I handle a vast majority of the spam complaints that we receive at work. Occasionally, the person submitting the complaint will add a note to let us know how they feel about the spam message. This is usually something to the effect of “STOP SPAMMING” and “EAT SHIT”. I’ve been processing spam complaints for a few years now, so I though that I’d seen it all … until today:

Special Emergency Message – Please read carefully
This spam is classified as one of used by terrorists to gain funds for operations in
international terrorist organizations. The Department of Homeland Security, US
Secret Service and FBI have been provided copies of this spam. You are advised
to divest yourself of this spammer as quickly as possible in order to avoid being
included in this international investigation.

This unique note was attached to a complaint about a Nigerian scam email, which was being sent out via a customer’s hacked webmail account. I looked through the headers and found that the message was sent from an IP address located somewhere in Ghana or Nigeria.

Who knew that Nigerian and Ghanaian scammers were contributing to Al Qaeda’s coffers?