[extropy-chat] STING: ... a live one! ATTN..scumsucking sociopaths anonymous ?

Sat Jan 24 19:02:08 UTC 2004

Does HN have means to track the sender data to potential sources of
creation....
Software Tags on the pic, exact location of sender(s) , etc.
It would be nice to know more.  These scams never seem to be isolated
events but a series of evolving  waves so it would be nice to sniff out
more of the landscape.

I had a really interesting one on Dec 30... one of the most creative ones
I've seen so far:

Subject:
        Attention All Staff and Personnel:
   Date:
        Sun, 28 Dec 2003 23:49:28 +0000 (GMT)
   From:
        Admin <Personnel at selu.com.ar>
     To:
        ccpasask at sasktel.net

Attention All Staff, Personnel, and Students:

You must respond by 5 P.M. Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Avtech Direct a leading computer manufacturer is offering a
limited allotment of BRAND NEW, top of-the-line, name-brand
laptop computers at 50% off MSRP to all Who respond to this
message before: 5 P.M. Tuesday, December 30, 2003

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come with a full manufacturer's warranty plus a
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to all Teachers, Students, Faculty and Staff who call:

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   * 128 MB SD RAM, Upgradeable to 256
   * 20 GB Hard Drive upgradeable to 30 GB
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   * 1394 Fire wire and USB 2.0 Ports
   * Soft Touch Keyboard
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   * Priority customer service and tech support

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     * 2.0 Intel Processor for outstanding  speed and performance
     * 256 MB SD RAM, Upgradeable to 512 MB
     *  CD Rewriteable and DVD Combo Drive
     * 20 GB Hard Drive upgradeable to 40 GB
     * WiFi Ready-Next Generation Wireless Technology for total freedom
     * 15.1 XGA TFT Ultra Sharp Liquid Display
     * Premium Sound and Video
     * Total Connectivity 56k v90 fax modem, 10/100 T-base LAN Net Card
     * 1394 Fire wire and USB 2.0 Ports
     * Soft Touch Keyboard
     * Internet and Network Ready
     * Long Life Battery Pack
     * 1 Year parts and labor warranty with
     * Priority customer service and tech support

MSRP $1999 ......................................... Your Cost $947

How to qualify:

   1. You must be a Student or Staff Member.
   2. All laptop computers will be available on a
      first come first serve basis.
   3. You must call 1-800-318-1388 by 5 P.M. Tuesday, December 30, 2003
      and we will hold the laptops you request on will call.
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   5. All computers are 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed

Avtech Direct 1-800-318-1388 by 5 P.M. Tuesday, December 30, 2003

Special bonus offer for the first 10 customers who purchase by Thursday.

Mike Lorrey wrote:

> Well, you know those spams that everyone gets, the classic one from
> Abacha and so forth, claiming to be asking you to help them spirit
> their wealth out of their shithole country, when they actually want
> access to your bank accounts, as well as the scam that Spike's friend
> fell partly victim to last month.
>
> Well, I got a new one, written by an arab in Dubai who is 'dying' and
> wants his $18 million dispersed to various charities, offering me a 20%
> retainer, but needs to get it out of the country and out of the hands
> of his nefarious relatives.
>
> On a lark, I responded, pretending to be a good muslim with all the
> "allah be merciful"s and so forth, and expressing caution about being
> implicated by the US govt in any scheme to funnel funds to alleged
> "terrorist" charity groups, I set some conditions about how I wanted to
> proceed.
>
> Well, I got a response, complete with nicely faked up photos of the
> alleged perp in a hospital bed, pushing his I.V. cart around the
> hospital and so forth. He is obviously trying to get some bank account
> info and wants me to pay some costs of transfers (yeah, right). I'm
> wondering at what point I should turn it over to the secret service?
>
> =====
> Mike Lorrey
> "Live Free or Die, Death is not the Worst of Evils."
>                                        - Gen. John Stark
> "Fascists are objectively pro-pacifist..."
>                                        - Mike Lorrey
> Do not label me, I am an ism of one...
> Sado-Mikeyism: http://mikeysoft.zblogger.com
>
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