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Scam: your computer was infected our spyware

Posted on 04 June 2008 by


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Just to let you know if you receive any bad pictures or videos with my return email address in the next 48 hours – those aren’t me in the photos ..honest..

Glad to inform you that four month ago your computer was infected our spyware, we had full access to your computer during that time We have complete your adress book, all logins and passwords for “dirty sites” where you rigistered. We had record form you webcam, incredible! Your hands may be better than hooker? ok about deals, in 48 hours that video and screen shots will send to whole your contact group.

This guy had me going for a while until I realized there was no possible way it could be true. I’m on a Mac and the email mentions PC! Posted in case someone you barely know suddenly tells you to disregard unusual emails from them with pictures attached.

Link: 419 Email Scams

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Wayne is a diehard Blackberry user and consultant specializing in Sage MAS90 Accounting Software. He lives in Glastonbury CT with his two children. When not helping them with their homework or pushing the latest school fundraiser off on his co-workers, he is active hiking, Scuba Diving and investigating all manner of technology.

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  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie Lipsett

    Wayne, I have heard that “your hands may be better than hooker” and that you are “rigistered” for “dirty sites”. Good to hear that the rumors were true. ;-)

  • http://www.s-consult.com/index.php Wayne Schulz

    hehe — the scam was a pretty good one. Do you know if Western Union can put a stop payment on a money order? I’m just wondering.

  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie Lipsett

    Maybe if you hurry. ;-)

  • FastJohn

    Oh, and, by the way, all your base belong to us.

  • http://www.geardiary.com Judie Lipsett

    :lol: classic, FastJohn.

  • raymond_u

    Well, technically, Macs are also “PCs”… they’re Personal Computers… I mean, whoever named widows… errrm… Windows PCs? What makes Mac and Linux so impersonal?

  • http://geardiary.com Christopher Spera

    FastJohn stole my thunder! :D

  • johnasher

    This scam is quite a good one…had me going for a bit too. My wife was not too pleased that it had arrived in our in box. I never wrote to the scammers….How much were they asking for?…I’m still going to put tape over my web cam though lol.