Yet another scam…
From: “iKobo Inc.” <info@ikobo.com>
Reply-To: ikobo_inc@yahoo.com.hk
iKobo is apparently a real entity. While the from email address looks legit, the reply-to address is a Yahoo! Hong Kong email address. The scammer if hoping the victim will naively reply to this email.
Date: Tue, 7 Jul 2009 13:56:56 +0200
Subject: NOTIFICATION
NOTIFICATION? Notification of what?
Our Ref: IKB/NGN/M2F01 Your Ref:
iKobo is a company that specializes in money transfers. With them, you send money to any country with your MasterCard or Visacard.
Visacard? WTF?
The recipient gets your transfer put onto a secured Visa debit card which can be used worldwide at ATM locations for cash withdrawals. This debit card, which is reusable, is shipped to the recipient first.
As part of our expansion and promotional package for the fiscal year 2009, we are pleased to inform you that your parcel containing the sum of $2.8 Million US dollars has been made available to you through an iKobo Visa card.
We have concluded plans to deliver this card to your as soon as possible. You are to send us the following details:
FULL NAME:
DELIVERY ADDRESS:
PHONE NUMBER
COUNTRY:
OCCUPATION:
MARITAL STATUS:
SEX:
AGE:
You are also to immediately pay the delivery charges of US$120 to ensure prompt delivery.
You are also to immediately eat shit and die.
We look forward to hearing from you soon.
Copyright © 2001-2009 iKobo, Inc.
https://www.ikobo.com
This email came from a computer in Germany and has a Hong Kong reply-to address. It’s like this scammer wasn’t even trying very hard.