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Worst SPAM EVER!
« on: January 30, 2005, 12:45:13 pm »
Guys, check this out. A direct cut and paste of a fishing scam that hit my email box TWICE today!!

"D‮rae‬ Regio‮knaB sn‬  M‮ebme‬r,

    T‮sih‬ e‮iam‬l was s‮ne‬t by the Region‮aB s‬nk s‮revre‬ to v‮yfire‬ y‮uo‬r em‮ia‬l add‮sser‬. You m‮tsu‬ c‮lpmo‬ete
t‮sih‬ pr‮eco‬ss by c‮il‬cking on the li‮kn‬ b‮wole‬ and ent‮ire‬ng in the s‮am‬ll wi‮dn‬ow yo‮ru‬ Re‮aB snoig‬nk
AT‮tibeD-M‬ Ca‮dr‬ nu‮ebm‬r and PIN t‮tah‬ you use on ATM. T‮sih‬ is d‮eno‬ for y‮ruo‬ protecti‮no‬
be‮suac‬e so‮em‬ of our memb‮re‬s no lo‮regn‬ h‮va‬e ac‮ssec‬ to th‮rie‬ em‮lia‬ ad‮rd‬esses and we m‮tsu‬ v‮yfire‬ it.
To ver‮yfi‬ y‮ruo‬ em‮lia‬ addr‮se‬s and a‮ecc‬ss yo‮ru‬ b‮kna‬ a‮tnuocc‬ , c‮cil‬k on the lnk‮ belwok:"

What the hell? Was this scam assembled by a third grade drop out  who can't type worth a crap?

Or...  maybe it's LEGIT! Uh-oh... I better open a RegioknaB account and send them my ATibeD-M nuebmr right away!  ::)
« Last Edit: January 30, 2005, 12:49:50 pm by Gunstar Hero »

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Re: Worst SPAM EVER!
« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2005, 01:54:20 pm »
They should come up with harsh stiff penalties for the creators of these scams...............

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Re: Worst SPAM EVER!
« Reply #2 on: January 30, 2005, 03:18:59 pm »
I know why it's done this way.  It's done to overcome Spam filters.

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Re: Worst SPAM EVER!
« Reply #3 on: January 30, 2005, 04:08:03 pm »
LOL. They both showed up in my spam box.  ;D

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Re: Worst SPAM EVER!
« Reply #4 on: January 30, 2005, 08:54:13 pm »
A spammer was just sentenced to 9 years in prison in the federal courts.  It was the first (of many, I hope) conviction of its kind.  Now, personally, I think 9 years in prison is kinda lame.  Give the guy 9 years of community service.  Don't put a nonviolent person behind bars to live on the taxpayer's dime for a decade.  Still, it's nice to see this issue getting some serious attention from legislatures and courts.
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