Shooting for the stars

From: mrlarry gates <mrlarryg@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2007 18:41:19 -0700 (PDT)
To: dan@dansdata.com
Subject: Regarding To Order 1999 flatbed,

Hello Costomer Service,

This Is mr Larry Gates With Mark & company.And I Am Sending Email Regarding To Order 1999 flatbed, And Pls If You Do Also Carry the 1999 flatbed, And I Will Also Like You To Provide Me With The Prices For The 1999 flatbed, And Also I Will Like This 1999 flatbed To Be Ship To One Of My Company In West Africa And It Will Be Pick Up From Your Location And Also I Will Like To Know If You Do Accept Credit Card Payment And I Want Your Contact Office Number And Your Cell Phone Number So That I can Call You And Proceed With The Order / Payment And Pick Up? And I Am Looking forward To Hear Back From You Soon.

Thank You.
Best Regards.
Rev mr larry gates.
Owner Of Company.
Phone Number 360-846-4894.
__________________________________________________
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OK, this guy is actually presumably trying to get me to mail him some flatbed scanners in return for his stolen credit card number.

But when I first read this spam, I couldn't help but think he was actually asking me to mail him a flatbed truck.

Larry's presentation reminds me of HIRAM FROM PUERTO RICO, immortalised at the end of my first Dan's Data letters column.

5 Responses to “Shooting for the stars”

  1. chiefnewo Says:

    He's a reverend and a mr! Sounds doubly respectable. And he is up to date on his Capitalise Every Damn Word In Order To Sound Important But Make Your Email Unintelligible technique.

    I thought it was a flatbed truck he was after too, as that was the first word my eye picked out of that mess of an email.

  2. OCT Says:

    I especially like how he signed off at the end of the email:
    Rev mr larry gates.
    Owner Of Company.

  3. RichVR Says:

    "Do You Yahoo!?
    Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around"

    So if you used Yahoo! would you not see any email from this guy?

  4. Kiwiri Says:

    >>>And he is up to date on his Capitalise Every Damn Word In Order To Sound Important But Make Your Email Unintelligible technique.

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