[Spam] Missed Payment

x BlueRobot · Apr 29, 2014

This seems quite well written for a Spam e-mail, maybe they're getting better?

tom982 · Apr 30, 2014

Yeah I've noticed the same Harry. I've been getting a lot of spam recently and I have no idea where it's all coming from - I barely ever use my BT email. This is one I received this morning, but the English still has some faults.

Good evening!

We're sorry, but we are not able to process your payment for service due to a system error.

Transaction ID: I-12360993
Sum: $339.85
Balance: $35.83
Due Date: 8/02/2014
Payment method is: Bank/Wire Transfer.
Status: Paid

***Please revise your error details is in the attached file.

No virus found in this message. Checked by FortiClient. Wed, 30 Apr 2014 09:22:23 +0200

If you have any comments or questions please do not hesitate to contact us. Thanks again and have a great day.

With a lovely .pdf.scr file inside.

Digerati · Apr 30, 2014

Both seem fairly typical to me. For the first, "payment of bill" as it appears in that sentence is odd phraseology to me. And a bill in $ for folks in the UK is a bit odd too - or at least it sounds odd to me. Plus it seems MS SmartScreen picked up on it so it doesn't have any new sophisticated tricks to get by scanners. And finally, a .zip file attachment is another red flag.

And in Tom's sample, it says, "Please revise your error details is in the attached file." - clearly poorly written - raising red flags.

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[Spam] Missed Payment

x BlueRobot

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