This spam is just confusing ...

[ericcoleman]

GREETING,

I'M MARY,MY BIRTDAY WILL BE COMING UP NEXT MONTH ON THE .3TH OF
DECENBER( AT THE ADDRESS BELOW). I WILL LIKE YOU TO BE THE DJ PLAYER FOR MY BIRTDAY,I LOOK FORWARD TO A VERY BIG,SOCIAL AND DIKS WELL,SO I WANT THE BEST OF PROFESIONLA JOB. YOU WILL BE WORKING FOR 5 HRS ONLY.

LET ME KNOW IF YOU WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE DAYS,ALSO I WILL LIKE YOU
TO SEND YOUR TOTAL COST PLUS AIR TICKET FEES,MY PLANNER WILL BOOK THE HOTEL FOR YOUR COMING. MY PLANNER WHO IS IN THE UK AT PRESENT WILL TAKE CARE OF THE CHARGES MODE OF PAYMENT VIA CASHIER CHECK OR MONEY ORDER AND ALSO GET TO ME WITH YOUR FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS. I LOOK FORWARD IN HEARING FROM YOU SOONEST.

HERE IS THE RECEPTION ADDRESS SO AS TO CALCULATE THE TOTAL COSTING:-

InterContinental Houston Hotel new
2222 West Loop South, Houston, Texas 77027

BEST REGARDS
MARY.

Comments

[erik]

ok, here's what's going on:
There is a scam whereby someone will bid on an item on ebay (for instance. I've also see this on Craigslist and on roommates.com (When I was seeking a room mate I put an ad on roommates.com and got 15 responses, 13 of which were this scam)). When the time comes to pay, they say they have a cashier's check for [a lot more than the amount due], and (because they are in another country) no easy way to cash it. So they will send you this cashier's check; you deposit it and send them back the (sizable) difference.

Needless to say, the cashier's check is a forgery; you deposit it and withdraw the money and wire it to the scammer (in another country) and then the bank discovers the fraud and you are out the $$.

This email looks like a lame-ass variation on that.

[ericcoleman]

Ahhh yeah ... I forgot the cashiers check scam ...

[barondave.livejournal.com]

They are looking to get their hooks into you. I would advise a) ignoring the spam; b) reporting it to the Feds; or c) taking them up on the offer but don't do anything until the check clears.

Back when I bothered to reply to such things, I replied AND sent a copy to the proper authorities, pointing this out and saying, "I'm sending this to the FBI Fraud Dept. for your protection. I've received several e-mails from disreputable people. To ensure the safety of your money, the proper authorities have been included in our correspondence." If you hear from them again (chance = 0%), see previous paragraph.

[ericcoleman]

see reply above ...