Just for fun -- High hopes.

I receive many crazy emails from prospective crooks but this seems to take the cake. I received it today and for fun I am posting it for a laugh. I wonder how anybody could fall for a literary gem such as this is beyond me. The first mistake is that I do not deal with CIBC. The second: I can read and write English.

CIBC Credit Card Services

This is to notify you we have recieve several complain from our customers that thier Credit card has been hack, so we therefore decide to upgrade our Verse Card, to a more secure and reliable Verse secure Visa card in other to prevent it from been hacked or lost of fund by on know individual, you are to secure your Visa Card now by filling the required informations below to enable us secure your Credit Card information to a more secure one now.

Informations needed;

Name on Card:

Card Number:

Issued Date:

Expiration Date:

CSV/Pin Number:

Futher Security inform if there is any;

Amount Left on Card:

Last Transaction date:

Thanks for your co-operation, Failure to secure his or her card is on holder risk.

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