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Lame spams of the day: Fake Amazon and PayPal receipts

Robert Weiner

These aren't as lame-looking as most of the spam I write about: they use the right logos, fonts, and typefaces. The giveaways are: 1) Hover over the links and see where they point before clicking (that's the best way to prevent phishing attacks and malware infections from spam). 3) I got a dozen of the Amazon spams. Details Qty.

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Lame spam of the day: Meeting invitation from George Adoo

Robert Weiner

This spam arrived in the form of a meeting invitation. My Outlook spam filter (SpamBayes) doesn''t seem to look at meeting invitations, and it also slipped past the SpamAssassin filter on my mail server. Scam Spam' I''m not sure if this one is lame (the subject, text, and double salutation are certainly lame) or clever.

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Lame spams of the day: Amazon HDTV shipments

Robert Weiner

We have to inform yo that amazon shipped your item, and that this completes your order. Why tracking information may be unavailable? United States. Learn more about tax and seller information. Greetings robert@rlweiner.com, Thank you for shopping with us. Your estimated shipment date is: Friday, September 21, 2012.

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Lame spam of the day: job offers from ITX

Robert Weiner

We believed you would be interested in this job: Job Information. Job Location: United States Base Pay: $ 700/week. Subject: Job with a flexible work schedule. Text: An Employment for You! Job Title: Regional Agent Req'd Education: Not Specified. Company: ITX, LLC Req'd Experience: Not Specified. Now Employing: Regional Agent.

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Lame spam of the day: Gaddafi’s money

Robert Weiner

US) Thirty Five million United States Dollars to you, as far as I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care until I complete my service here in Libya, this is no stolen money, and there is no danger involved. With a very desperate need for assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you.

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Lame spam of the day: FBI and Nigeria still want to send me money

Robert Weiner

Attenuation, This e-mail has been issued to you in order to Officially inform you. of $2.4million USD from a Lottery Company outside the United States of. below to find appropriate contact information: CONTACT AGENT NAME: Mr. Henry Ben. Federal Bureau Of Investigation. J.Edgar Hoover Building. 20535-0001. www.fbi.gov.

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82 Fundraising and Social Media Stats for Nonprofits

Nonprofit Tech for Good

92% of donors say it is important that NGOs, nonprofits, and charities make a concerted effort to protect their contact and financial information from data breaches ( Global Trends in Giving Report ). million) due to spam filters ( EveryAction ). million) due to spam filters ( EveryAction ). Click to Tweet. Email Fundraising.

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