Wednesday, August 22, 2007

No doctor direction needed

I love spam written by people for whom English is obviously a second, or possibly third, language. Here's one I got today:

Dear [deleted]:
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Jim J
Omaha Nebraska

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And spammers are trying a new trick to get people to view their website: bogus mailing list verifications. Here's one I got the other day:

We are glad you joined Bartenders Guide.

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Your Password ID: [deleted]

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Use this link to change your Login info: [bogus link to IP address deleted]

Enjoy,
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Bartenders Guide

I haven't tried following the link, as I figure it'll be something I definitely don't want to see.