The Best Of Spam: I WILL LIKE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT
From: FRED WILLIAMS
Date: Wednesday, April 28, 2004 5:56 AM
To: williams_8008@hotmail.com
Subject: ORDER
DEAR SIR,
I WANT TO ORDER FOR PLAY STATION .I WILL LIKE TO MAKE THE PAYMENT BY CREDIT CARD AND THE FULL DETAILS AND THE SHIPPMENT TO NIGERIA THROUGH DHL/UPS . PLEASE I WILL LIKE YOU TO HELP OUT OF THIS.YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY APPRECIATED, AS I AWAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
THANKS FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION.
YOUR FAITHFULY,
FRED WILLIAMS.
Analysis: We're not sure what this spam is actually trying to accomplish; it did not have any viruses attached to it, nor does it attempt to get us to click on a link to buy generic Viagra. We can't help but wonder what would've happened if we would've emailed this fellow back and told him that yes, we would sell him a Playstation. Most likely something involving a credit card number.