Sat.Aug 27, 2011 - Fri.Sep 02, 2011

Robert Weiner

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Lame Spam(s) of the Day: Federal Tax payment rejected

Robert Weiner

Since spammers don't bother with list hygiene, a new variant results in multiple messages in my spam folder. Today I got 4 versions of this spam. That should be a dead giveaway to anyone receiving these messages. Each one had a different "tax transaction ID". Looks like the sender tried to include a graphic but it didn't work (just the old red X in a box).

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Lame Spam of the Day: Loan Offer from Kiva

Robert Weiner

I guess Kiva has attained sufficient mindshare to become a phishing tool. I hadn't realized that $5,000 to $100,000 constituted a micro-loan. Sender: Kiva Micro Financial Loan Company <kiva@yahoo.com> Subject: APPLY FOR YOUR LOAN AS LOW AS 0.2%. Message: Goodday,We Offer Private, Commercial and Personal Loans with very Minimal. annual Interest Rates as Low as 0.2% within a 1 year to 50 years repayment. duration period to any part of the world.

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