I received the following spam email today. My name is not John. I suspect someone has set this up to look like you have accidentally received someone else’s email about some scam to trick you into giving them your bank details. It’s rather odd getting spam that has apparently originated in the UK (note the reference to the “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” scam court case thing – nice touch). I’m so used to getting the Nigerian 419 spam that it is rather nice to get the home grown variety for a change. Oh well, straight to spam cop they go…. [UPDATE: apparently they have already been shut down, at least at that web address. Oh well, I did my bit. ]

>From: “Richard Oakley”
>To: “matthewjarmstrongAThotmail.com”
>Subject: Uploaded
>Hi John, I have made up the secrets page and uploaded to the address below. Once you are there click on the text. A new box will appear, it will take you to the First Direct website so anyone who comes accross my site won’t realise what it is. Then on the new page click on bank account then click on apply on-line (another new box appears). In the new box put in your details as though you are applying for the bank account and follow it to the end (you should put your real details in as I am sure you are aware, it is NOT legal to put false details in) then on the last page press the final submit button (the application will be sent to First Direct and you will apply for the bank account but its not a loss because they are giving £25 with each account opened anyway). Then another new box will appear and you should put in the password: “millions”. E-Mail me back when you have got it so I can delete it.
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>With these ideas I think we’ll be making a lot by maybe even this time tomorrowe – Who wants to be a millionaire? – WE DO
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>The address: http://www.fdct.uk2k.com/firstdirect

>Away from all that, are you up for a game of golf tomorrow, I thought we could go to Ivyleaf after work.

>Anyway, i’ll talk to you a bit more about my ideas tomorrow.

>Richard

>P.S. Nice shorts earlier – lol