|
Monday, 27 October 2008
I got this spam from the American Hunters & Shooters Association today, asking me to become a member, even though I live in Australia, and even though I hate guns:
Read more >>
Monday, 22 September 2008
Here’s a scary statistic.
According to a recent survey by Marshal, almost 30% of internet users have purchased the following from spam, which manages to find its way into their inboxes:
- pornographic material
- fake watches and designer goods
- cheap drugs and prescription medicines
- pirated software
That’s a staggering one in three users who support these criminals by buying their garbage.
Monday, 18 August 2008
Here’s a pretty obtuse way to fish for legitimate email addresses. Pretend you’re a real company, send out a “job offer”, guaranteeing $6000/month for part-time work and see how many knuckleheads take the bait:
Read more >>
Monday, 28 July 2008
Got this phishing scam from some knuckleheads in the USA who must have been hoping that (1) I’m a Bank of America customer and (2) that I’m even dumber than they are:
Read more >>
Monday, 7 July 2008
I got spammed by the giant of Redmond a couple of weeks ago, offering me “cool prizes”, just to search the web using their struggling search engine.
Read more >>
|
