I have an email account from my ISP that I never use. I mean, never. I have never, ever, ever sent email from it, received email on it or given it to anyone.
When I installed Microsoft Entourage, I set it up to check all the accounts, including the one from the ISP. For no reason.
Anyway, a few days ago, I got the following email on that, unused, ISP account (WARNING - ADULT LANGUAGE AHEAD):
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Obviously, I removed the company’s name and phone number; other than those omissions, that is the entire email.
Now, I never ordered a “Cordless John Holmes rotater Cock.” At least, I don’t think I did - I would remember something like that. And, my credit card shows no charge matching the email.
Also, the domain name in the email address yields a 404 error - no web page.
So, what’s the scam?
I think that the phone number will turn out to cost money if I call to straighten things out. How about it? Is the 919 area code like 900 numbers?
I think the phone idea is a good possibility but I’d be tempted to follow up the tracking number to see if the package is en route somewhere. If it is, then maybe the e-mail did come to you in error. If it’s tracing thin air, make a call from a pay phone (another possibility, they want your home phone number i.e. the implied “Us porno folk will keep calling until you buy something”) to satisfy your curiosity.
And let us know if it comes with batteries included.
I bet that if you call they’ll ask you for your name, address, and credit card number to verify the order, and/or to cancel the order (assuming you don’t go ahead and keep the order ;)). Sounds like a scam to get credit card numbers, to me.
I’d also bet that the “tracking number” is for them to link your email address to your name when you call them.
You might as well call from a pay phone, and see what they ask. You can check with network solutions to see if the domain name is registered to someone, also.