Favorite spam

[Rigamarole]

Just got this spam e-mail which is almost too good to pass up. The subject line reads, and I am not making this up:

You are now using your meat rod at only 10% of full potential.

I'm intrigued. Tell me more!

[Savannah]

I got a spam the other day at work regarding penis enlargement or some such. It was from "someone" named Dung.

[NinjaChick]

I got a Nigerian scam the other day informing me that my colleague from the Nigerian National Petroleum Company had FedExed me a check for $886,000. In order for the to deliver it, I had to call them to confirm my address, and pay a tariff of 200 British pounds. I didn't respond, because I only had three business days (62 hours [sic]) to do so.

[Covered_In_Bees!]

See Also: this thread.

[t-bonham@scc.net]

Some years ago, I found the following 2 SPAM emails, right next to each other in my inbox:

Lose inches and she'll scream over your new waistline.
Gain inches and she'll scream in pleasure all night.

I wondered what would have happened if I had responded to both emails at the same time. Would they cancel each other out? Or would this unknown she be screaming doubly loud?

[Tastes of Chocolate]

I was going to start a new SPAM sighting thread, but this one is still fresh.

Today at work, I got an email containing an unsolicited resume and cover letter.
You might think that that isn't unusual, except I don't work in HR, I don't hire people, I don't have anyone reporting to me.

Some person in India sent out a blanket resume and I was on the mailing list.

That's only the beginning of the strangeness. Per the subject line, Kalpesh Sharma is a "Globally Skilled Expert". No where is there a definition of what kind of expert.

My Skills: Self Employed Freelancer, Internet Marketing Expert, Online Promotion Expert, Web Research Expert, Data Extraction Expert, Competitor Technical Intelligence Expert, Information Security Consultant, Information Technology Consultant, Online Advertising Expert, SEO(search engine optimization), Expert SEM(search engine marketing), Expert Software and Website Penetration Testing Expert Acting, Assistant Director, Print Ads, TV Ads, Serials, Films, Modelling Journalism Writer, Story/Script Writer, Song Writer New Ideas and Concepts Research Expert, Production Assistant

My Challenge: Exclusively Researched Reality Show Ideas which will generate double the income of what current TV shows are earning.

Wow, that's quite the list. And to close it all up, there is a link to an IMDB profile.
What? IMDB? The movie database?
Ah, yup.

So, if you want to hire someone in India who is a global expert, will let you pay him to hack your website, (per the IMBD site, "World Record Holder i Hacking Maximum Websites, 2001") and wears women's dresses on internet resume sites, I've got a lead for you.

[Beware of Doug]

Anything from "Incongruity V. Milksop" or similar randomly-generated names.

[Soylent Juicy]

I always get spam telling me that I need to "enlarge (my) manhood" and "lose weight."

I'm female and weigh 103 lbs.

Have you ever highlighted the blank part at the bottom of a spam? Sometimes it's filled with a random passage from a book or article, in white font. Weird.

[t-bonham@scc.net]

Originally Posted by Soylent Juicy

Have you ever highlighted the blank part at the bottom of a spam? Sometimes it's filled with a random passage from a book or article, in white font. Weird.

That is an attempt to evade anti-SPAM programs. They slip in random words or quotes, trying to make the email appear like a real email message. The text is usually either a tiny font size or white on white so you don't notice it.