A phishing expedition I've missed - so far (From the Langa List)

In Fred Langa's words:

I buy a lot of stuff online, and that includes essentially all my office supplies from entire PCs down to software, cables and blank CDs.

So I was initially confused when I got this email about a supposed laptop purchase. Had a valid order gone awry? Was I about to be charged a thousand dollars or more for something I never ordered? In part, the email said:

Dear client.
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Your order ID: 3735186
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02/26/2004 You have ordered the notebook (New P3 Direct 17" Wide TFT Notebook-with Pentium 4 3.06GHz Power) with free-of-charge delivery.

We are very sorry, but we can't deliver it to you in promised terms, because we have problems with our delivering company.
Your order can not be delivered earlier than in 28 days. Sorry for inconveniences.

You have been billed and if time of delivery do not arrange you, you can cancel your order and refund money here:
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Your money will be returned to you without any fee.

Notebook Specifications:
Intel Pentium 4 3.06GHz Processor
1GB PC2700 DDR333 Memory
80GB Hard Drive
17 inch Wide TFT Active Matrix WXGA Display
DVD-RW Drive
ATI M9-P MOBILITY RADEON 9000 3D Video
Integrated 56K v90 Modem
Integrated 10/100Mbps NIC
Notebook Carrying Case
USB 2.0 and FireWire Interfaces!
Microsoft Windows XP Professional Edition
Depth: 11 in

After a minute or two of head-scratching, I realized it's just a nasty phishing scam. The idea, of course, is that you'll say "Wait, I never ordered that!" and rush online to cancel the "order." Naturally, you
have to enter your personal information, including your credit card number, so the "refund" can be issued.

But there was no order, and the sole purpose of the fake email is to get you to enter your credit card info.

The clues include: Unfamiliar address and company name (a company I'd never heard of); incomplete specs (no weight, no width; etc.); and half a dozen other telltale things that I'd rather not list, because I don't want to help hackers improve their scams.

But most telling to me was the awkward use of language: It's the kind of clumsy text commonly generated by hacker kids who slept through their
high-school writing classes; or by non-English-speaking hackers trying to avoid prosecution by operating in what is to them a foreign language.

If the above seems too indirect, don't worry: You really don't have to do any real sleuthing on your own. All the major credit card companies
have a toll-free number (it's on the back of the credit cards) that you can call to check your account status. I didn't need to in the above
case, but I could have called and asked if any large purchases had shown up. If they had not--- and indeed they hadn't in this case--- then it'd be clear the email was a fake. And if bogus charges had been made, the credit card company would help resolve the problem.

In any case, keep your BS detectors turned up high, and think before you respond to *any* mail asking for financial or other personal info.

Anyone ever see this one? I suspect the unwary or incautious might get suckered in easily...