Robert Weiner

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Lame spams of the day: Proposal Attached

Robert Weiner

A bunch of these have accumulated in my spam folder. I am contacting you regarding promotional items for your company. No logo, no formatting, no attempt to look like they come from a business I'd be familiar with. They look like they actually came from gmx.com so maybe they're merely annoying rather than malicious.

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Lame spam of the day: Who Is She To You?

Robert Weiner

This type of phishing spam is seldom worth a glance, but I was drawn in by the subject line and the random capitalization. An interesting twist in the story is that brunext.com appears to be a real company. I Am The Foreign Exchange Officer Of Brunext Secure Vault And Cargo Company London. Subject: Who Is She To You?

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Lame Spam of the Day: Poker Associates

Robert Weiner

This spam is typical of "you've won the lottery" scams. I'm mostly tickled by the sender's name. Would you bet on Poker Associates? There's no link or attachment, so one would have to reply to test@xiaoyinmu.com -- wouldn't that cause some concerns? Sender: POKER ASSOCIATES (test@xiaoyinmu.com). Subject: RE:THIS IS FOR YOUR ATTENTION.

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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.

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Lame Spam of the Day: willing to invest.

Robert Weiner

I'm charmed by the tortured grammar in this spam. companies with no history of revenues or cash flow)investments are. companies with no history of revenues or cash flow)investments are. But would it have been too hard to at least make the sending email address (@gmail) match the reply-to address (@yahoo)? interest. interest.

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Lame spam of the day: Run Do Not Reply

Robert Weiner

The subjects of this batch of spams are about payroll processing, but the sender name is more noteworthy: "Run Do Not Reply" (RUN is right). Since I'm self-employed, payroll processing spam isn't going to get me to click. The From address varies, as you'll see below. This site says the links deliver malware.

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Lame spam of the day: Validate Your Internet Listing – Yellow PagesUSA

Robert Weiner

The Yellow Pages using spam to get listings? It is our objective to advertise your company products and service. It is our objective to advertise your company products and service. In order to include your company in our database, complete and return this letter of intent. Thank you for your cooperation. Aloha, OR 97006.

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