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Inside the mind of a spammer

Sneak received some spam today. Nothing new there, except this one was a bit of a peek up the skirts of the spam merchant. For whatever reason, the automation designed to create pseudo variety among the emails (presumably to try to defeat spam filters) has been laid bare.

Sneak particular likes the bit where the message can't quite decide how much cash is on offer:

<"Hello"|"Hi"|"Hi there"|"Good day">

I <"hope"|"sincerely hope"|"wish"> this message finds you in a great <"spirit"|"mood">.
<"For a start"|"First"|"First of all"> <"I would"|"I'd"> like to <"congratulate"|"welcome"> you on this <"offer"|"opportunity"> because our <"association"|"company"|"corporation"> just got your contact and your <"brief"|"short"> profile through an <"email"|"web"> listing affiliated with <"the UK Chamber of Commerce"|"Monster"|"Careerbuilder"|"Yahoo Jobs"|"Google Jobs"|"HotJobs">
<"I would"|"I'd"> be <"very"|"extremely"|"highly"> interested in <"offering"|"giving"> you a <"work at home"|"great"|"flex-time"|"part-time"> <"job"|"career"> in which you <"could"|"can"|"would"> <"earn"|"get"> an extra income <"of about"|"nearly"|"up to"|"starting from"> $<"2000"|"3000"|"4000"> <"per month"|"monthly">.

This work <"does not"|"doesn't"|"will not"|"won't"> affect your <"present"|"current"> <"job"|"career"> and this is a <"very "|"">limited offer in which I <"will"|"would"|"would really"> require your immediate response.
I <"will be hoping"|"really hope"> to hear from you soon, since <"its"|"it's"|"it is"|"this is"> a job that <"can"|"will"> enable you to <"work from home"|"work part-time"|"enjoy an easy work"|"work at home">.
You will also <"stand the chances"|"have a chance"|"be given the opportunity"> of being a part of our future and <"excellent"|"winning"|"our"> team in which <"you will"|"you'll"> be highly <"appreciated"|"respected">.

Please fill out our <"application"|"appointment"> form, <"no fees asked"|"no money upfront">, just your <"name and a phone number"|"basic contact details">:

<"Your application"|"Your enquiry"> will be <"processed"|"answered"> <"as soon as possible"|"ASAP">.

<"Thank you"|"Thanks"|"Have a nice day"|"Best wishes"|"Take care"|"Bye">.

Comments

I sent it :)

Posted by Real | March 6, 2007 3:04 PM

Pretty Funny

Posted by JustMatt | February 26, 2007 4:39 PM

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