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...]

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...]

Here's another set of spams claiming to come from Inuit.  An earlier batch asked me to provide my tax information.  This batch confirms my non-existent purchases with links to download my order, reorder checks, and submit feedback.  It looks official, with an Intuit logo and nice … [Read more...]

This one's lame, but probably easy for a busy person at a large company to fall for.  I do like the "put on something normal" line. Sender: HullJAIME@aol.com Subject: DONT FORGET! Text: The meeting with new clients is due today in 17:27. Be in time and put on something normal! Here is the … [Read more...]

This spam is both lame (no graphic, no attempt to make the senders address look legit, mangled English) and odious -- preying on disaster victims (one can hope they're just preying on greedy idiots who will pretend to be disaster victims). Sender: Ban ki Moon (Info@cast.net) Subject: United … [Read more...]

This one is simple and intriguing, but obviously a scam.  This site says it's a malware delivery mechanism.  Sender: KATHRINE BURRELL (accounting@rlweiner.com) -- nope, no Kathrine Burrells work here. Subject: Need your help! Text: Hello! Look, I've received an unfamiliar bill, have … [Read more...]