30 Million Dollars!

Fi13r · Post by **Fi13r** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 2:33 am

Jops wrote:
Sortelli wrote:There's been a hellacious spam tide happening lately, anyone else getting crushed?
Yup, yday i got over 40 mails containing trojans, viruses and all that crap.

No. I use mail.app. Totally immune.

K-Dawg · Post by **K-Dawg** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 7:54 am

Surprisingly I've gotten less spam mail since this virus started to spread.

Orion · Post by **Orion** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:20 am

It might be spam but it has a sort of class to it, whoever wrote it took the trouble to be articulate and fairly detailed (if not believable) and took the time to write out a kind of story rather than just get straight to the point. Compared to the people who send spams with headings like "I lKe Mink PrON" or something this is something of a work of art, although still undeniably evil.

Rkolter · Post by **Rkolter** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:20 am

Jops wrote:
Sortelli wrote:There's been a hellacious spam tide happening lately, anyone else getting crushed?
Yup, yday i got over 40 mails containing trojans, viruses and all that crap.

Don't run your own business then. I get nearly six hundred spam emails a day. Thank you Mailwasher. Gak.

War · Post by **War** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:24 am

http://www.techtv.com/news/securityaler ... 45,00.html

Woopie. Another e-mail virus spreading like wildfire.

ZOMBIE USER 14998 · Post by **ZOMBIE USER 14998** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 8:50 am

A spam I got inspired a strip of mine that will go up on Saturday, assuming that Keenspace gets their current melt-down sorted out.

Jops · Post by **Jops** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 10:14 am

orion wrote:It might be spam but it has a sort of class to it, whoever wrote it took the trouble to be articulate and fairly detailed (if not believable) and took the time to write out a kind of story rather than just get straight to the point. Compared to the people who send spams with headings like "I lKe Mink PrON" or something this is something of a work of art, although still undeniably evil.

There's a difference Orion.
Common spam's purpose is to have you visit some kind of website while, these mail try to involve you ins some kind of businness wich result in a fraud.
The only cool thing about most of this "spam" is that it makes you believe to deal with currupted politicians or scums of that sort. So who accepts the offer is just a greedy bastard with no moral code who, IMHO, deserves to lose money.

Sortelli · Post by **Sortelli** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 11:18 am

orion wrote:It might be spam but it has a sort of class to it, whoever wrote it took the trouble to be articulate and fairly detailed (if not believable) and took the time to write out a kind of story rather than just get straight to the point. Compared to the people who send spams with headings like "I lKe Mink PrON" or something this is something of a work of art, although still undeniably evil.

People have been lured to foreign countries and robbed, kidnapped or killed over those e-mails. The US embassy in Nigeria has a whole routine for bailing out suckers who've gone over there to help whatever official or relative of a dead official is asking for help moving huge sums of cash.

When you get your first one you stare for awhile and wonder if it's true... but after twenty or so, it's kinda sick.

McDuffies · Post by **McDuffies** » Wed Jan 28, 2004 5:31 pm

Grrrr. Four exactly same spamc today (for printer ink) and three various. One suspicious message yesterday. From some guy I don't know. But sent from my college server. Containing an attachment. I erased.