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Yet Another Email Spam Scam Attempt


Received an email just now with this attachment. How could someone fall for something so obvious? Then again most people don't think and don't read at all. This is a scam attempting to pool email addresses from gullible people.

Just like last year's scam enticing people with free iPhones if you forward it to a certain number of people–oh and don't forget to cc this genuine looking email address to verify your claim–this time the unassuming victim was asked to send an email to someone with an Ericsson address.

If you received an email like this, it's too late for you because your dumbass no good moron of an idiot friend or acquaintance already gave your email to those spammers. All you can do is advocate to stop everyone you know to extend the chain.

DO NOT SEND EMAILS OF THIS NATURE TO ANYONE


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Comments (2)

May 06, 2009
 said...
So much for Nigerian scams, huh?
Jun 10, 2009
felicia said...
I think the scam is meant to annoy Ericsson. The reply email address is directed to Ericsson, and this thing is apparently has been around for a long time. Funny I knew this is a scam right away but didn't bother to think "Wait, since when Sony-Ericsson made laptop??" And obviously nobody else did.

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