JFK spam scam

Posted by Virus Bulletin on Aug 9, 2006

419ers try conspiracy tactic.

The old 419 scam has adopted yet another guise, and another target audience. The lure of the latest batch of spams is the promise of insight into the death of JFK, always fertile ground for conspiracy theorists.

The spammed message claims to originate from a dying KGB agent, desperate to pass on his grassy knoll secrets but in need of access to your bank accounts to do so.

Read more at vnunet.

Posted on 09 August 2006 by Virus Bulletin

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