Posted: 24th Feb, 2003 By: MarkJ
It appears as if
The Register's UK ISP service, the
Vulture Capitalist ISP, has come up with an interesting way of advertising its latest product(s).
They've cloned the same style used in those ever so annoying Nigerian (SPAM) e-mails, which most of you will now be only too familiar with:
DEAR SIR,
I AM MAKING THIS CONTACT WITH YOU BASED ON OUR NEED TO FIND A LARGE NUMBER OF INDIVIDUALS WHO IS WILLING TO ASSIST US WITH A SOLUTION TO A FREE EMAIL ACCOUNT TRANSFER.
WE ARE THE INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDER ARM OF THE REGISTER VESTED WITH THE RESPONSIBILITY OF PROVIDING TOP-CLASS INTERNET PRODUCTS TO THE PEOPLE OF UK. IN THE COURSE OF THIS ASSIGNMENT WE HAVE DISCOVERED HUGE AMOUNTS OF FREE PAY AS YOU GO CONNECTIONS AND EMAIL ACCOUNTS LODGED WITH VULTURE CAPITALIST ISP (VCISP). AS SERVANTS OF THE COMPANY WE ALREADY HAVE MORE EMAIL ACOOUNTS THAN THE STICK CAN BE SHAKEN AT, AND ARE THEREFORE PROPOSING A JOINT VENTURE WITH YOUR GOOD SELF AS FOLLOWS:
YOU WILL TRAVEL TO VCISP.NET WHEREUPON PAY AS YOU GO ACCESS AND A FREE EMAIL ACCOUNT WILL BE PROVIDED. UPON COMPLETION OF THE TRANSACTION, YOU WILL BE ASKED TO PAY THE SUM OF £0.00 (NO POUNDS STERLING WHATSOEVER) FOR THIS SERVICE.
WE FEEL SURE THAT YOU WILL NOT LET US DOWN WITH THIS REQUEST AND TRUST TO HEAR FROM YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE, IF THIS IS OF YOUR INTEREST, KINDLY PROCEED TO HERE FOR IMMEDIATE COMMENCEMENT.
BE REST ASSURED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK-FREE AND AT NO COST TO YOUR GOOD SELF.
BEST REGARDS
VCISP.NET