914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/9/10 6:05 a.m.

I was going to attach this to another thread, but wanted to have greater dissemination.

I got an email this morning asking me to reply if I were legit, this is the response I got.

WWJD?

Attention Cl User,

My name is John Lynderson, Chief executive officer of Craigslist. We have recently partnered up with Apple mackintosh regarding a one-time promotional event today, we are giving away no cost Apple iPads to randomly selected people who have submitted an advert on Craigslist. You have been selected as one of our latest winners for today. We randomly select numbers to match up with ads on C-list and your advertisement matched with our latest drawing.

We have partnered up with Apple to advertise their hottest product yet, the Apple iPad. Once yet again, we are operating this campaign for one-day only. All you need to do is CLICK HERE http://tinyx9.com/wjFInWMgpX to go to our website made for this promotion and key in your email to obtain yours for free. Just make sure you enter your email so we may locate our records to ensure that we have reserved one for you. That's it!

Congrats on winning a free Apple iPad (valued at $800). In case you have any question or concerns, feel free to email me back. However, you need to claim your free iPad 1st to ensure one will be set-aside for you before the deadline ends. We do understand that you may not receive this e-mail until after the deadline, however, we advise you check the site and enter your email to see if we still have got yours on hold, which we often-times do because others haven't claimed theirs in time.

John Lynderson CEO, Craig's list

DILYSI Dave
DILYSI Dave SuperDork
11/9/10 6:08 a.m.

That link probably loads a virus, key logger, etc.

914Driver
914Driver SuperDork
11/9/10 6:12 a.m.

I emailed the guy back politely refusing his gererous offer as a Nigerian Scammer just asked for exactly the same information as your free ipad did.

I like my personal ID in my pocket.

Dan

Hocrest
Hocrest Reader
11/9/10 6:41 a.m.

Or it could even be just a scam to get legitimate emails for spam lists.

alex
alex SuperDork
11/9/10 7:38 a.m.

Yeah, just an email phishing scam, maybe with a trojan/keylogger link thrown in for good measure.

I got a "w.rite [sic] back if your [sic] legit" email from John Lynderson just yesterday, too.

stuart in mn
stuart in mn SuperDork
11/9/10 8:19 a.m.
914Driver wrote: I emailed the guy back politely refusing his gererous offer as a Nigerian Scammer just asked for exactly the same information as your free ipad did.

By responding, he now knows your email is legitimate...prepare yourself for many more similar offers.

mndsm
mndsm Dork
11/9/10 8:20 a.m.

Wow. Partnered with Mac(k)intosh? Could be legit, and they're trying to sell/give out knockoff Macs.

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