September 06, 2005

Evil Bastard Slime-Toads

Got a spoof e-mail just now to another hotmail account, and it's really slick, and really sick:

fake amazon.jpg

It is better quality than most spoof e-mails I receive, and the grammar is flawless. Only a close reading of the punctuation reveals it's a fraud. After searching out the IP addresses, I discovered the mail originated from a Singaporean web provider and the spoof site is hosted in Beijing.

I forwarded the mail off to stop-spoofing@amazon.com and I would encourage anyone else who receives this email to do the same. I lack the time to come up with sufficiently harsh invective to convey my contempt for these parasites. They are worse than looters, I believe, since they are effectively stealing from the Red Cross as well as from the owners of the credit card numbers they will steal. They prey on the generosity of good people, and they deserve no better than a looter would receive if he were caught stealing from the Red Cross.

PLEASE NOTE: This spoof e-mail did not actually come from Amazon.com–it was mocked up by criminals in Asia to appear as if it came from Amazon. Amazon is another victim in this matter, as their reputation and relationships with their customers are damaged by it.

{Cross-posted at Patterico's Pontifications}

Posted by: seedubya at 10:16 PM | Comments (19) | Add Comment
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1 Thanks for the heads up. Reason why I keep several email accts with primary unlinked and restricted to contacts only.

Posted by: hondo at September 06, 2005 10:58 PM (4Gtyc)

2 Hondo, do I know you? Your name is familiar, but your e-mail isn't.

Posted by: See-Dubya at September 06, 2005 11:15 PM (yCYiB)

3 Was a long time contributor on the old Vox Cap - disappeared after 9/11, only now looking for boards and blogs to converse

Posted by: hondo at September 07, 2005 12:22 AM (4Gtyc)

4 Ah. A friend from real life, posting occasionally at Ace of Spades and Oxblog, uses the same handle.

Posted by: See-Dubya at September 07, 2005 12:35 AM (yCYiB)

5 I'll look for him. It's an interesting handle if you've drawn it from the old book/film. Scoutin' for the Cav.

Posted by: hondo at September 07, 2005 12:43 AM (4Gtyc)

6 Hmm... Microsoft changing their political stand, replacing blue crash screen with red one. Now Windows users get a distinct hatred for red and vote blue, and no Bushes in the White House, unless the daughters decide to run and offer boobs for votes.

Posted by: A Finn at September 07, 2005 02:29 AM (cWMi4)

7 Yawn... Ever thought how long it would actually take to destroy the entire world leaving nothing but perhaps insects and bacteria alive? 10 minutes to irreversibly start to the process, if one happens to be in the Russian Army guarding old Soviet warheads... Really makes one wonder whether or not there's any point in helping or caring about other people instead of ruthlessly seeking longer, perhaps eternal lifespan and indestructability to avoid death when some guy with nuke codes decides he's had it with his life and wants to take everyone with him to nothingness.

Posted by: A Finn at September 07, 2005 03:07 AM (cWMi4)

8 Oh yes, sleeping... Well, depressing, boring morning read provided by: a Finn.

Posted by: A Finn at September 07, 2005 03:10 AM (cWMi4)

9 Dagnammit, I shall comment right wing semi-radical henceforth.

Posted by: A Finn at September 07, 2005 03:20 AM (cWMi4)

10 Thanx See-Dubya. I alway cursor over links in such emails to see where they're from. Some people though do fall prey to these scumbags. Good of you to bring it up. And I feel sorry for Finland.

Posted by: Oyster at September 07, 2005 05:15 AM (YudAC)

11 Thank you for your consern, but I only influence by boring people here, so there's really no need to think Finland might have to suffer the same kind of annoyance as comment readers do due to Rustys policy of not banning people if no-one takes them seriously or if they're not expert rightwing argument crushers or on a jihad. I'd hate to think Rusty thinks of me as a comic relief, since that means you have to suffer my presence for up to 3 hours a day if I'm really, really bored.

Posted by: A Finn at September 07, 2005 05:33 AM (cWMi4)

12 Oh yeah, which one is British, Oyster or sparky?

Posted by: A Finn at September 07, 2005 05:46 AM (cWMi4)

13 Never mind, Reeeeeeeeeetractor Chop! on my last comment.

Posted by: A Finn at September 07, 2005 06:07 AM (cWMi4)

14 I lack the time to come up with sufficiently harsh invective to convey my contempt for these parasites. I'd be happy to help....

Posted by: Brian B at September 07, 2005 08:11 AM (CouWh)

15 Rusty, it's time to do something about Finn. His posts are so pointlessly stupid that once I had gotten to the bottom of the page, I had forgotten what the post was about, and now have a headache. I think all that cellphone radiation has fried his brain.

Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at September 07, 2005 11:25 AM (0yYS2)

16 Figure that when a disaster like this happens there always some no good reptile wanting to make themselves rich these con artists should be thrown the gators

Posted by: sandpiper at September 07, 2005 01:48 PM (g1M1/)

17 Finn - your posts have absolutely nothing to do with the the thread topic. Apparently your just looking for a place to scribble your loose thoughts. I think a met you before in a subway station - off in the corner - having an intense argument - with yourself. Just two questions - who won the argument and which one pee'd in the corner.

Posted by: hondo at September 07, 2005 02:08 PM (4Gtyc)

18 Yeah, Finn, I've waxed Greg's posts for wandering way off topic before. So consider yourself warned. I was kinda proud of this post and then you go and shove a bunch of random crap in the comments... You can get your own blog for that, you know.

Posted by: See-Dubya at September 07, 2005 03:26 PM (firVH)

19 Or he could just join up with the Kossacks or the DUers. They'd love him.

Posted by: Oyster at September 08, 2005 08:25 AM (fl6E1)

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