Thursday, September 03, 2009

Go Phish!

Every so often I get a phishing spam email and wonder how someone could be dumb enough to actually fall for these. The English is so poorly written it's just humorous. They make me chuckle. Here's the one I got this morning in all its all caps glory. Don't forget to mention your attorney to put everyone at ease. I wouldn't want to send my money to just anyone.

DEAR FRIEND, I AM MR BAYO ADIGUN, THE OWNER OF BELLING COMPANY. IN MY COUNTRY, I HAVE 10 PLOTS OF LAND THAT CONTAINS UNTOUCHED CRUDE OIL PETROLEUM, ALSO I WANT TO SELL THESE PLOT OF LAND AT THE RATE OF €475,000(EUR).
SO IF INTERESTED IN THE BUYING OF THE CRUDE PETROLEUM OIL LAND, I WILL LIKE YOU EMAIL ME BACK TO GIVE YOU THE FOLLOWING DETAIL'S OF THE LAND AND IT ANALYSIS.

ALL PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE THROUGH MY COMPANY'S ATTORNEY, AND AFTER ALL NECCESSARY PAYMENTS HAVE BEEN CONFIRMED, YOU WILL BE GIVEN AN ALLOCATION ON THE PLOTS OF LAND PURCHASED.

CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVATE INVESTORS ARE HIGHLY WELCOMED.

THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED RESPONSE
REGARDS,
MR. BAYO ADIGUN

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