[ale] OT Sucker SPAM [Fwd: You sent potentially unsafe content: Hey!]

Robert Heaven robertheaven at earthlink.net
Sun May 2 14:41:14 EDT 2004


When I first started reading this email I was thinking that either 1)
Evolution has somehow become subject to email viruses (not likely) or,
2) someone's infected Winbloze PC was spoofing my email address. But the
further I read the more I realized; this whole thing is nothing but spam
trying to trick people into using this companies anti-virus software.
(which is probably just spy-ware in disguise anyway) 

I probably would have been convinced of the spoofing until I read the
part that said the original recipient was "mainwizard at vei.net"


-----Forwarded Message-----

From: VEI Internet Virus Stopper <postmaster>
To: robertheaven at earthlink.net
Subject: You sent potentially unsafe content: Hey!
Date: Sun, 02 May 2004 13:23:47 -0400


::: Sent By VEI's Automated Anti-Virus Scanner :::

You sent a message that contained potentially
harmful content. This content was removed and
the letter was then forwarded to the intended
email address and placed in thier quarantine folder.

The objectionable content was sent from your email
address by you or a virus on your system. It might 
be a good idea to have your PC virus scanned 
just to be safe. 

Here is a helpfull online virus scanner, and it's
free: http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_corp.asp

All viruses are removed automatically before the
email was delivered. Below is a list of who you
sent the email to and why it was scanned.

Replies to this mailbox will go unanswered as
it is automated. Send email to support at vei.net
for assistance if you need it.

This is just one more feature proving why we 
are a better Internet Service Provider.

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The original message recipient(s):
    mainwizard at vei.net


Scan report:
    Virus 'Bagle.AA at mm' in Information.exe


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