[ale] weird SPAM

[Dan Lambert]

I received that exact same email, and the attachment was marked as 
infected. I deleted it and dint call Circuit City because I saw it as a 
hack attempt immediately. I have seen more phishing and pharming schemes 
sent lately than just viral attachments.

Any one else getting a lot of scam attempts?

Dan

Mark Wright wrote:

>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.
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>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
>------------------------------
>    SUBTOTAL : $1,769.99
>    SALESTAX : $0.00
>    SHIPPING : $16.81
>    TOTAL    : $1,786.80
>------------------------------
>* 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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