Robert Weiner

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Lame spams of the day: Fake Amazon and PayPal receipts

Robert Weiner

They're similar to the fake Amazon HDTV receipts I wrote about in September. 2) The Amazon receipts have no details about what I purchased. 3) I got a dozen of the Amazon spams. 2) The Amazon receipts have no details about what I purchased. 3) I got a dozen of the Amazon spams. Sample Amazon spam:

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Lame spam of the day: Amazon cancelation

Robert Weiner

This doesn't look remotely like an email from Amazon. For your reference, here's a summary of your order: You just canceled order 147-911-9683 placed on May 2, 2012. Lame lame lame. And of course it's not for a product I ordered. Would someone really click this? Sender: order-update@amazon.com. Text: (yes, blank lines at the top).

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So You Want to Be a Consultant?

Robert Weiner

I’m reposting her summary below. Recommends a book called “Consultants Calling&# — Geoffrey Bellman (it’s on Amazon). I moderated a panel with the above title yesterday at NTEN’s Nonprofit Technology Conference. The list of links she mentions is at [link]. So You Want to Be a Consultant?