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Atlanteax
10-16-2009, 02:46 PM
Hello

I just want to inform you that I have packaged and deposited your ATM MASTERCARD worth $800,000 USD with FedEx Delivery Services to deliver it to you.

Find FedEx Contact Information Below:
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Contact Officer: Mr. Gay Woods
E-mail: shipping@megamail.pt
Tel: +2347082116358

Shipment Code: CPEL/OWN/9856
Parcel Number: EG2272-NG

Kindly Re-confirm the Dispatch Information for the Delivery by providing the Information stated Below:
Full Name:........ Home Address ( P O BOX Not allowed ):........
Country:...... Telephone:........ Shipment Code:...... & Parcel Number:........

Once again,Insurance and delivery charges have been paid for, but the only fee remaining is the security safe keeping fee of $95 USD which you will be required to pay. Also note that Fedex Services do not know the content of the parcel,I registered it as an African magazine,they do not know it contains ATM MASTERCARD inside. The ATM MASTERCARD has pin number (8876).You can use it at any ATM to withdraw up to US $5,000.00 per day.

Best Regards
Barr. Francis Cotopa

What I found amusing:
"Mr Gay Woods"
"registered as an African magazine"

In the meantime, I don't understand what they/it hopes to accomplish with mailing address & telephone number... or how I'm supposed to pay the $95 fee (which I presume is the point of the spam email).

Deathravin
10-16-2009, 02:55 PM
what ATM lets you withdraw 5000 bucks?

But that's a fun one. I get those sometimes. They're fun. I wouldn't mind if botnets were used to mass-spam that email address & call that telephone number. Wonder how much it would be to rent a botnet for a while to do that to all these scammers.

Sean of the Thread
10-16-2009, 02:55 PM
Bait #1 for dummies to follow up on

#2 Data mining your information for leads is possible and likely.