Someone on another list I follow got a similar UPS message about a week ago and his posting prompted this reply from another list member:
"When I get something I suspect as spam I copy and paste a chunk of its text into Google - the result in this case is at [1]http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ups-malware.shtml"; Try it and see Eric Crouch [EMAIL PROTECTED] On 12 Aug 2008, at 17:16, Anthony Hind wrote: This is not the same issue, but like many of you, no doubt, I have received several offers to share with a Nigerian banker the profits of a person who has just died intestate. Of course I didn't fall for that. However, a week ago I received a message purporting to be from UPS about an undelivered parcel, and there is an attachment to click on, and I am told this includes a form for details I need to fill-in to be able to receive this parcel. Now this time, I very nearly clicked on the attachment, thinking perhaps some lute strings, I had forgotten I had ordered, had just arrived. However, something about it made me hesitate, I may be wrong and it may be valid, but I think it is a clever new scam to get personal details, or to spread a virus. Have any of you received a similar message purporting to be from UPS. Anthony Le 12 aout 08 `a 17:38, Guy Smith a ecrit : If you are selling an instrument over the internet, watch out for the "Nigerian scam" (they'll offer to send you considerably more than the purchase price and you are to send the extra back...). I got one of these in response to an ad for a tandem bicycle that I'm trying to sell, and I advertised only on a private mailing list. I've heard of several other similar incidents with tandems, and I imagine they could target lutes as well. Guy -----Original Message----- From: Wayne Cripps [[3]mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 12, 2008 8:26 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [LUTE] baroque guitar scam Hi folks - You probably know that I run a "lutes for sale" web page. at [5]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/forsale.html . I just got the first "for sale" scam - at least it seems like a scam to me.. I am Brad Baker.I came accross your wanted advert and email address on [6]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/forsale.html#wanted I would like to inform you that i have 5 course baroque guitar For Sale @ 1,400 Euro(Give Away Price)including shipping to your front door in Finland via Courier express delivery.The price of this lutes are more than 2,500 euro.You can't get it this price(1,400 euro)anywhere.Hurry up now,this is give away price.Buy one and get one free Nokia mobile phone. Maybe I am wrong... maybe many respected luthiers are now supplying free cell phones with their usual merchandise.. but I would suggest that you be careful with any internet transactions with strangers. You can see the instruments at [7]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/Baker/ There seem to be two different pairs of guitars and a fifth by itself. Maybe one of them is yours! Wayne To get on or off this list see list information at [8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html -- References 1. http://www.hoax-slayer.com/ups-malware.shtml 2. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 3. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 4. mailto:lute@cs.dartmouth.edu 5. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/forsale.html 6. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/forsale.html#wanted 7. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute/Baker/ 8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html
