This one was entertaining. Apparently I ordered $93 worth of pizza from "Pizza by ARMO" (which looks like a variant of Pizza by GEROLAMO). I must have been hungry. Fortunately, the message has the helpful line, "If you haven't made the order and it's a fraud case, please follow the … [Read more...]
Lame Spam of the Day: Poker Associates
This spam is typical of "you've won the ___ lottery" scams. I'm mostly tickled by the sender's name. Would you bet on Poker Associates? There's no link or attachment, so one would have to reply to test@xiaoyinmu.com -- wouldn't that cause some concerns? Sender: POKER ASSOCIATES … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: US Airways reservation
I got 8 of these at 2 different email addresses, always a sign of spam. The pitch is similar to the American Airlines ticket scam but not as well done. The U.S. Air logo looks terrible, the formatting is sloppy, all the departure cities and times are the same -- only the flight number … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Hiccough
This one is just weird. Yes, the subject line was "hiccough". No graphics, no attempt to make the sender's name match the signature line, no company name, and not (obviously) selling anything. I hope no one would click on something like this. Sender: vered.ed@zim.co.il Subject: … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: IRS notices
I got two spams this week claiming to come from the IRS. They look like different schemes -- one is trying to get me to call a 900 number at $4.79/minute, the other includes a link. But they look similar so I'm posting them together. Message 1: Sender: Tiera Tanner … [Read more...]
Defunct Google Products
Google: It's great that they keep innovating, and of course not every idea will work out. But Google's record of killing off products makes me nervous about my reliance on them. Here are some defunct products I remember (and here are some I never tried. Even more. Still more.): … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Traffic ticket N88790
OK, this one's novel. It claims to be a notification from a red-light camera. Even though I've never been in (or heard of) this city, it's tempting to make sure I'm not the victim of a bureaucratic mistake. But I was able to resist because of the lameness of the message. The … [Read more...]
Creative credit card donation scam
Since this scam is on the rebound I'm republishing the following: A friend forwarded the following description of a scam aimed at a well-known college. Fortunately, they didn't fall for it. I would like to make everyone aware of a recent situation here that is most likely a scam to … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: It’s important!
I hope no one is stoopid or careless enough to fall for something this lame. Here's the totality of the message. No graphics, no name, nothin. Sender: Customer Informer (chdkz@dnco.com) Subject: It's important! Text: Your personal link: http://vykrd.pillscloud.ru … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Order Confirmation
This spam is similar to the American Airlines Ticket Order message, but much lamer. It's addressed to "Dear User", doesn't bother to include a human sender name, doesn't mention an airline or destination, and the link clearly goes somewhere fishy. In fact, it doesn't even say the charge … [Read more...]
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