Investment advice emails

[Bonzo 2000]

Over the last few days, I've been receiving e-mails apparantly giving tips for sure-fire investments. They have no attachments, just a short message with some hot tips and some small print warning about the potential perils of throwing all of your money at these no-hopers. The sender appears as a different name each time with a completely unrelated subject heading and the senders address is always different too. There is no contact address or links to any other site. Is anyone else getting these, or know whats going on?

[Ralph]

I delete quite a few of these every week from the mail server at work. They're just spam, the subject is twisted a bit to try to get past spam filters and the From address is faked. To be honest, I've never actually read them. Maybe they're actually hoping you'll buy the shares??!!

[parkesquay]

I don't think that anyone who reads this will not come up with the same answer - DON'T GO THERE. There are obviously genuine FIAs (Financial Investment Advisors) out there but this sounds like a scam. Sooner or later you may be asked for more personal financial details. As an added measure I definitely would not open up any attachments to these letters. If you are really worried i.e. possible computer fraud then your local Police Station might like to know.

[PhilBy]

I get those Bonzo. First time I have had spam that is not trying to get money out of me lol