Clever
October 17, 2008Quite the clever spam message I just received. I wonder how many would fall for this one.
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Dear Email User,
This message was sent automatically by a program on Email which periodically checks the size of inboxes, where new messages are received. The program is run weekly to ensure no one’s inbox grows too large. If your inbox becomes too large, you will be unable to receive new email. Just before this message was sent, you had 18 Megabytes (MB) or more of messages stored in your inbox on your Email. To help us re-set your SPACE on our database prior to maintain your INBOX, you must reply to this e-mail and enter your
Email User name: { }
Email Password: { }
You will continue to receive this warning message periodically if your inbox size continues to be between 18 and 20 MB. If your inbox size grows to 20 MB, then a program on Bates Email will move your oldest email to a folder in your home directory to ensure that you will continue to be able to receive incoming email. You will be notified by email that this has taken place. If your inbox grows to 25 MB, you will be unable to receive new email as it will be returned to the sender. After you read a message, it is best to REPLY and SAVE a copy.
Thank you for your cooperation.
Webmail Help Desk
It came from mail@helpdesk.com, and the reply-to is set to help-desk-service@live.com.
Oh, and of course I hope the senders die and rot in hell and all that stuff. I just admire the cleverness.
I’d say, anyone who still thinks any e-mail asking for one’s passwords can be valid, should get a slap in the face every once in a while, maybe one day they’ll learn.
Comment by l3v1 — October 18, 2008 @ 9:06 am
Wouldn’t that be nice, anti-virus software that actually slaps you in the face when you try to do something stupid.
I’d buy it for my dad… ;)
On topic: I recently got a real clever spam message as well. It was written as if it was sent by a really official company or something.
Makes me wonder: how many good writers actually let themselves be “abused” by people who intent to use their input for spam?
Comment by LoeZ — October 20, 2008 @ 1:56 pm