Are Online Scammers Becoming Less Sophisticated?

[Pengwuino]

I got this email in my inbox. God con-artists are getting LAZY these days.

I work in a bank in HongKong. I want to consummate a legitimate transaction of USD38,591,595:00
Please email me on chinwonngg1@mail.kz for final update.
Chin

Wow... I had to put more work into marking it as spam than they did making it!

And yes, that was the WHOLE email.

 

[Math Is Hard]

You should ask Chin what that converts to in payments of krill. I'd like to know.

 

[Borek]

Actually - it caught your attention, so it wasn't that bad.

 

[Dadface]

I got this email in my inbox. God con-artists are getting LAZY these days.



Wow... I had to put more work into marking it as spam than they did making it!

And yes, that was the WHOLE email.

I object to being called lazy.

 

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Meanwhile, on the other end of the scale, Nigerian scammers have been a little busier;

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/09/12/3009457.htm

This is the 1st incident of it's kind in this country (Australia). Perhaps the world ?

One house gone, and another of the same owners on the way !

The article doesn't mention Nigeria I think, but more comprehensive reports elsewhere confirm that the scammer was emailing from Nigeria, instructing real estate agents and solicitors from there, and using a bank in China !