Tuesday, December 1, 2015

Thickly Sliced Baloney From China

Who knew they made baloney in China. This originated from a NetEase email address. 163.com is one of the largest email providers in China.
 
I got the following in my spam folder. I know, spam is a waste in addition to comments after newspaper articles. My comments will be in Green and Red. I just can't control myself.
Mrs. Dominica Debbra Sounds like an English name on a planet far far away <sender13@onlinebmw.onmicrosoft.com> BMW LOTTERY DEPARTMENT 5070 WILSHIRE BLVD LOS ANGELES. CA 90036  I googled the address, it is a BMW dealership. I'll forward them the email as well as spam@uce.gov  NEIGHORHOOD: MID WILSHIRE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Dear Winner This is to inform you that you have been selected for a prize of a brand Could this be too good to be true. I haven't entered any contests. I haven't purchased anything.

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  1. lmao, oh these ones are so dumb. They can't even stick to the same countries. At least these ones can be avoided, i.e. one just can't be stupid. I was reading one article on the dark net where hackers sell identities. If it's on the internet they say they can get it.

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    1. I've got an old blog post called "Bogus Spam Email". From the search results, there are some who are seeing if it is legitimate. It is sad to think. Anyway, it grist for the blog. I know everyone gets their share. It is just that they are so funny in how incredulous they are.

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  2. That last one only lacked asking for your social security number...

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    1. It was tempting to fill out and return with a name like Kisemy Arse. With English being a second language you could toss some good insults and time wasters for them. However, it could backfire. But it is a thought.

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