boring yet potentially useful
Text of a scam e-mail I got from a friend today:
I am sorry i didn't inform you about my travelling to Africa
for a program called Empowering Youth to Fight Racism, HIV/AIDS,
Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking place in four
major countries in Africa which are BURKINA FASO, GUINEA BISSAU ,
SOMALIA and NIGERIA . It has been a very sad and bad moment for me, I
am really stranded here in Nigeria because I forgot my little bag
containing my money, documents and other valuable things in a taxi on
my way to the Hotel where i presently lodged. I am facing a really
hard time here because I have no money on me. I am owning a hotel bill
of $1,200 which i need to pay ASAP and additional $1500 for feeding
and my flight ticket back home. Please i need you to help me with a
sum of $2700 to sort out my problems here.I am uncomfortable here
without daily meals.
etc. etc.
Here's a thread on Google help about this. And if you search the first line of the e-mail, you'll find lots of other occurrences.
All the ones I clicked seem to be associated with gmail accounts. Just putting it out there in case it's a security flaw in gmail rather than a series of successful phishing expeditions.
I am sorry i didn't inform you about my travelling to Africa
for a program called Empowering Youth to Fight Racism, HIV/AIDS,
Poverty and Lack of Education, the program is taking place in four
major countries in Africa which are BURKINA FASO, GUINEA BISSAU ,
SOMALIA and NIGERIA . It has been a very sad and bad moment for me, I
am really stranded here in Nigeria because I forgot my little bag
containing my money, documents and other valuable things in a taxi on
my way to the Hotel where i presently lodged. I am facing a really
hard time here because I have no money on me. I am owning a hotel bill
of $1,200 which i need to pay ASAP and additional $1500 for feeding
and my flight ticket back home. Please i need you to help me with a
sum of $2700 to sort out my problems here.I am uncomfortable here
without daily meals.
etc. etc.
Here's a thread on Google help about this. And if you search the first line of the e-mail, you'll find lots of other occurrences.
All the ones I clicked seem to be associated with gmail accounts. Just putting it out there in case it's a security flaw in gmail rather than a series of successful phishing expeditions.