Best scam e-mails you've ever seen

[olicon]

Here's mine **Warning, do NOT click any of the links below. I only modified them slightly to show that they actually do look authentic. Please remove/close the topic if this is considered too risky, etc.

Personally, I think these scam mails are getting better and better everyday now. They even have internet lingo to boost my ego, talking about my registered IP and all (who the hell has registered IP with a game anyway?)

Subject line: Battle.net -- Suspicious Activity Warning
Content:
Dear customer,

Due to suspicious activity, the Battle.net account [myemailaddress]@gmail.com has been locked. You logined your account successfully at 13:19:50 on 2010-8-8 from the 180.122.42.11, but our system shows this IP isn't your registered IP. We are concerned about whether your account has been stolen. In order to guarantee the legitimacy of your account, we need you follow these steps:

Step 1: Secure Your Computer

In the event that your computer has been infected with malicious software such as a keylogger or trojan, simply changing your password may not deter future attacks without first ensuring that your computer is free from these programs. Please visit our Account Security website to learn how to secure your computer from unauthorized access.

Step 2: Secure Your E-mail Account

After you have secured your computer, check your e-mail filters and rules and look for any e-mail forwarding rules that you did not create. For more information on securing your e-mail account, visit our Support page.

Step 3: Restore access to Your account

We now provide a secure website for you to verify whether you have taken the appropriate steps to secure the account, your computer, and your email address. Please follow this site to restore the access to your account: http[donotclickthislinkedammit]://us.blizzard.verifyconfirm.eu/login.html?ticket=rkm8qrylyreh1ow6zt7jqe5qponpek4lrzyjrenupamv <personally, I think the ".eu" part is uber suspicious>

If you still have questions or concerns after following the steps above, feel free to contact Customer Support at http[donotclickthislinkedammit]://us.blizzard.com/support/article.xml?locale=en_US&articleId=20606.

Sincerely,
The Battle.net Account Team
Online Privacy Policy

Not sure if this is appropriate to post or not, but it should be a good warning to the kind of crap that is out there.
ps. I just search it up on google. Apparently a lot of people are getting this spam as well.

 

[Queen Michael]

The best one I ever got was one about my ebay account being hacked. Not that I've ever had an ebay account.

 

[olicon]

Haha. I guess if they spam enough people, one's bound to click the links.

I try my best to remind myself that if I get this type of mail, I should open up a new screen, then log on to the site. I think as long as I don't click the link, I should be 50% safe. I don't think most e-mails download codes automatically, so I *should* be ok. Am I being too naive here?

 

[the_pleasure_is_mine]

I get ones asking to trade nudes... >.> I think it's a scam anyway <.<

Also I got one asking for my HSBC account details... I don't have a HSBC account...

 

[Serioli]

The best one I ever got was one about my ebay account being hacked. Not that I've ever had an ebay account.

I've had a similar deal from about four seperate banks that I don't have accounts with. Emails had all the correct logos and the website on one was pretty good (put it as l1oydstsb.com (or .co.uk)) That one was scary.

 

[Mr. Elemenopee]

I once had an e-mail from a person who pretended to be my "long lost brother". He said he wanted to visit me and would need about $200 to do so. It wasn't the best of e-mails, but it was pretty amusing. Although it was weird he knew my actual name, but other than that, he knew jack squat.

 

[BringBackBuck]

I got a call from 'Microsoft' the other day. 'Microsoft' (a female indian voice) rang my home and asked to speak to the person who owned the computer running windows. I asked where they got my number from and she hung up. In hindsight I really should have played along because now I am really curious as to exactly where she was going with it. Especially as I only have Macs in my house.

 

[Arcanite Ripper]

Spoiler

Shoot five ducks to win a human soul!!

Yea...Always be careful of what you open.

OT: The junk-emails about Viagra are always good for a laugh, especially if they're blatantly talking about their "special deals".

I've once encountered one that just said "62% Off". I reeeally hope they're just talking about the finances there...

 

[LongAndShort]

I didn't save it, but it made me laugh my arse off. It went along these lines (not exactly, but damn near close enough):

"Dear Thomas

I was recently in contact with your church and they gave me your email address because they believed you were a good Christian and would be willing to help me.
I am a Christian living in South Africa, but there is nothing I would like more than to come and study in Australia at your wonderful universities. However the rules regarding entry into Australia require I have so much money in my bank accounts before I can enter. I am asking for donations from good Christian Australians so that I may have enough to enter your wonderful country. If you would send money to through this website [insert suspicious website here] I would be eternally grateful. I promise you will be repaid in full upon my arrival. You can trust me because I am a good Christian.
Thankyou and I look forward to seeing you in Australia soon.
God bless."

But wait, that's not the funniest thing. I received two more versions of this email, but these were aimed at Muslims and Jews respectively (replacing church with mosque or synagogue etc).
What, they don't think people will think that's a little suss? They probably still got people thinking "well if my church/mosque/synagogue recommended them to me...", but a majority of religious people aren't that stupid.

 

[olicon]

Well, thankfully they are still sending these out en mass, and sometimes two consecutive mails will give each other away. Hopefully they won't learn very quickly not to do that.

 

[LongAndShort]

Working for a bank I have one thing to say. A real bank will NEVER, NEVER, NEVER EVER ask for account details, pins, passwords, expiry dates or even if you know your balance via email. Why? Because we've got them on fucking record! Shit, at the National Australia Bank, if we reckon the security of your account, card or internet banking has been compromised, we put a stop on it and tell you to go into a branch where you could be properly identified and establish whether something has happened. It's not the most convenient system, but it works.

 

[olicon]

I get ones asking to trade nudes... >.> I think it's a scam anyway <.<

Also I got one asking for my HSBC account details... I don't have a HSBC account...

just be like, "you first"

You might actually run into some sickos (who's also not very pleasant looking) who does it for real though. That wouldn't be pleasant.

 

[SomeLameStuff]

Not an e-mail scam, but I got a phone call scam that claimed they kidnapped my daughter. I was 14 at the time, so I obviously didn't have a daughter.

I played along for a bit. The "kidnappers" even brought someone who was supposed to be my "daughter" to the phone. They said something along the lines of, "Give us $10,000 or we will rape your daughter and kill her!" to which I replied, "Go right ahead. I'm 14 and I don't have a daughter."

It was a very well constructed scam at any rate. I kinda wish I had recorded that call, then I could have put it on youtube or something.

 

[shimata]

Same source as OP likely...you'd think they'd change it to us.starcraft2. at least tho...

Subject: Blizzard Store Order #50883 - StarCraft II®: Wings of Liberty?

&#65279;Hello, thank you for shopping at the Blizzard Store!

StarCraft II®: Wings of Liberty?: 0018296277018326665566112

To use this key to activate the game, simply follow these instructions:


?Create a Battle.net account (or if you already have one, log in) at [DO NOT CLICK]://us.worldofwarcraft.coderedemption.net/login.html
?Verify your e-mail address. (If you have previously verified your address, skip this step.) From the main Account Management page, click the 'verify this e-mail address' link. Then, check your e-mail account for a verification e-mail. Click the link in this e-mail to verify your e-mail address.
?Return to the Battle.net account management page, then click on 'Code Redemption'.
?Enter the above CDKey in the code field.
?Once you have successfully redeemed this code, you will be able to play the game.

NOTE: If you have previously chosen to gift your digital purchase, attaching this key to their Battle.net account will prevent you from being able to redeem this key with your Battle.net account.

===========================================
Purchase Receipt
===========================================
Customer Account:
Order Date: 2010-8-2
Order #: 2219696

(1) StarCraft II®: Wings of Liberty? - $59.99

Credit Card Number : ****-****-****-0169
Credit Card Type : Visa
Item Subtotal: $59.99
Tax: $0.00
Shipping & Handling: $0.00
Shipping Tax: $0.00
Grand Total: $59.99
===========================================

If you have any questions or concerns about your order, please contact us at:

Phone: Toll-free at (1-800-592-5499)
Website: []://us.worldofwarcraft.net/account

Live phone support is available seven days a week, 8:00AM - 8:00PM Pacific Time.

Thanks for shopping with us!
Blizzard Customer Service

 

[Anarchemitis]

Best yet are the ones with a .EXE at the end of the URL you're supposed to click on.
But thussofar, a fair warning to everyone on steam who is new here:

 

[Sacman]

I've never gotten a scam email before...
On an unrelated note I still haven't gotten the $2,000,000 from the Nigerian Government Official...

 

[thethingthatlurks]

I've never gotten a scam email before...
On an unrelated note I still haven't gotten the $2,000,000 from the Nigerian Government Official...

Pff, yeah, sucks for you! On a completed unrelated side note, would anybody want a share of my newfound wealth?

Reminder!
I have business of $24,500,000.00 for you
Reply ([email protected])
Mr. Stuart T. Gulliver.

See, you can tell it's legit by the obscene amount of money, and because he uses a gmail address.

 

[GrimTuesday]

I've never gotten a scam email before...
On an unrelated note I still haven't gotten the $2,000,000 from the Nigerian Government Official...

Wait he talked to you too? fuck! I know 200x my investment was too good to be true.

OT: I've never gotten one but I never really respond to any E-mails unless I know it is real.

 

[SimuLord]

I saw a really well-done "account warning" spam that spoofed itself as being from Bank of America. Of course, the fact that I'm not a BoA customer blunted its effectiveness a bit. That, and the fact that only an idiot logs into his online banking via a link in an email rather than a browser bookmark or other trusted means of reaching the right site, and also the whole wrong-URL thing (kind of like how people log into "steam.com" and then complain that their Steam account got hacked when it's steampowered.com for the real Steam.)

 

[Alex Cowan]

My spam-filter is fairly good, so I hardly get this stuf. I did see a rather amusing banner ad though, which read "Has your credit card been stolen on the Internet? Just enter the account number and PIN here to find out!".I laughed. Then I got an ad-blocker.