[LINK] Upsurge in Australian Spam

[sylvano]

Exactly the same for me, with a new one this morning spoofing AGL,
containing two (that's right, not one, two!) pdf attachments:

<quote>
Hello,

As Australia's leading integrated renewable energy company, we're
committed to the environment. As such, you'll continue to receive your
AGL energy bills via email. Please find your gas bill attached. 

Making it even easier to manage your account with AGL Energy Online. 
AGL Energy Online lets you manage your account 24/7, when it suits you.
You can sign up for Direct Debit, view your past usage, update your
contact details and much more. If you haven't already registered for AGL
Energy Online, click here to set up your account today. Just remember to
have your account number handy.
</quote>

Sylvano

On Tue, 2012-10-16 at 08:28 +1100, Tom Worthington wrote:
> Normally about ten Spam messages get through my filter each day. But on 
> Monday there were 68.
> 
> These were made up mostly of copies of three messages. Two claimed to be 
> from Telstra BigPond (which I don't use), the first to say my credit 
> card authorisation had failed and the second to confirm a Telstra 
> Business Broadband Cancellation Order Acknowledgement. The third was 
> supposed to be from PayPal Australia, asking me to update my profile.
> 
> While I was training the spam filter to block these messages, about a 
> dozen more arrived. None have got through the spam filter since.
> 
> All the messages were very plausible and are likely to fool someone who 
> used these services and was in a hurry.
> 
>