# New dimensions in spam attacks **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 31, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501 "2018-03-31T00:52:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/1 "2018-03-31T00:52:37Z")
This just in (although I have received a few like this in the last month): > [@](#): > > Gоod day. > Dо nоt mind оn my illitеracy, I am frоm Jaрan. > > I uplоadеd the maliсiоus prоgram on yоur system. > > Sinсе thаt mоmеnt I рilfеred all privy baсkgrоund frоm your systеm. Additionаlly I hаve sоmе mоre comрrоmising evidеnce. Thе most interesting еvidencе thаt I stolе- its a videotaре with yоur masturbation. I adjustеd virus оn a pоrn web site and after you lоаdеd it. Whеn you dесidеd with thе vidео аnd taрpеd оn a play buttоn, my deletеriоus sоft аt once set up оn your systеm. Аfter аdjusting, yоur сamеra shоot thе vidеоtаре with you sеlf-abusing, in аdditiоn it saved рrесisely thе рorn vidеo yоu masturbatеd on. In next few dаys my mаlwаre соllectеd аll your sосial аnd work соntaсts. > > If you wish to destroy the records- send me 325 usd in BTC(cryptocurrency). > It is my Btc address - 1QEA2toyPWcsSgh4jLNapQC8uabfUaMSy > You have 24 hours from this moment. As soon as I receive transaction I will destroy the evidence in perpetuity. Otherwise I will send the tape to all your contacts. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/2 "2018-03-31T01:07:39Z")
Fixed typo in title. ---
**Author:** ![Alley\_Dweller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alley_dweller/32/430_2.png) [@Alley\_Dweller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alley_Dweller)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/3 "2018-03-31T01:20:50Z")
“Thе most interesting еvidencе thаt I stolе- its a videotaре with yоur masturbation.” I would check your videotape collection to see if it’s still there before sending any money. How on earth do these thieves fit a videotape through an ethernet cable? ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/4 "2018-03-31T01:29:24Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > “Thе most interesting еvidencе thаt I stolе- its a videotaре with yоur masturbation.” > > I would check your videotape collection to see if it’s still there before sending any money. > > **How on earth do these thieves fit a videotape through an ethernet cable?** Lossless compression. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/5 "2018-03-31T01:36:10Z")
If he’s from japan it’s probably Betamax and no one can play it. GaryM ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/6 "2018-03-31T01:36:57Z")
> [@running\_coach](#): > > Lossless compression. What’s the point of masturbating if it’s lossless? ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/7 "2018-03-31T01:37:45Z")
I commend the scammer for using the word “deletеriоus”. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/8 "2018-03-31T01:40:26Z")
I sure with someone would pay me for a video of my masturbation. What a gold mine. ---
**Author:** ![Riemann](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/riemann/32/3133_2.png) [@Riemann](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Riemann)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/9 "2018-03-31T01:46:59Z")
Ok, I suppose I’ll start masturbating to something more wholesome, just in case. ---
**Author:** ![ThelmaLou](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thelmalou/32/390_2.png) [@ThelmaLou](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ThelmaLou)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/10 "2018-03-31T01:48:38Z")
“I moved to Japan from Nigeria.” ---
**Author:** ![Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/46a35a/32.png) [@Tim\_T-Bonham.net](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_T-Bonham.net)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/11 "2018-03-31T01:56:09Z")
> [@Alley\_Dweller](#): > > “Thе most interesting еvidencе thаt I stolе- its a videotaре with yоur masturbation.” Oh, that’s a common one that’s going around now. More often, they claim to have stolen this from your phone. Apparently, it fools enough people into sending money to them that it’s worthwhile sending this spam. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/12 "2018-03-31T01:59:59Z")
I think they do this faulty English as a filter. Anyone who fails to see through it is a good mark. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 1:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/13 "2018-03-31T13:38:46Z")
> [@GaryM](#): > > If he’s from japan it’s probably Betamax and no one can play it. _I_ can play it. Certainly wouldn’t want to, but I can. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/14 "2018-03-31T14:06:52Z")
Reply - I have sent your btc address 1QEA2toyPWcsSgh4jLNapQC8uabfUaMSy to the FBI. Thank you for volunteering this information. Seriously though, could BitCoin help out if you gave them this info? ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/15 "2018-03-31T14:10:31Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > I think they do this faulty English as a filter. Anyone who fails to see through it is a good mark. I’ve heard the same. Makes sense. ---
**Author:** ![ZonexandScout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zonexandscout/32/544_2.png) [@ZonexandScout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZonexandScout)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/16 "2018-03-31T14:12:30Z")
It has occurred to me that there HAS to be a way to make money by editing and rewriting spam for foreign nationals. For a reasonable fee, I’d be happy to make corrections and revisions that make it look like the spam was written by a middle-class citizen of the good ol’ USA. I don’t know if this would be a help to ALL spammers, but it might make a few recipients stop laughing long enough to give the e-mail some serious consideration. My other idea to make some easy money is to hire myself out to directors, producers, and other production staff to ensure that “cemetery” is never again spelled with an “a.” (Director to PA: “You had ONE job on this production…get a sign for the cemetery that’s spelled correctly. Now we don’t have time to get it changed.”) ---
**Author:** ![FinsToTheLeft](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/finstotheleft/32/2930_2.png) [@FinsToTheLeft](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FinsToTheLeft)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/17 "2018-03-31T15:16:35Z")
> [@enipla](#): > > Reply - I have sent your btc address 1QEA2toyPWcsSgh4jLNapQC8uabfUaMSy to the FBI. Thank you for volunteering this information. > > Seriously though, could BitCoin help out if you gave them this info? One of the principles of BTC is that it is anonymous. BTC would have no idea who is behind that address. As long as they have the private key, they own the ledger entries. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/18 "2018-03-31T17:29:55Z")
> [@ZonexandScout](#): > > It has occurred to me that there HAS to be a way to make money by editing and rewriting spam for foreign nationals. For a reasonable fee, I’d be happy to make corrections and revisions that make it look like the spam was written by a middle-class citizen of the good ol’ USA. I don’t know if this would be a help to ALL spammers, but it might make a few recipients stop laughing long enough to give the e-mail some serious consideration. Scammers deliberately write badly. They don’t want perfect English. Send to me $35US in BTC and explain I will why. ---
**Author:** ![eschereal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eschereal/32/18939_2.png) [@eschereal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eschereal)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/19 "2018-03-31T18:36:11Z")
The best part is “_You have 24 hours from this moment._” ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [March 31, 2018, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501/20 "2018-03-31T19:21:46Z")
> [@eschereal](#): > > The best part is “_You have 24 hours from this moment._” It works the same way as the ads on TV that give you a bonus if you call within the next hour. 😉 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dimensions-in-spam-attacks/811501.md?page=2)