Creative Spam 6: Romancing the Spam
I have to say that I am impressed with this Spammer Scammer, perhaps more so than I’ve been with any of my previous “Creative Spam” posts–here, here, here, here, or here.
As you know, for years the Nigereans have been at the top of the spamming game , but below, you’ll see the first piece of spam that makes use of the current state of Iraq. They even provide links to what looks like real news organizations (though I’m smart enough not to click those links and you should be too.)
Behold a breakthrough in the art of spam:
—–Original Message—–
From: “Mr. Yassan Al-Fayadh.” al_fayassan@yahoo.fr
To: Dr. Blogstein
Sent: Tue, 23 May 2006 9:36 AM
Subject: A Cry For Help
Attn/ PleaseGood day to you and your lovely family. I am Mr. Yassan Ali-Fayadh, the son of Late Dhari Ali al-Fayadh (Prominent Iraq’s House of Assembly Member) who was killed along with three of his bodyguards and my Bother in a suicide bomb attack in the neighborhood of Rashdiya Northern Baghdad. Please view the news website below for detail Story of how I lost my Father and My Bother.
http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/06/28/iraq.main/
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/1119953467273_37/?hub=World
http://www.usatoday.com/news/world/iraq/2005-06-28-us-offensive_x.htm?csp=34
My late Father deposited a huge amount with Company here in Dakar Senegal. I got your contact detail from a friend in the neighbor and have so much in trust in you. All I need from you is an assistance to transfer the fund my late Father deposited to your country for investment until I regain my freedom. I will give you 32% of the total sum but most of all is that I solicit your trust in this transaction and will not want you to betray me, and I also want you to know that is a legitimate transaction and which is total risk free and we both will benefit from it. Please all correspondence should be directed to my private email: yassanal@yahoo.fr as await your reply soon.
Yours sincerely,
Mr. Yassan Al-Fayadh.
Internet, email, Spam, scams, Iraq
May 25th, 2006 at 12:41 am
Dr. B.,
Hard to figure who is more pitiful, the guy trying to pull this off or the people who bite on this stuff. I propose that a law be passed that anyone buying a computer must take a one hour class on the stupid/dangerous side of the internet. It can be built in to the machine so that before it will come on line, you have to take the class to make the machine fully boot up. OR NOT!