Most people who have ever had an email account are familiar with the top few most common email virus scams, so much so that these junk mail messages have become a running joke amongst savvy web surfers.
The Inbox by Hapstance takes the most prevalent and most annoying of these spammers and turns them into real-life characters, demonstrating how problematic they can be if given access to private files as they hunt for personal information. The Nigerian exile who needs a bank account to transfer huge sums, the undisclosed winning prize and the pop-up windows that never close and e-mail hackers come to life in this video.
As obvious as an email virus can be, there are always those who are tempted.
Mailbox Spam Parodies
The Inbox Portrays the Creepy Characters of Typical Email Virus Scams
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