Scammers Are Stoopid...

Scammers Are Stoopid...

I got a phishing email today. I know, you're saying, "And that's different from any other day because...?". Well, I'd normally agree with you, but this one is so stoopid I just had to share it. Check it out...

Here's the email I got:

 Dear Account User

This Email is from Hotmail Customer Care and we are sending it to every Hotmail Email User Accounts Owner for safety. we are having congestions due to the anonymous registration of Hotmail accounts so we are shutting down some Hotmail accounts and your account was among those to be deleted. We are sending this email to you so that you can verify and let us know if you still want to use this account. If you are still interested please confirm your account by filling the space below.Your User name, password, date of birth and your country information would be needed to verify your account.

Due to the congestion in all Hotmail users and removal of all unused Hotmail Accounts, Hotmail would be shutting down all unused Accounts, You will have to confirm your E-mail by filling out your Login Information below after clicking the reply button, or your account will be suspended within 24 hours for security reasons.

* Username: ..................................

* Password: ...................................

* Date of Birth: .............................

* Country Or Territory: ................

After following the instructions in the sheet, your account will not be interrupted and will continue as normal. Thanks for your attention to this request. We apologize for any inconveniences. Warning!!! Account owner that refuses to update his/her account after two weeks of receiving this warning will lose his or her account permanently.

Sincerely, The Windows Live Hotmail Team

I know, you're thinking, "So what's so stoopid about this email? I've seen it a dozen times." I don't doubt that you have, so have I. But there are two things that make this piece of work a REAL piece of work:

1) It's an email saying my Hotmail account is going to be shut down...but it was sent to an email address on a domain we own, not to my Hotmail account! And,

2) The, uh, gentleman that sent me the email, who wants me to believe he is an employee of MSN, sent the email...from an AOL account! Grbass1@aol.com, to be precise. Well, Mr. Bass, I'll give you a "10" for having balls, but only a "5" for Technical Difficulty, and NO style points at all.

Like I said...

Scammers Are Stoopid...