What kind of scam is this?

[ainwood]

I got the following e-mail in my hotmail junk-mail box today:

Subject:  Do you remember me ?

Message Text:

Hi my name is [color=red]<edited>[/color]. I saw yourprofile on the net.  I am new to the area and am 
looking for someone to show me around.  If you're interested in hanging out with
a cool girl send me an email at [color=red]<edited>[/color] and we can chat on
instant messenger.
Hope to hear from you soon!!
 0  0
   >
- _ _ -[color=red]<edited>[/color]

6711LMSd4-592dZvS5891bXKX4-8l26

Now, the "To" line of the address is =)-, but seeing as it went straight to junk-mail, it must have been sent to 100's of people. It appears to be a scam / spam, but I can't think of any real purpose for it. The only thing I can think of is that it is a computer generated message, sent to millions of e-mail addresses. The ones that reply will be added to a list, and the list sold-on as "real" addresses, that respond to spam.

Any other takes on this?

 

[Lostman]

It's spam. I'm sure it's in my Hotmail box right now (where I send all my spam mail). Usually when you reply, your email is put on the active list.

Believe me, once your on the list, your never getting off.

 

[BlueMonday]

They're probably fishing for your IP. Some guy was going on about this same thing at...some other board I know. Take the IP from the email header and probe their system. "If they were dumb enough to reply, their probably dumb enough not to have good protection."