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Bossy Monkey

(15,863 posts) Wed May 2, 2012, 07:45 PM May 2012

Worst. Phishing scam. ever.

Even apart from the fact that neither the From: address nor the Reply to: address were Earthlink addies (att.net and ymail.com, respectively). There wasn't even a faked-up Earthlink logo. C'mon, Nigeria! Let's at least put in a little effort:

Att: Dear Valued Account Owner

This message is from Webmail messaging center EARTHLINK.NET for owners.We account EARTHLINK.NET are updating our database and e-mail account center.We eliminate all webmail accounts to create more space for new accounts. to prevent your account from closing you will have to upgrade your account verication more. Failure to do so within 72 hours of receiving the message immediately make your web mail account deactivated from our database.

***********************************************
Confirm your identity EMAIL BELOW
Username E-mail: .................
Password: ....................
Confirm password ................
Date of Birth: ..............
Country or Territory: ................
************************************************

Thanks,2012 Webmail Team EARTHLINK.NET
Administartion SERVICE CENTER

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Worst. Phishing scam. ever. (Original Post) Bossy Monkey May 2012 OP

We're getting a lower class of scammers. trof May 2012 #1

The really successful ones probably all got jobs on Wall Street. marmar May 2012 #8

Good one. I hope too many others do not fall for it. n/t RebelOne May 2012 #2

I love how the English is somewhat good (for 419 e-mails), but chrisa May 2012 #3

I won the Aussie sweepstakes too, Lionel Mandrake May 2012 #4

They have a special promotional drawing for people on the Internet, of course! Bossy Monkey May 2012 #5

Is it me or is it getting worse lately? nolabear May 2012 #6

I actually get very few these days Bossy Monkey May 2012 #7

I received a call from a guy with a very heavy accent RebelOne May 2012 #9

The band I agree Rambis May 2012 #10

trof

(54,256 posts)

1. We're getting a lower class of scammers.

Reply to Bossy Monkey (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 07:47 PM

May 2012

The really inept ones are trying to mimic the original more successful ones.

marmar

(77,090 posts)

8. The really successful ones probably all got jobs on Wall Street.

Reply to trof (Reply #1)

Thu May 3, 2012, 12:34 PM

May 2012

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

2. Good one. I hope too many others do not fall for it. n/t

Reply to Bossy Monkey (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 08:25 PM

May 2012

chrisa

(4,524 posts)

3. I love how the English is somewhat good (for 419 e-mails), but

Reply to Bossy Monkey (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 08:55 PM

May 2012

they forget to put a space between "owners." and "We," and start a sentence off with an under case letter!

Come to think of it, I'm still waiting for my armed escort limousine from the prince, in order to take me to the vast sum of money I've won from the Australian lottery.

Lionel Mandrake

(4,076 posts)

4. I won the Aussie sweepstakes too,

Reply to chrisa (Reply #3)

Wed May 2, 2012, 09:31 PM

May 2012

which seemed kind of weird since I hadn't bought a ticket.

Bossy Monkey

(15,863 posts)

5. They have a special promotional drawing for people on the Internet, of course!

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Reply #4)

Wed May 2, 2012, 09:57 PM

May 2012

Anyway, that's how I won the Irish Sweepstakes. (Do they even still have the Irish Sweepstakes?)

nolabear

(41,991 posts)

6. Is it me or is it getting worse lately?

Reply to Bossy Monkey (Original post)

Wed May 2, 2012, 10:27 PM

May 2012

I get obviously phony Youtube videos, every barrister in the known world, even something from ME this afternoon...I better check my virus scan.

Bossy Monkey

(15,863 posts)

7. I actually get very few these days

Reply to nolabear (Reply #6)

Thu May 3, 2012, 12:22 PM

May 2012

Might be that I'm using Firefox/Thunderbird, might be that they've just forgotten about Earthlink, might be luck of the draw. The ones that get through, though, are worse in the sense of being even more incompetent than before. (But funny.)

RebelOne

(30,947 posts)

9. I received a call from a guy with a very heavy accent

Reply to Bossy Monkey (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2012, 01:33 PM

May 2012

a couple of weeks ago telling me that I had won $350,000. There was the sound of children in the background. I said to him, "I assume you are calling from Nigeria" and then hung up. I should have baited him like those people at the Web site 419eater.com do.

Rambis

(7,774 posts)

10. The band I agree

Reply to Bossy Monkey (Original post)

Thu May 3, 2012, 01:34 PM

May 2012

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