What do you think?

[Rick Marchand]

I received two separate emails that were odd but similar. I often get requests in which language barriers have to be worked out but these kinda stuck out as... well, odd.

Good Day,
I Am Bill Washington i want to know whether you carry(QUENCH TANK) in stock for sale.If you do so kindly email me with the sizes and the price ranges on that so that i will know the quantity to offer and also i want to know if you accept credit card as form of payment.Awaiting for your prompt reply.
Regard
Bill Washington

Good day,
Jason Norrod is my name. And i am sending in this email on behalf of Norrod Inc. And i will like to know if you do have ( KNIFE GRINDER ) in-stock. I will appreciate it if you can get me some of the models and types that you do have instock as now. Please advice if you do accept Credit Card Payment for the Order and also i will like to know if you do allow freight pick up from your location as well. I will need you to get back to me as soon as you can so i can proceed with the Order. Thanks and Best Regards.

Jason Norrod

Individually, not too strange but within 3days of eachother..... too strange.

Bill and Jason.... if you are out there and really want to order something(other than "QUENCH TANK" and "KNIFE GRINDER"), sorry but I'm not responding


Anyone else getting these types of emails?

Rick

 

[OldPhysics]

Not being in business for myself, no. My wife and my friends receive some odd ones like that, though.

I take it as a form of spam. I've advised the wife and friends to ignore these -- more trouble than they could ever be worth.

In some ways, they remind me of the earliest Nigerian $$ scams.

 

[jeepin]

I just got one similar about 5 minutes ago.

I get them all the time and I'm getting real tired of it,

Here it is below







Hello

This message is strictly confidential and is for your attention only. And I am making this "Mutual Proposition" to you as a trusted and reliable person who can be capable to handle this transaction with me.

My Name is Paul Daogo. I am an account officer with the Bank Of Africa here in my country. There is a dormant account in the above mentioned Bank with abandoned sum of $7.2M USD (Seven Million,Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only).

I discovered about this account while going through some old files in the records, and nobody operates on this account for long time now. The money is going to be forfeited for nothing if nobody come to claim it as soon as possible, and i don't want that to happen that's the main reason I contact you today. This account belongs to one MR.JOSEPH HARRISON. He is an AMERICAN NATIONAL but resided here before his death. Through BOA investigations, the man died since 1999 and since then the account is dormant and nobody came as the deceased next of kin to claim his money.

I contacted you because we have 100% chances to inherit the fund with my position in the bank here instead to allow it get forfeited for nothing. I would have done this deal alone but this money cannot be approved to me or any BURKINABE PERSON here, but can only be approved to any foreign person because the money is in us dollars and the owner of the account is a foreigner in this country. I don't want the total fund to get forfeited for nothing so I want you to assist me moves the fund out of the Bank Of Africa into your account for the helping of the Orphans and our mutual benefits too as you know that nothing goes for nothing.

Before I contacted you for this I have perfected all the strategies that will ensure a successful transfer of the total fund into your account. This is legal and hitch-free transaction so you should not be afraid of anything. After this money must have been achieved,we shall share 60%, and 40% should go to Orphanage home for the helping of the orphans. I need a strong assurance that you will not betray me or let me down hence the fund is transferred into your account.

I am waiting for your urgent and positive response for the take off of the transaction.

Thank You.

Regard,
Mr.Paul Daogo

 

[Rick Marchand]

I'm well aware of the "inherit money" scams. The emails I received are wanting to purchase something from me using a credit card.

 

[roughedges]

Probably nothing you don't already know but that's surely a scam involving stolen cc numbers. From what I understand, there are irc channels devoted to buying and selling them in bulk, world wide black market style.

 

[RevDevil]

Those are out of the norm emails I would say. Mode than likely it is a spammer as Jamie mentioned, probably trying to fine tune the software. The old spam filter needs a slight tune up I would say.