I originally posted this on 9/29/07, but spam really hasn’t changed that much. These scams are still very much alive. And the copy continues to be amusing, in a kind of horrific way.
—Kee Hinckley. Jul 19, 2019. La Conner, WA

My wife just got one hell of a targeted scam. Spearphishing level.

She’s a sociology grad student. She got email apparently from her department head, but a faked addr (name.org@my.com)

“I am in a meeting right now working on the study of the development of children of same-sex couples, based on data from the US Census. That is why I am contacting you through mail. I should have called you, but calls are restricted during the meeting. I don’t know when the meeting will be rounding up, And i want you to help me out on something very important right away”