Mar. 18th, 2009

meta-scam

Mar. 18th, 2009 09:31 am
faceless_wonder: posing with my blue hair, in an NYC subway station. (Default)
i was reading through my spam folder this morning, and i stumbled across the ultimate meta-scam:

AFRI-BANK PLC
UNITED NATIONS SCAM VICTIMS COMPENSATIONS PAYMENTS.
DIRECTOR
SIR/MADAM,
REF/PAYMENTS CODE: AFB/06654 $100,000 USD.

This is to bring to your notice that we are delegated from the UNITED NATIONS in Central Bank to pay 150 victims of scam $100,000 USD each. You are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims to be paid this amount, get back to this office as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $100,000 USD compensations funds.
SCAMMED VICTIM/REF/PAYMENTS CODE:
AFB/06654 $100,000 USD.
Email:afri2009bknigplc@yahoo.com.hk
Yours Faithfully,
Mrs.Julian Mena


let me get this straight...scammers are now perpetrating fake scam victim compensation payment scams? i'm really, really sad that this email didn't have a phone number on it. i could have had a lot of fun with this one.
faceless_wonder: posing with my blue hair, in an NYC subway station. (Default)
i bought my plane tickets for notacon today! i'm arriving Thursday night, April 16, a little after 10pm, and i'll be in Cleveland until a little after 6pm on Monday, April 20.

so, if any of you happen to either live in Cleveland or have plans to attend notacon...let me know, and we shall hang out! :)

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