Weird offer (email, server, computer, http)

[caligali]

Hi all:

I got a weird offer today from:

Lahore, Punjab, PakistanIP Address:Ptcl Triple Play Project (119.154.75.81) -

..by someone calling himself shawn mike. He offered me $400, payable via Paypal, to put five text links on the lower, center section of several dozen of my pages.

The link he's giving is to a page about Native Americans -- which makes absolutely no sense to me:

The Aztecs/Mexicas

Looks like a link about Native Americans. ??

But the subject of the links is supposed to do with the following:

"Do you want to pass HP0-S26 ?Check out our latest BCCPA material which
give you 100% exam pass guarantee of 640-802. You can also get ccsp
certification and E20-001."

I asked him to send me a block of the html so I could look at it. He said he'd have to write it and would get back to me in a few days.

Is this some attempt to use my computer or pages for some nefarious purpose?

TIA

[kazyn]

There's no way in hell I'd even consider it....but since he's writing the code, post it here when he emails you.

[penguin_kernel]

IP from pakistan....links about native americans.....I sense a Nigerian prince making an appearance with a business proposition of great magnitude.

[caligali]

Originally Posted by kazyn

There's no way in hell I'd even consider it....but since he's writing the code, post it here when he emails you.

I would do that but I emailed them and told them we decided not to go with it--but I'm still unclear about their purpose.

I googled the IP address (119.154.75.81) and got a bunch of hits which mention "Dictionary Attacker" and also an "IP Address Inspector" and mentions law enforcement:

119.154.74.116 | Mail Server | IP Address Inspector | Project Honey Pot


Their writing style does read like someone who's first language is not English.