I’ve received my share of spam, and in the last half-year or so, plenty of phishing emails.
They can be tricky. Even I was suckered on a paypal one in the early days. Anyway, a few days ago I got one “from” Key Bank, which happens to be my bank (I’ve also gotten them from other financial institutions). They swiped the logo and a graphic or two, it didn’t look too suspect at first glance, but take at look at some of the grammar and spelling:
Dear Key Bank customer. Please read this message and follow it’s instructions.
Good lands. If they’re smart enough. Two set up the scam. And harvest/convert on private info, you’d think they wood bee able to do a little proofreading! What a bunch of morons.
Here’s another little gem:
Therefore as a preventive measure we have temporary limited your access to sensitive Key Bank features.
But here’s the crown jewel:
This e-mail contains information directly related to your account with us, other services to witch you have subscribed, and/or any application you may have submitted.
Ha ha ha!! Halloween is over you slackers.
Delete.