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melon
27 Jan 2011, 07:11
I saw this email in my inbox today, this russian guy is claiming to be "Patrick" I have just copied & pasted the text in the email below:

I am that very injured soldier from "Hang Cool Teddy Bear"! My name is Alexander. This is a true story!! The album is devoted to a really existing girl. Her name is Tatyana!!! But I am not a regular soldier. My fate is similar to the one of Kenny (Objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are). In the house behind my back I saw "Elvis in Vegas"!!
This story has a pre-story!! It is tragic and amazing simultaneously and is related to the albums - Bat Out of Hell II: Back Into Hell and Bat Out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose !! It is beyond words!!!

I live in Russia and do not speak English.

Phone: (I won't include this bit)

Seriously, WTH? There was a picture attached but I daren't open it, & I did not open the email either, this is just copied from the Yahoo email preview thingo. Did anyone else get an email like this?
Wario
27 Jan 2011, 07:17
that guy is epic win
Sarge
27 Jan 2011, 12:26
From Russia with Love :))

You have to give the spammers credit for creativity. The Nigerian prince in trouble has been replaced by Patrick... er... Alexander. :shock: It's a little disturbing that a Meat Loaf fan receives such a message that refers to Meat Loaf albums. I tend to suspect that that e-mail was tailored for you.

Did anyone else get an email like this?

No. Guess it was a good idea to declare that I don't like Patrick, LOL.
daveake
27 Jan 2011, 13:00
I live in Russia and do not speak English.

Yet he can spell "simultaneously"! He's like the Russian opposite of Wario :twisted:

I agree with Sarge; this seems to be a well targeted email. I wonder where he got the email address(es) from.
AndyK
27 Jan 2011, 13:08
Indeed a well crafted and targetted piece of social engineering, delete it, purge your deleted items folder, overwrite that partition of the disk, sacrifce a goat and don't click on any attachments!
melon
27 Jan 2011, 16:21
Indeed a well crafted and targetted piece of social engineering, delete it, purge your deleted items folder, overwrite that partition of the disk, sacrifce a goat and don't click on any attachments!

Done, done, done & er... done ha ha
daveake
27 Jan 2011, 16:32
Done, done, done & er... done ha ha

If you don't have a goat to hand, just sacrifice Wario instead. I'm told that should work just as well ...
melon
27 Jan 2011, 17:10
Oh yes, should do the trick nicely
The Flying Mouse
27 Jan 2011, 17:19
:twisted: First thing I thought of reading this is that it was from Wario.
daveake
27 Jan 2011, 17:22
:twisted: First thing I thought of reading this is that it was from Wario.

And if it started thus ...

I am that vary injered solder from "Hang Cool Teddy Bare"!

... then I'd have agreed with you :-)
melon
27 Jan 2011, 17:56
that guy is epic win

You wish, go suck on a lollypop and listen to one of your shitty 80's CD's.
Wario
27 Jan 2011, 18:31
You wish, go suck on a lollypop and listen to one of your shitty 80's CD's.

lol i see you saw that
stretch37
27 Jan 2011, 23:05
You wish, go suck on a lollypop and listen to one of your shitty 80's CD's.

:lmao:
melon
28 Jan 2011, 03:03
lol i see you saw that

& you only wish you had 4 testicles
Wario
28 Jan 2011, 03:12
& you only wish you had 4 testicles

people are gonna wonder what thats referring to. you better explain lmao
melon
28 Jan 2011, 03:16
people are gonna wonder what thats referring to. you better explain lmao

You'd explain it better
Wario
28 Jan 2011, 03:24
they can figure it out themselves :))
melon
28 Jan 2011, 03:30
They probably already have Alexander
Wario
28 Jan 2011, 03:36
Just sent this email to many people. including R!