You Got Your 419 in My PDF

Today we've been seeing another "creative" way that some miscreants in South Africa are using to deliver their 419 scams. As the title of this blog suggests, they're arriving in PDF documents attached to email. Normally these arrive as simple emails, but more than often now, we are seeing the authors of these scams attempt different ways to hide their intents from email filters. The email arrives with only a few simple words such as "Urgent, please read the attached". In my opinion this attachment style of delivery will raise more red flags to recipients than the old techniques, as more and more everyday computer users are beginning to relate attachments with viruses, not nearly enough, but still more.
Please avoid these emails and help stop funding these criminals.click to enlarge