Posts Tagged ‘scammers’

My new friend Larry…

Saturday, November 21st, 2009

Today while I was working on reorganizing some of my wiki, I received an unexpected message from a fellow internet user, a friend going by the name of “Larry.”

Below is my conversation with Larry, who refused to give even the most basic information. How he got my screen name, for example. His business seemed to be getting my credit card number, location, and even assistance in hacking!

I look forward to my next chat with Larry. He’s a nice enough guy, just a bit hard to understand.

[4:02] <icando ike> icando ike wants your attention!
[4:02] <icando ike> hi
[4:03] <icando ike> how are u doing?
[4:03] <icando ike> It larry
[4:03] <icando ike> Longtime
[4:03] <samurai> i think you’ve got the wrong number bub
[4:03] <icando ike> Lolz
[4:03] <icando ike> What do you have?
[4:04] <icando ike> Do you have CC?
[4:05] <samurai> why do you need to know that?
[4:05] <icando ike> I need it
[4:05] <icando ike> Dont you hack again
[4:05] <icando ike> ?
[4:05] <icando ike> Let me know
[4:06] <samurai> no
[4:06] <samurai> are you some sort of scam artist?
[4:06] <samurai> because you really suck at it
[4:06] <icando ike> okay Dude
[4:06] <samurai> im not giving you a CC #
[4:07] <samurai> im not helping you hack anything
[4:07] <icando ike> i see
[4:07] <icando ike> So what do you do now?
[4:07] <samurai> currently, i heard sheep
[4:08] <samurai> rough economy. gotta get work wherever you can man
[4:08] <samurai> thank god sheep are too dumb to sort things out for themselves… we’ll always need shepherds
[4:09] <icando ike> Thank right
[4:10] <samurai> so, unless you have some sheep
[4:10] <samurai> that need managing
[4:10] <samurai> i dont see that we have any further business together, larry was it?
[4:13] <samurai> are you a bot or a person?
[4:14] <icando ike> A person
[4:14] <icando ike> Where do you stay right?
[4:14] <samurai> where do i live?
[4:15] <icando ike> yeah
[4:15] <samurai> in an apartment
[4:16] <icando ike> I see
[4:16] <icando ike> Where are u Located?
[4:16] <samurai> you dont need to know that
[4:16] <icando ike> Lol
[4:16] <icando ike> You speak to me in a mannerfull way
[4:16] <icando ike> I need to know
[4:17] <samurai> why?
[4:17] <icando ike> Why??????????????
[4:17] <icando ike> Dont you read what i type
[4:17] <icando ike> ?
[4:17] <samurai> i did read what you typed… but you didnt give a reason
[4:18] <samurai> you’ve just demanded to know my location
[4:18] <samurai> i have no clue who you are buddy
[4:18] <samurai> or why you’re talking to me
[4:20] <icando ike> I see
[4:20] <icando ike> You seems to be a Pretender or what
[4:20] <icando ike> You are a Hacker,and we deak together as well
[4:20] <icando ike> Suddenly you never show up here
[4:21] <icando ike> I was lucky i found you today
[4:21] <samurai> show up where?
[4:21] <samurai> online
[4:21] <samurai> ?
[4:21] <icando ike> yes onine
[4:21] <icando ike> Then i told you i need Stuff
[4:21] <samurai> how did you get my screen name ?
[4:21] <icando ike> You saying things i dont Understand
[4:22] <icando ike> Guess you Dude,Seem you dont Read what i type
[4:22] <samurai> i like you larry
[4:22] <samurai> you make me smile
[4:23] <icando ike> Thanks Andrew .dude
[4:23] <samurai> ;)
[4:24] <samurai> so you’re a hacker?
[4:25] <icando ike> Question or what
[4:26] <icando ike> Are u pulling my Legs or what the hell is happening here
[4:26] <samurai> that’s what i’d like to know
[4:27] <samurai> so you’re a hacker?
[4:28] <icando ike> yes..why asking
[4:28] <samurai> are you a good hacker?
[4:28] <samurai> are you 1337?
[4:28] <icando ike> Common i hate all this Pracks
[4:29] <icando ike> Enough of this
[4:29] <samurai> what is your business with me larry?
[4:30] <icando ike> Dude i’m off
[4:30] <samurai> okay
[4:30] <samurai> enjoy your evening larry
[4:30] <samurai> talk to you later :)

Stupid Spammers

Thursday, July 3rd, 2008

Spam is annoying.

Spam trying to avoid spam filters with it’s 1337 5p34k is more annoying.

Idiotic spammers are the worst. I have been receiving spam from myself for quite some time, but only today did I actually think before simply clearing it out. Why would a spammer send me spam from a spoofed address that is mine? Obviously it would help to avoid certain filters, ones looking at allowed or disallowed email addresses. This method of filtration is extremely weak however and any decent spam filter would still block the email. I also verified these emails were infact spoofed and that my account had not been hijacked. They were indeed spoofed emails.

Beyond my confusion for the reasoning of using the rcpt address as the from address was one question: Who would open spam from themselves?

Here is a collection of subject lines I have received… from myself.

  • Try these on the dirtiest surfaces in your home..
  • Get up to 15OO USD by tomorrow..
  • Vl@gra Cl@lis 72.5324% Save
  • dirty teein stripping sincerode

Funny… I don’t remember sending any of these emails to myself.