Friday, August 10, 2007

spam i am. my name is spam. would you like green eggs and spam?

this was a spam email i got, and a website showing how it was flagged for spam using the Bayesian spam probability method. :)





pts rule name description

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0.7 SUBJ_ALL_CAPS Subject is all capitals

0.1 MISSING_HEADERS Missing To: header

0.1 DEAR_FRIEND BODY: Dear Friend? That's not very dear!

0.4 US_DOLLARS_3 BODY: Mentions millions of $ ($NN,NNN,NNN.NN)

0.0 HTML_MESSAGE BODY: HTML included in message

1.9 BAYES_99 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 99 to 100%

[score: 1.0000]

0.2 HTML_10_20 BODY: Message is 10% to 20% HTML

1.6 DNS_FROM_RFC_POST RBL: Envelope sender in

postmaster.rfc-ignorant.org

1.7 SARE_FRAUD_X3 Matches 3+ phrases commonly used in fraud spam

1.7 SARE_FRAUD_X4 Matches 4+ phrases commonly used in fraud spam







# --- Begin Message --- [SETOPTION ignore_undef] From: HAFIS ALI
# Subject: FOR THE POOR
# Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 10:29:33 +0200
# Bcc:
# Full-name:
# Importance: Normal
Dear Friend,
As you read this, I don't want you to feel sorry for me,
because, I believe everyone will die someday. My name is
Hafis Ali a merchant in Saudi Arabia I have been
diagnosed with Esophageal cancer . It has defiled all
forms of medical treatment, and right now I have only about a
few months to live, according to medical experts. I have not
particularly lived my life so well, as I never really
cared for anyone(not even myself)but my business. Though I am
very rich, I was never generous, I was always hostile to
people and only focused on my business as that was the
only thing I cared for. But now I regret all this as I now know
that there is more to life than just wanting to have or
make all the money in the world. I believe when God gives
me a second chance to come to this world I would live my
life a different way from how I have lived it.Now that God
has called me,
I have willed and given most of my property and assets to
my immediate and extended family members as well as a few
close friends. I want God to be merciful to me and accept
my soul so, I have decided to give also to
charity organizations, as I want this to be one of the
last good deeds I do on earth. So far, I have distributed money
to some charity organizations in the U.A.E, Algeria and
Malaysia. Now that my health has deteriorated so badly,
I cannot do this myself anymore. I once asked members of
my family to close one of my accounts and distribute the
money which I have there to charity organization in Bulgaria and
Pakistan, they refused and kept the money to themselves.
Hence, I do not trust them anymore, as they seem not to be
contended with what I have left for them. The last of my
money which no one knows of is the huge cash deposit of
eighteen million dollars,$18,000,000,00 that I have with a
finance/Security Company abroad. I will want you to help
me collect this deposit and dispatched it to charity
organizations,
I have set aside 10% for you and for your time.
God be with you.
Hafis Ali.

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