Why english is important

phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org
Tue Jan 9 14:08:13 UTC 2007


If you are going to write phishing emails, it's *really* important to get
the english language correct. For example:


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Subject: Accounts Suspension Warning ID####
From:    "services-HC00ipvQh1TgdWPOfyH0ygC/G2K4zDHf at public.gmane.org" <services-HC00ipvQh1TgdWPOfyH0ygC/G2K4zDHf at public.gmane.org>
Date:    Fri, January #, #### #:## am
To:      phiscock-g851W1bGYuGnS0EtXVNi6w at public.gmane.org

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      paypal  Dear valued PayPal member,   It has come to our attention
that your billing  information are out of order .
                               ^^^
If you could please take #-## minutes out of your  online experience and
update your personal records so you will  not run into any future problems
with the online service. However, any failure  in updating your
records will result in account suspension .  Please update your
records now.

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Not bad for some non-english speaking creeps working in a basement
somewhere. I wonder how long it will take them before their english is
perfect?


-- 
Peter Hiscocks
Syscomp Electronic Design Limited, Toronto
http://www.syscompdesign.com
USB Oscilloscope and Waveform Generator
647-839-0325

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