[ale] weird SPAM

[Jay Finch]

It seems like (almost) every day I receive one of those
spam/phishing/pharming attempts - Whether it looks amazingly authentic
(like your CC one) or has horrid english and looks to really be a scam.

Honestly, nowadays I filter all my mail through Spamcop and then check the
sender headers.  If I see .ru, .cn, .za or any non-standard domain
extension I generally delete & report.  (I would think that Circuit City
e-mails would come from circuitcity.com)

Just my 2 cents...

Cheers!
Jay

> I received that exact same email, and the attachment was marked as
> infected. I deleted it and dint call Circuit City because I saw it as a
> hack attempt immediately. I have seen more phishing and pharming schemes
> sent lately than just viral attachments.
>
> Any one else getting a lot of scam attempts?
>
> Dan
>
> Mark Wright wrote:
>
>>I usually ignore spam but this has me curious why it has been sent.
>>It looks like a receipt for a purchase at Circuit City.  My first
>>thought I assumed it was legit and that a credit card number had been
>>stolen.  I checked my accounts and none had been used.  I called
>>Circuit City and they apologized and said it was a computer screw up
>>on their part.  The IP in the header maps to .ru so I don't think
>>Circuit City had anything to do with it.  Strange that the lady on
>>the phone said it was their fault and not spam.
>>
>>I assume that it must be attempting to deliver a virus.  All my boxes
>>are Linux except my Mac laptop.  I don't run virus software but I do
>>wonder when attackers will start to target the rest of us.
>>Has anyone seen this yet?  I am curious how I could find any
>>malicious code in the email.  Any of you security guys do anything
>>like this?
>>
>>Here is the text.  It contained a .zip attachment that I am not
>>forwarding.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Dear Customer,
>>
>>Thank you for shopping at our shop !
>>This e-mail is to inform you that your order has been shipped out.
>>The following information is for your reference (see details in the
>>attachment):
>>* Order No.:  Z3566043
>>* Order Date:  08/13/2006
>>------------------------------
>>    SUBTOTAL : $1,769.99
>>    SALESTAX : $0.00
>>    SHIPPING : $16.81
>>    TOTAL    : $1,786.80
>>------------------------------
>>* Ship Via:  FDX Overnight Delivery
>>
>>[Ship Date :] 08/14/2006 [Tracking No:] 708745655472
>>Please note that if your order includes more than one package, the
>>packages may not be delivered at the same time due to the shipping
>>carrier's
>>schedule and the delivery method, and this is out of our control.
>>In addition, backordered items will be shipped separately.
>>You may check the status of your package's progress at our website.
>>Simply click on "Customer Service", then log into the "Member Center".
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