Strange email...

[gcarter]

I'm wondering if it's a variation on the African thingie.......

Good day , I will like to make inquiry about the under listed below parts. kindly advice on there unit's prices and the availability,if you can source,supply. Detroit Diesel & Cummins diesel & Caterpilar Diesel PartsMARINE PARTSFURUNO MARINE RADAR 1834C 48 NAUTICAL MILESFURUNO MARINE RADAR 1832C 48 NAUTICAL MILESGarmin GPS 76SMotorola CP200 PORTABLE RADIO UHF 16 Channel RadioICOM VHF BASE RADIO MODEL M304,ICOM S.S.B RADIO MODEL 1C 710OEM Detroit Diesel PartsRingset #23522955Ringset# 23514970INJECTOR 5229380INJECTOR 5229400INJECTOR 5228770INJECTOR # 5228790 Genuine OEM Cummins Power Part RINGSET 4089500 Genuine OEM Caterpillar Power Part # 7N9843 NOZZLE # 8M1584 NOZZLE HOPE TO READ ASAP SO THAT I CAN FORWARD MY CREDIT CARD INFORMATION TO BILL FOR THE TOTAL AMOUNT OF MY ORDER.THANKs & v DIESEL INC. STEVEN.

[BUIZILLA]

yup..

I got it myself earlier this week...

stolen credit card numbers

[VetteLT193]

if you get this kind of stuff here are a couple of steps...

Google the 'from' email address. generally you'll find a bunch of crap out there with a similar email.

If that comes up negative, google any generic parts of the ad. I this case, I'd do "I will like to make inquiry about" It's odd Engrish. google longer if you can. many times you can come up with an identical email.

99% of the ones I see you can figure out with those two steps. hope that helps

[zelatore]

Yeah, I get about one of those a week. That's fine - I think anybody with half a brain would see nothing but red flags with that sort of thing.

Of course, when my boss gets one, he immediately forwards it to me with a note to get right on it...:bonk:

[BUIZILLA]

we email 'em right back that we only accept bank transfers for export transactions and ask if that is acceptable... must not be, because we NEVER hear from them again...

[txtaz]

Just a note,

When receiving suspicious email, DO NOT OPEN. Just delete them. With email programs allowing scripting you could open yourself up to a mess. At the very least, you will inform the sender this is a valid email.