Japanese spam!
From: info@theeigroup.com
Reply-to: hidekazu.f1@aol.com
To: Recipients
Date: Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 7:52 AM
Subject: Hello
So, again, we have "Hidekazu", and we have "the EI Group" address. One comes from its own domain, one comes from...AOL. Dear gods. People still use AOL???
I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner,
I do not believe you.
I found you listed in the Trade Centre Chambers of Commerce directory here in Japan,
I really don't believe you.
I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business, I only pray at this time that your address is still valid.
So, it makes you hot? This is like a business fetish, or something?
I want to solicit your attention to receive cash on my behalf.
Nope.
The purpose of my contacting you is because my status would not permit me to do this alone.
Again, highly highly highly doubt this. The reason we believe the Nigerian scam letters--or, at least, the reason some highly gullible sorts believe the Nigerian scam letters--is that, as fairly internationally uneducated types, we think of places like Nigeria, Benin, Djibouti, Gambia and all the others as far removed from our quality of life. Our lack of education tells us that these places must be poor beyond all reason, corrupt beyond all reason (what with all the guns and blood diamonds, donchaknow), violent, and harmful to their own denizens.
Some of us sincerely want to help, and send off their information without another thought. These are the same people who send their pensions in to big faith organizations, in the hopes of buying a seat on the afterlife bus because their charitable good works will put a good word in with God. Others are just out for a quick buck, and figure $200 (or even $2000) is chump money compared to getting our hands on millions of stowaway cash.
and Respond If interested
Not interested.
with Your full*names,Age,and*Location.
*Not *happening.
Regards,
Hidekazu.
Yeah, yeah. Who are you really?
Oh, look--more from AOL:
From: williammoore@lawfirm.co.uk
Reply-to: attorney_williammoorelawfirm@aol.com
To: Recipients
Date: Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 3:43 AM
Subject: hello
Again, two different emails--one purportedly from the William More Law Firm, the other from AOL. Why is AOL even still in business?
I am assigned to contact you on behalf of the Trustees and Executor of th estate of Late Engineer David Rollins.
Surrrre you are.
I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered.
No, it wasn't.
This is my email contact address:
attorney.williammoorelawfirm@aol.com .
Yes, you said that up there.
Please get back to me immediately you receive my mail.
Regards,
Barrister William Moore
Email: attorney.williammoorelawfirm@aol.com
You can't get everything you want, Skippy. Move it on down the line.
Now, interestingly enough, this is vintage spam--it goes back to 2008. First I'd heard of it, though, and again--it's a whole lot easier for folks in the US (or the UK) to check death records in the UK, than it is for folks in the US to check death records in Nigeria or Benin. It's baffling that this has ever worked on anyone.
Reply-to: hidekazu.f1@aol.com
To: Recipients
Date: Tue, Aug 7, 2012 at 7:52 AM
Subject: Hello
So, again, we have "Hidekazu", and we have "the EI Group" address. One comes from its own domain, one comes from...AOL. Dear gods. People still use AOL???
I am sorry to encroach into your privacy in this manner,
I do not believe you.
I found you listed in the Trade Centre Chambers of Commerce directory here in Japan,
I really don't believe you.
I find it pleasurable to offer you my partnership in business, I only pray at this time that your address is still valid.
So, it makes you hot? This is like a business fetish, or something?
I want to solicit your attention to receive cash on my behalf.
Nope.
The purpose of my contacting you is because my status would not permit me to do this alone.
Again, highly highly highly doubt this. The reason we believe the Nigerian scam letters--or, at least, the reason some highly gullible sorts believe the Nigerian scam letters--is that, as fairly internationally uneducated types, we think of places like Nigeria, Benin, Djibouti, Gambia and all the others as far removed from our quality of life. Our lack of education tells us that these places must be poor beyond all reason, corrupt beyond all reason (what with all the guns and blood diamonds, donchaknow), violent, and harmful to their own denizens.
Some of us sincerely want to help, and send off their information without another thought. These are the same people who send their pensions in to big faith organizations, in the hopes of buying a seat on the afterlife bus because their charitable good works will put a good word in with God. Others are just out for a quick buck, and figure $200 (or even $2000) is chump money compared to getting our hands on millions of stowaway cash.
and Respond If interested
Not interested.
with Your full*names,Age,and*Location.
*Not *happening.
Regards,
Hidekazu.
Yeah, yeah. Who are you really?
Oh, look--more from AOL:
From: williammoore@lawfirm.co.uk
Reply-to: attorney_williammoorelawfirm@aol.com
To: Recipients
Date: Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 3:43 AM
Subject: hello
Again, two different emails--one purportedly from the William More Law Firm, the other from AOL. Why is AOL even still in business?
I am assigned to contact you on behalf of the Trustees and Executor of th estate of Late Engineer David Rollins.
Surrrre you are.
I once again try to notify you as my earlier letter was returned undelivered.
No, it wasn't.
This is my email contact address:
attorney.williammoorelawfirm@aol.com .
Yes, you said that up there.
Please get back to me immediately you receive my mail.
Regards,
Barrister William Moore
Email: attorney.williammoorelawfirm@aol.com
You can't get everything you want, Skippy. Move it on down the line.
Now, interestingly enough, this is vintage spam--it goes back to 2008. First I'd heard of it, though, and again--it's a whole lot easier for folks in the US (or the UK) to check death records in the UK, than it is for folks in the US to check death records in Nigeria or Benin. It's baffling that this has ever worked on anyone.