The weary traveller
by schwim on Sep.08, 2008, under Spam
It seems that she would be too tired to write, what with all the globe hopping:
Subject: VERY URGENT: PLEASE CONTACT ME
From: LAQUANYA EVET HILLARD <HILLALE@MAIL.BROWARD.EDU>Reply-To: vivianwalter1954@yahoo.jp
I am Mrs.Vivian Walter,the wife of Mr.Edwards Walter,I am a citizen of the United states. My husband worked with the Chevron/Texaco in Saudi Arabia before he died in the year 2004. my husband deposited the sum of (12.5 Million Pounds) with a Bank.the management just wrote me as the beneficiary that our account has been DORMANT and if I can not ACTIVATE the ACCOUNT,the funds will be CONFISCATED.I just want you to Stand as beneficiary for the Funds.reach me: vivian_walter54@hotmail.com
Remain blessed.
Mrs. Vivian Walter.
And the ever-helpful response:
So your name is Vivian Walter, with an email address of Laquanya
Hillard, who is an American citizen using a Japanese mail account discussing a dead husband that resided in Saudi Arabia?
Holy shit, you’re really bad at this.
thanks,
json
EDIT: She’s on to us, and now using a hotmail account, since that adds a sense of legitimacy: vivian_walter54@hotmail.com
September 9th, 2008 on 11:15 am
Hi schwim,
They’re so pathetic, aren’t they? I pick one or two out of the junk folder every now and again for kicks – I lead such an exciting life!
September 9th, 2008 on 1:16 pm
I know it says a lot about the level of excitement in my life, but I really do enjoy seeing them evolve. They’re like a very simple society, trying to make fire. I enjoy seeing the lengths they will go to just to keep from having to work.
September 9th, 2008 on 6:17 pm
I really must learn to put smilies in the right place … I spent a lot of time protecting my network, and I kinda miss the spam.
I like your analogy, though.
September 9th, 2008 on 9:56 pm
I created a honeypot mail account which bypasses all of the server filters and hid the email address in the header of one of my busier sites. I check it every week or so to see what I get. It seems that the global dumbing down is as far reaching as the 419 artists, as it’s almost no longer worth the server processes to read the regurgitated fodder.
Almost
December 11th, 2008 on 6:05 pm
They almost got me thanks for the heads up