if you received this e-mail too, please, don’t answer it.

Mr. Ahmed Moola. CHARTERED ACCOUNTANT ABSA BANK LTD. JOHANBNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA. TELL: 27732401244 Re: to [...]

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Mr. Zafar Habib Khan sais I’m a millionaire… again

United Arab Emirates. One of the coolest places on the planet. This time I got a letter from Mr. Zafar Habib Khan, who, as he states works for a bank in the UAE. As usual, his client died, money is frozen in his bank and he needs my help to grab the money. Here’s the [...]

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Gone fishing… Sorry, Phishing: 4 million dollars and me

Gucci, Rolex and Viagra. These are the offers of the spammers without imagination. But sometimes there are men who are clever enough and go another route: offer people high amount of money in exchange for their personally identifiable information, like name, address and so on.
This day is a great day for me, because Mr. Peter [...]

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Gone fishing… Sorry, Phishing: For my speccial attention!

A day without spam and phishing messages: priceless.
My attention is NOT special, Mr. Patrick K. W.Chan. Also, please understand that I’m apprehensive regarding your offer because it seems to be as dark as the side of our Moon we never see.
If you loose your job because I didn’t delete, more than that, I published [...]

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Gone fishing … Sorry, Phishing: I’m helping a millionaire spending his money

Now this e-mail beats the previous ones with its creativity, the fact that the writer wanted to touch my feelings and with that it tried to manipulate me. Many doesn’t know, but others manipulation is not an easy job. You have to be smart, clever and creative, else you will not be able even to [...]

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Gone fishing… sorry, phishing: Mrs. Susan Fernando and her 18 Million dollars

OK, I won’t comment on this one. Read it; it’s so pink I might even start to cry. Pathetic.
ENDEAVOUR TO USED IT FOR THE CHILDREN OF GOD
Mrs Susan fernando.
I am the above named person from Kuwait. I am married to Dr SAZON FERNANDO
who worked with Kuwait embassy in Ivory Coast for nine years before he
died [...]

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Gone fishing… sorry, phishing: I’m a millionaire

Well, at least that’s what the email I got the other day states.
Basically, all I have to do is to email back to an “agent” with some of my, personally identifiable details.
I might even answer, let’s see what they say. Below is the message:
PRIZE/PROMOTION AWARD DEPT.
LOTTO NL.
CATEGORY “A” WINNER
Ref No: TYM-101/8231
Batch Number: [...]

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