[ale] weird SPAM

[Mark Wright]

I usually ignore spam but this has me curious why it has been sent.   
It looks like a receipt for a purchase at Circuit City.  My first  
thought I assumed it was legit and that a credit card number had been  
stolen.  I checked my accounts and none had been used.  I called  
Circuit City and they apologized and said it was a computer screw up  
on their part.  The IP in the header maps to .ru so I don't think  
Circuit City had anything to do with it.  Strange that the lady on  
the phone said it was their fault and not spam.

I assume that it must be attempting to deliver a virus.  All my boxes  
are Linux except my Mac laptop.  I don't run virus software but I do  
wonder when attackers will start to target the rest of us.
Has anyone seen this yet?  I am curious how I could find any  
malicious code in the email.  Any of you security guys do anything  
like this?

Here is the text.  It contained a .zip attachment that I am not  
forwarding.





Dear Customer,

Thank you for shopping at our shop !
This e-mail is to inform you that your order has been shipped out.
The following information is for your reference (see details in the  
attachment):
* Order No.:  Z3566043
* Order Date:  08/13/2006
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    SUBTOTAL : $1,769.99
    SALESTAX : $0.00
    SHIPPING : $16.81
    TOTAL    : $1,786.80
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* Ship Via:  FDX Overnight Delivery

[Ship Date :] 08/14/2006 [Tracking No:] 708745655472
Please note that if your order includes more than one package, the
packages may not be delivered at the same time due to the shipping  
carrier's
schedule and the delivery method, and this is out of our control.
In addition, backordered items will be shipped separately.
You may check the status of your package's progress at our website.
Simply click on "Customer Service", then log into the "Member Center".
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