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I'm an elderly retired teacher who writes. Among my books are Ferradiddledumday (Appalachian version of the Rumpelstiltskin story), Stuck (middle grade paranormal novel), Patches on the Same Quilt (novel set in Franklin County, VA), Them That Go (an Appalachian novel), Miracle of the Concrete Jesus & Other Stories, and several Kindle ebooks.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

Today's Scam

Today's e-mail brought this:


Are the scammers getting stupider, or what? Let me count the ways this e-mail is blatantly a scam:

  1. Instead of being sent to me, it's sent to "undisclosed-recipients."
  2. The subject line (Re:..?) is strange. 
  3. The "reply-to" addy is different from the "from" addy. Granted, some groups will use this type e-mail, but odds are excellent that the recipients of this aren't part of an organized group.
  4. It wasn't sent from America. I received it today at 10:31 AM; it was sent today at 7:21 PM. Obviously from across the pond.
  5. The capitalization (Business Proposal) error and omission of an apostrophe (dont) make me think that perhaps English is not the sender's first language.
  6. If I would "be eligible"? What the heck does that mean? It's a vague as the Business Proposal the sender wants me to pursue.
  7. There's no signature. If you want someone to join you in a business venture Business Proposal, you at least put your name at the end of the request. So who's sending this, Young Chang or Young Mevasbnk? Or maybe it's Young Chang Mevasbnk?

Why not just put "SCAM" in the subject line? It would be better than Re:..?
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