Re: [fw-wiz] NIGERIAN EMAIL SCAM

From: Paul D. Robertson (paul_at_compuwar.net)
Date: 11/01/04

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    To: Servie Platon <servie_tech@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 08:40:03 -0500 (EST)

    On Sun, 31 Oct 2004, Servie Platon wrote:

    > Hello firewall wizards and security experts,
    >
    > May I ask for some kind of spam 101 tutorial from
    > anyone. Please kindly enlighten me on how these
    > spammers or people who send scam emails
    > indescriminately all over the internet which is kind
    > of annoying.
    >
    > Please refer to the whole excerpts of the email
    > below/bottom part of this message.
    >
    > I received an email from this sender"maryam56"
    > <widowwoman@tiscali.it>
    >
    > and have sent an email to this address,
    > selcom01@amnetsal.com
    >
    > Now, my question here is this. I have no idea how
    > these people tend to get email addresses of people
    > whom they intend to victimize.
    >

    1. Web searches for E-mail addresses (like the archives for this list,
    dictionary Web searches against sites like Yahoo, blogs...)

    2. Virus/worm backscatter from people who have you in their address book
    who get infected and send e-mail spoofed from you.

    3. Purchasing address lists from employees of Internet companies.

    4. Address books from infected/botted systems.

    > I am just concerned if ever, my home network might be
    > compromised though, I have followed all the tips, and
    > safeguards as suggested by the security gurus and
    > experts here.
    >
    > However, I am just wondering, since I have a small
    > home network comprising of linux and windoze boxes I
    > am worried if and it could be possible that I am in
    > danger here because, I receive spam or emails with
    > intent to do scam both in my yahoo account and in my
    > work/office email account.

    The 419 scammers don't do target of choice, they spam as widely as
    possible, then pay attention to the folks who e-mail back. That's why the
    folks who scam the scammers have such great stories.

    > Could this be due to the fact that, I have subscribed
    > at usergroups such as this? What I mean here, if I
    > post a message to this usergroup or anywhere, these
    > people might or could get hold of my email address?

    Yep.

    > Please kindly enlighten me on how these spammers do
    > this to automatically generate or send emails without
    > my knowledge.

    Google on "Nigerian 419 scam."

    Paul
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