Scambusters, Preventing Internet Scams & Phishing Attempts

This blog is dedicated to help preventing internet fraud and internet scams. Scambusters was a radio show I started in Albany Oregon, but due to defaulted payment by the radio station we took the show offline. Regardless of this issue we still wish to help prevent internet fraud and save people from internet loss. I have been interviewed and featured in various publications such as the Wall Street Journal, New York Times & Daily News, The London Times & AARP Newsletters. Please watch this blog for latest tips and tricks and scams to avoid.

Friday, September 23, 2011

Awful Scam > PAYMENT NOTIFICATION - webmaster@forestdesign.com.hk

Fun read, totally messed up.. bad try, code is bad.

-----Original Message-----
From: PAYMENT DEPARTMENT [mailto:webmaster@forestdesign.com.hk]
Sent: Friday, September 23, 2011 6:49 AM
To: undisclosed-recipients:
Subject: PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

Content preview: Attention: Sir/Madam, REMITANCE ADVICE: This is to inform
you that your payment file was forwarded to us today for immediate Wire
Transfer
to your designated account.To update your records with us and to process
your file and the approval of this fund payment to you, you are required
to
forward the following informations via returned email. [...]

Content analysis details: (7.5 points, 5.0 required)

pts rule name description
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-1.4 ALL_TRUSTED Passed through trusted hosts only via SMTP
2.2 FH_FROMEML_NOTLD E-mail address doesn't have TLD (.com, etc.)
1.8 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals
0.7 MSOE_MID_WRONG_CASE MSOE_MID_WRONG_CASE
4.2 FORGED_MUA_OUTLOOK Forged mail pretending to be from MS Outlook
-0.0 AWL AWL: From: address is in the auto white-list

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