Do you ever read those spam emails?

Bretrick

Bretrick

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Greetings to you,

Trust, this finds you well. Accept my sincere apology for this unsolicited email to you, I am Engr. Mohammed Koko, Executive Director with the Ports Authority (NPA). I got your email address from an International LinkedIn Directory through my search, I find you reliable and trustworthy. I am looking for a genuine partner that will assist me to invest Seventeen million five hundred United States dollars ($17.5M) in good business that will be lucrative.

You will be the head of the affairs of this project; every legitimate arrangement to perfect this deal successfully has been put in place. I will brief you in detail on the next step once I receive your positive response, reply to my personal contact email below with your personal details below.

(1) Your Full Name:-
(2) Full residential address:-
(3) Phone and Fax Number:-
(4) Age:-
(5) Occupation:-
(6) Your alternative email address:

Thanks, in anticipation.

Regards,
Eng. Mohammad B. Koko (KOKO the Clown) :ROFLMAO:
Executive Director ED
Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA)
 

Well, scammers often design their messages to sound implausible — not to trick everyone, but to filter out skeptical people. This tactic ensures that only the most gullible or vulnerable individuals respond, making the scammer's efforts more efficient. In other words: If you believe a Nigerian official wants to send you $17.5 million, you're exactly the kind of person they want. These scams prey on greed, desperation, and misplaced trust.

I always just wonder how they got my email address? ... there are a number of ways:

Data breaches
Public or semi-public profiles on various sites
Email harvesting bots that search for anything "something@something.com" even buried in old webpages, blog comments or PDF's
Shared or sold lists of emails that others have harvested
Random guessing (Brute force or dictionary attacks) where software randomly generates email addresses until something "hits"

The whole digital world is both good and evil.
 
I often will just read the subject lines before I trash them. Just for laughs, Here is one

Are You Ready for the Ultimate Transformation?​


💪 Imagine regaining a rock-solid erection and enlarging your ***** by 2.5 inches – all without expensive treatments or risky surgeries. This natural formula is used by 60- to 80-year-old men who perform in the bedroom like they're 20!
 
Bretrick said:
Why would anyone fall for such a ridiculous job offer?
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Those spam emails are designed to be somewhat ridiculous on purpose. They only want to deal with people who would fall for it and believe me those people exist. Send out a million emails and if 1 percent fall for it that's a tidy profit.
 
Bretrick said:
Greetings to you,

Trust, this finds you well. Accept my sincere apology for this unsolicited email to you, I am Engr. Mohammed Koko, Executive Director with the Ports Authority (NPA). I got your email address from an International LinkedIn Directory through my search, I find you reliable and trustworthy. I am looking for a genuine partner that will assist me to invest Seventeen million five hundred United States dollars ($17.5M) in good business that will be lucrative.

You will be the head of the affairs of this project; every legitimate arrangement to perfect this deal successfully has been put in place. I will brief you in detail on the next step once I receive your positive response, reply to my personal contact email below with your personal details below.

(1) Your Full Name:-
(2) Full residential address:-
(3) Phone and Fax Number:-
(4) Age:-
(5) Occupation:-
(6) Your alternative email address:

Thanks, in anticipation.

Regards,
Eng. Mohammad B. Koko (KOKO the Clown) :ROFLMAO:
Executive Director ED
Nigeria Ports Authority (NPA)
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Ahh, that Mohammad B. Koko is probably not even a real Nigerian Prince.
 
I look over the emails. Some are quite good. In PA., the toll roads now electronically bill your license plate info. I've gotten several saying I owe tolls and pay "here". Usually you can tell by the sender's address- flimsy123@gmail. But some have long addresses so only the beginning shows PA.DeptOfMotorVehicles.flimsy123@gmail. I've gotten scams supposedly from my internet provider and they are exactly the same as I get from my ISP.
 
I checked my spam folder just now but I don't have any interesting/entertaining spam messages, mostly newsletters or sales events offers from legitimate businesses/organizations. Kind of surprising how many newsletters the podiatrist sends.
 

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