Some email scamming attempts are so idiotic, you wonder who is ever taken in by them. And then a rather sad vision appears, of the Internet as a place where even a scammer who is no mental marvel can succeed, because they find victims who are well into needs-spoons-explained territory. You want to go out and find the dumb people who are taking advantage of the even-dumber, and mete out terrible if partially mitigated punishment.
But all you can do is make fun of them. Here then, straight from my personal in-box, are some Stupid Scammers:
“I have been diagnosed with esophageal cancer. It has defiled all forms of medical treatment”
That is some mean disease.
Subject line: “Your Email Please.”
I could have sworn I gave it to you.
A file attachment named “Please kindly open this file attachment”.
I admit, I was tempted by the Alice in Wonderland approach. But is was an odd file type so I couldn’t.
More inches in your pants, less steps to success.
Leg-extension spam, I hate it.
We produce the cheapest and the best watches
Best, cheap, and watch. Choose two.
Add Bahcelors, Masetrs or Dcotorate Dergees to your resume
You think that’s just to get around spam filters, but I ended up with a degree from TIM.
Dear Friend, I’ve teamed up with Citizens United, Newt Gingrich, Ann Coulter, Fred Barnes and a bunch of other good people to do a film entitled Battle for America.
I don’t know you anymore.
By having a beautiful luxury designer replica watch, your girlfriend will be surely inclined towards you at once. All of a sudden, natural feelings of love, peace, comfort, romance, and sex will be restored again between you and your girlfriend for long time
You seem to be confusing my girlfriend with some sort of hooker.
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The classic “Jane Austen hustle”.
This is my new address. Here you may email me about what food I am going to have later that day. I can also give you updates on senior staff meetings and let you know what is getting in the way of my sleep routine. Thank you for cleaning out my poohouse today – I am very grateful to have clean gravel. Yowl, Mrs S
I’m really not sure if this is a scam at all, or just an email I got by mistake. From a cat with a job.
When was the last time you were abel to discover a High Profile Hollywood production company on the ground floor?
One day it might be as big as Univresal or Wanrer.
Are you currently paying too much on your monthly payments?
No actually. Quite the opposite problem.
Please, I urge you to make this transaction confidentiality within your mind for security purposes.
How do you know my mind is secure?