I had this guy email me claiming to represent Hotmail and asking me for my personal info (ie login password, name, date of birth). It was too tempting to pass up. Enjoy.
He said:
From: harvey_ethel@hotmail.com
To: my email
Subject: RE: E-mail Will Be Closed
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:22:12 +0000
Dear Account User,
This message is from our data base center to all free Hotmail account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused accounts to create more space for new accounts. To prevent your account from closing, you will have to update it below so we will know that it's a presently used account. To do this, You have to click on your reply button to reply back to this message and then you fill the information below.
* Username : ..
* Password: .
* Date of Birth:
* Country Or Territory:
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]
[/FONT] 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.
Sincerely,
[FONT=arial,sans-serif]The Windows Live Hot mail Team[/FONT]
I said:
From: my email
To: harvey_ethel@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: E-mail Will Be Closed
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:09:17 -0500
I already gave you my information, do you want it again?
OK
Username: Born Before Yesterday
Password: Try Fooling Someone Else
Date of Birth: Refer to User Name
Country or Territory: Don't Worry About It, You Wouldn't Be Able to Find in on a Map Anyways
PS It's spelled "Hotmail" not "Hot mail". Go back to scammer school, you need some tutoring.
PSS At least you spelled "hot" and "mail" correctly. Congratulations.
He said:
From: harvey_ethel@hotmail.com
To: my email
Subject: RE: E-mail Will Be Closed
Date: Mon, 15 Aug 2011 01:22:12 +0000
Dear Account User,
This message is from our data base center to all free Hotmail account owners. We are currently upgrading our data base and e-mail account center. We are deleting all unused accounts to create more space for new accounts. To prevent your account from closing, you will have to update it below so we will know that it's a presently used account. To do this, You have to click on your reply button to reply back to this message and then you fill the information below.
* Username : ..
* Password: .
* Date of Birth:
* Country Or Territory:
[FONT=Tahoma,Verdana,Arial,sans-serif]
[/FONT] 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.
Sincerely,
[FONT=arial,sans-serif]The Windows Live Hot mail Team[/FONT]
I said:
From: my email
To: harvey_ethel@hotmail.com
Subject: RE: E-mail Will Be Closed
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2011 23:09:17 -0500
I already gave you my information, do you want it again?
OK
Username: Born Before Yesterday
Password: Try Fooling Someone Else
Date of Birth: Refer to User Name
Country or Territory: Don't Worry About It, You Wouldn't Be Able to Find in on a Map Anyways
PS It's spelled "Hotmail" not "Hot mail". Go back to scammer school, you need some tutoring.
PSS At least you spelled "hot" and "mail" correctly. Congratulations.