Robert Weiner

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Lame spam of the day: America Airlines ticket order

Robert Weiner

DATE & TIME / NOVEMBER 17, 2011, 11:53 PM. The lazy spammer didn't even bother to include any graphics to make it look official. Sender: American Airlines (information-no77537@aa.com). Subject: Your Order##91991988. Text: Dear Customer, FLIGHT NUMBER 984. ELECTRONIC 746879098. ARRIVING / NEW YORK JFK. TOTAL PRICE / 321.56

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Lame spam of the day: Please provide your tax information

Robert Weiner

Just in time for tax filing season in the U.S., onlinebanking@ealerts.bankofamerica.com) -- it claims to come from Intuit, but the return address is at Bank of America. a phishing message purporting to come from Intuit. Intuit's security center lists lots of these, but not the two I got this week. Sender: INTUIT INC.

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Lame spams of the day: eBay and Paypal transfers

Robert Weiner

The text was all variations on this theme: Transaction ID 934493892393 Transaction Time : 7/23/2012 03:00 PDT. Bank account BANK OF AMERICA. I particularly like the randomized "buyer emails" like lorem.eget.mollis@tinciduntDonecvitae.ca. Your funds are now available. Check your Transaction Details for more information.

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Lame spam of the day: FBI and Nigeria still want to send me money

Robert Weiner

No official-looking seal this time. I wrote about a version of this one last year, but the language of this version is so tortured that I have to post it. Sender: FBI OFFICE (office.fbi3@gmail.com). Subject: FROM IMF HEAD OFFICE. Text: Anti-Terrorist And Monetary Crimes Division. FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C. J.Edgar Hoover Building.

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Lame spam of the day: You are highly needed

Robert Weiner

As a result of this, I have to escape and stayed behind to make sure that I am able to get these boxes out before coming to America, knowingly, that if I am able to get this done I will live a better life. The reason for this is that I deposited two consignment boxes with a security company in Iraq.

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Tales of faux donors scamming charities

Robert Weiner

The donor promised his patent would completely fund the university, wipe out the national debt, and make America the happiest place on Earth. His brief insights were little sermons on mankind, sports, and one time, pizza. I obviously could not accept because that would leave me with nothing left to do. They were actually pretty.

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