Robert Weiner

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Lame spams of the day: Fake Amazon and PayPal receipts

Robert Weiner

Kurtis-Walls@ googlemail.com Instructions to seller. You haven't entered any instructions. _firstname}{la}{_lastname}@{lb} instructions to {lc}. you haven't entered any instructions. Hello robert@rlweiner.com, You have made a payment of $450.48 USD to Kurtis Walls. Shipping address - confirmed. Hendrerit Ave. ld} {le}. {lf}

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Lame scam of the day: Fictitious Business Name Renewal Center

Robert Weiner

Some are from people who paid the fee (it used to be $100, now it's $150) and in exchange received the freely available form and instructions about how to renew your FBN. If you run a web search on the name of this organization you'll see lots of posts with words like "ripoff" and "scam". Caveat emptor.

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Lame spam of the day: Fictitious Business Name Renewal Center

Robert Weiner

Some are from people who paid the fee (it used to be $100, now it's $150) and in exchange received the freely available form and instructions about how to renew your FBN. If you run a web search on the name of this organization you'll see lots of posts with words like "ripoff" and "scam". Caveat emptor.

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Lame spam of the day: Acquire new EIN

Robert Weiner

link for instructions: [link]. Dear Sirs, we would like to inform you that you need to obtain a new EIN. as an anti-fraud measure. We are sorry for the inconveniences. that might be caused to you by this measure. Please use the following. the URL shows exactly as above -- they didn't even fake an IRS hyperlink). Internal Revenue Service.

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Getting RSS Feeds Via Email

Robert Weiner

However, I found a way to do this even for feeds that don't offer email delivery by playing with these instructions for setting up a Google FeedBurner subscription for one's own web site: [link]. FeedBurner's instructions are designed for someone posting an RSS feed link on a web site. Click the button that says Activate.

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Firefox error: sec_error_untrusted_issuer

Robert Weiner

These instructions are for Firefox 3.6 id=583191 (and yes, I got the same error when visiting this site). I first tried the recommended troubleshooting steps without success. I then tried this approach, recommended by Matthias Versen. and Windows 7.). Type the phrase about:support as a URL in the Firefox address bar.

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Lame spam of the day: targeting golfers

Robert Weiner

Text: If you haven't visited the brand new Golfers Insider website, then you are missing out on FREE golf instructional videos from top PGA teaching professionals like Martin Chuck, Mark Evershed, Eddie Merrins and Roger Fredericks. Subject: Take a Look at our Welcome Video. Attachment: FREE Golf Tips Video.html.

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