Ask MeCha: Creepy spam email I get plenty of hot stock tips, earnest pleas for assistance securing vast amounts of funds, and offers to increase my libido, and they all get deleted, but this one creeped me out a little bit...
→[More:]The header says it came from "Lorraine Marshall", was sent to t[my real last name]77@hotmail.com, and was copied to me at [my real name]@verizon.net. The message in its entirety was as follows:
Ellie and I met Barbara at the mall. We walked around the mall one
time and then let Ellie play and ride rides. Barbara had to show so
Ellie and I went to Lubys. She ate great. I got her turkey this time
and, of course, macaroni and cheese. Everyone around her was
commenting on her and how cute she was. We hit Lubys around 5:15 and
that worked out a lot better because there was no line.
Then we came back to the apt. She played with Annabell and her carpet
sweeper. She went down without crying tonight after we read all her
books. And I love it when she first wakes up. I'm going to plan on
keeping her until after her nap tomorrow.
Lorraine
Needless to say, I don't know any Lorraine, Ellie or Barbara, or have any pets or children by any of those names. Viral marketing for Luby's cafeterias, or something more sinister? I can't tell! A quick bout of googling turned up nothing similar; has anyone else gotten anything like this one?