That is fake, but yes access to your computers and your networks at  
work are quite valuable, more valuable than several hundred on slower  
networks at least to some botnets.
On Jun 2, 2009, at 5:28 PM, Nicola Morelli wrote:

> I received this call for manuscripts that sounds a bit fake. The  
> address of the sender and the address where the manuscripts are  
> supposed to be sent are not convincing me, (why Elsevier would use a  
> gmail account?). needless to say that the procedure proposed is a  
> bit unusual.
> Did anyone received this, too? Is it serious? Are our manuscripts so  
> valuable to justify a spam?
>
> Nicola Morelli, PhD
> Associate Professor, School of Architecture and Design
> Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
> http://servicedesign.wikispaces.com/
> Blog http://nicomorelli.wordpress.com/
> skype: nicomorelli
>
> From: Elsevier Journals [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 2. juni 2009 20:01
> Subject: Call for Manuscripts!
>
> ELSEVIER:
> BUILDING INSIGHTS; BREAKING BOUNDARIES
> MANUSCRIPTS SUBMISSION
>
> Dear Colleague,
>
> On behalf of all the Editors-in-chief of Elsevier Journals, we wish  
> to Communicate to you that we are currently accepting manuscripts in  
> all Fields of human Endeavour.
> All articles published will be peer-reviewed. The following types of  
> papers are considered for publication:
>
> * Original articles in basic and applied research.
> *Critical reviews, surveys, opinions, commentaries and essays.
>
> Authors are invited to submit manuscripts reporting recent  
> developments in their fields. Papers submitted will be sorted out  
> and published in any of our numerous journals that best Fits. This  
> is a special publication procedure which published works will be  
> discussed at seminars (organized by Elsevier) at strategic Cities  
> all over the world. Please maximize this opportunity to showcase  
> your research work to the world.
>
> The submitted papers must be written in English and describe  
> original research not published nor currently under review by other  
> journals. Parallel submissions will not be accepted.
>
> Our goal is to inform authors about their paper(s) within one week  
> of receipt. All submitted papers, if relevant to the theme and  
> objectives of the journal, will go through an external peer-review  
> process.
>
> Prospective authors should send their manuscript(s) in Microsoft  
> Word or PDF format to  
> [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> and should Include a  
> cover sheet containing corresponding Author(s) name, Paper Title,  
> affiliation, phone, fax number, email address etc.
>
> Kind Regards,
>
> Emily Robinson(Prof.)
>
> PS: Pls. show interest by mailing [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask] 
> > if your Manuscript is not ready but will be ready soon.