Yeah, it's spam...
Nov. 20th, 2010 02:44 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
wwcitizenI've seen my share - as everyone has - of spam. Some spam starts out so promising, but somewhere along the way, the fraud is exposed. See if you can spot the first issue:
"[The company], major in digital and offset printing industry in the US, is enlarging its network and recruiting employees. [The company] have over 10 years of experience in digital and offset printing, as well as in advertising services. We engage in both low and high budget publishing. After economic, printing & publishing industry has experienced major. To adjust to a new market environment and get overcome new challenges, our team is in need of few more professionals. A position of Junior packing specialist is available and highly responsible people. This is a vacancy that suits best students or those not happy with full work-day. This demands reasonable level of computer literacy, broadband Internet access and ability to follow routine orders while working under some pressure. This is a great choice for those who strive to increase their monthly revenue as [The company] offer fair remuneration and some workers, including paid leave and reasonable reduction for services and products of the company and its partners. If you are interested in this position, please download application form fill it in and send to fax 1-*** 666-55** or E-mail hr@[The company].com with your attached. Please note/pay attention that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No calls will be accepted."
In this world of really good English speakers, you'd think that a company, hoping to garner e-mail addresses, phone numbers, or any other information with which to engage in fraudulent behavior, they'd spend a little more time perfecting their texts. What I find interesting on a subconscious level is that my brain fills in the gaps that are in the text. My mind completes the thoughts that the author possibly intended, until a thinking mind stops to realize that the author might not have intended that because that intent isn't readily evident in the text.
Yes, I'm tired. Yes, I'm ready to go to bed. Yeah, it's spam...
"[The company], major in digital and offset printing industry in the US, is enlarging its network and recruiting employees. [The company] have over 10 years of experience in digital and offset printing, as well as in advertising services. We engage in both low and high budget publishing. After economic, printing & publishing industry has experienced major. To adjust to a new market environment and get overcome new challenges, our team is in need of few more professionals. A position of Junior packing specialist is available and highly responsible people. This is a vacancy that suits best students or those not happy with full work-day. This demands reasonable level of computer literacy, broadband Internet access and ability to follow routine orders while working under some pressure. This is a great choice for those who strive to increase their monthly revenue as [The company] offer fair remuneration and some workers, including paid leave and reasonable reduction for services and products of the company and its partners. If you are interested in this position, please download application form fill it in and send to fax 1-*** 666-55** or E-mail hr@[The company].com with your attached. Please note/pay attention that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. No calls will be accepted."
In this world of really good English speakers, you'd think that a company, hoping to garner e-mail addresses, phone numbers, or any other information with which to engage in fraudulent behavior, they'd spend a little more time perfecting their texts. What I find interesting on a subconscious level is that my brain fills in the gaps that are in the text. My mind completes the thoughts that the author possibly intended, until a thinking mind stops to realize that the author might not have intended that because that intent isn't readily evident in the text.
Yes, I'm tired. Yes, I'm ready to go to bed. Yeah, it's spam...
