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Since 80% of my spam comes from these forums. I would think we all get a few. Mine go to all the right bins, but once in a while one escapes or I spot one while bin-hoking for false positives.
Anyway.... what's the funniest title (or if you read some of them) spam you've got.
This is no candidate for the funniest ever but it just appeared and prompted this post......
Subject: sustaining cattlefeeder
Several emails recently asking me to 'Please update your account details with Barclays Bank, as a matter of urgency!'
Um, I don't think so.
For starters, I have never banked with Barclays in my life! 
Alpine Angel wrote: Several emails recently asking me to 'Please update your account details with Barclays Bank, as a matter of urgency!'
Um, I don't think so.
For starters, I have never banked with Barclays in my life!
Not as bad as First Direct. Got a voicemail to call them. I recognised the start of the number as First Direct but the last 3 digits were different. Obviously a direct line to someone but how could I be sure? So I phoned and they wanted to ask me the usual security questions. I refused as I couldnt trust the number as I didnt know it. So they couldnt speak to me. Idiots.
Barney Army wrote:
Alpine Angel wrote: Several emails recently asking me to 'Please update your account details with Barclays Bank, as a matter of urgency!'
Um, I don't think so.
For starters, I have never banked with Barclays in my life!
Not as bad as First Direct. Got a voicemail to call them. I recognised the start of the number as First Direct but the last 3 digits were different. Obviously a direct line to someone but how could I be sure? So I phoned and they wanted to ask me the usual security questions. I refused as I couldnt trust the number as I didnt know it. So they couldnt speak to me. Idiots.
Nick I admire your willingness to tell 'em to where to stick their security questions 
Barney Army wrote:
Alpine Angel wrote: Several emails recently asking me to 'Please update your account details with Barclays Bank, as a matter of urgency!'
Um, I don't think so.
For starters, I have never banked with Barclays in my life!
Not as bad as First Direct. Got a voicemail to call them. I recognised the start of the number as First Direct but the last 3 digits were different. Obviously a direct line to someone but how could I be sure? So I phoned and they wanted to ask me the usual security questions. I refused as I couldnt trust the number as I didnt know it. So they couldnt speak to me. Idiots.
hmmm i would have been sus cos of them leavig a voicemail......normally not the dine thing. I assume that's what had you on red alert before you even noticed the number. spam to the phone sucks.
Are those premium rate reply texts a thing of the past yet?
( I never got one but a mate of mine who has the sickest phone I ever seen got billed like 4 quid or something for replying to something like "fancy a fuck"...chapin question s a dog of the lowest. He also put 10 quid on his phone one nihgt on the way into work and it was empty by the time he got there because of all the stupid subscription tone and pic shite he'd signed up to.....deserve wverything you get if you do all that shite)
My faves are the ones with the "do this NOW" attitude, which apparently carries over to the originators of the spam to disregarding things such as spelling, etc. Just got this one from PayPal......
Unauthorized access to your PayPal account!We recently noticed more attempts to log in to your PayPal account from a foreign IP address.If you accessed your account while traveling, the unusual log in attempts may have been initiated by you. However, if you are the rightfull holder of the account, please visit Paypal as soon as possible to verify your identity:Click here to verify your account You can also verify your account by logging into your PayPal account at https://www.paypal.com/us/.If you choose to ignore our request, you leave us no choise but to temporaly suspend your account.We ask that you allow at least 72 hours for the case to be investigated and we strongly recommend to verify your account in that time.Thank you for using PayPal!The PayPal Team
paypal ebay various lotteries i do like the ones selling viagra. they are at least trying to look like normal e-mails now.
No my nomination goes to the CIA one, which told me that i had been a naughty boy on the net, and needed to complete that attached survey. luckily the attachment got stopped by my virus protection.
Gotta admit Ron, that's a corker :D
Did anyone else get all the xmas and new year greeting cards with no message ID on them? (slight giveaway really)
[darkgreen]Green[/darkgreen] wrote:
Unauthorized access to your PayPal account!The PayPal Team
This one came VERY close to snaring me.
Had a similar one 'from' Amazon too.
Steve Campbell wrote: Gotta admit Ron, that's a corker :D
Did anyone else get all the xmas and new year greeting cards with no message ID on them? (slight giveaway really)
i have to admit to having felt a wee bit guilty at the time, but i knew i hadn't been that bad.
I get 3 of the viagra spams everyday - which should I take first with my hot milk the viagra or the diazepam?
