Robert Weiner

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Lame spam of the day: self-identified spam

Robert Weiner

This message didn't come from my anti-spam software and my ISP says it didn't come from theirs. Subject: **SPAM ** Re: µ¹.§A¤£°µ§@ª½±µ-»ù¨C¤ù¥u­n26¤¸. Text: Spam detection software, running on the system "nas", has. identified this incoming email as possible spam. FORGED_MUA_THEBAT_BOUN Mail pretending to be from The Bat!

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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.

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Lame spam of the day: USPS Delivery Confirmation

Robert Weiner

Like the American Airlines spam , this one didn't bother to include any graphics to make it look official. Service Type: First-Class Certified Mail. To check on the delivery status of your mailing or arrange redelivery please visit our website: [link]. Further, it shows plainly that the link goes to www.usps.com.ww062.com

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Lame spam of the day: Fake BBC news stories

Robert Weiner

Like most lame spam, this one lacks any formatting or graphics. < [link] > ** BBC Daily E-mail **. Choose the news and sport headlines you want - when you want them, all in one daily e-mail. < Please note that neither the e-mail address nor name of the sender have been verified.

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Lame spams of the day: messages from key.com

Robert Weiner

I received seven copies of two versions of this spam. This e-mail has been sent from an automated system. This e-mail and any attachments are confidential and intended solely for the addressee and may also be privileged or exempt from. If you are not the addressee, or have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender.

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Lame spam of the day: Fictitious Business Name Renewal Center

Robert Weiner

It's novel to get the snail mail equivalent of spam. mail from the Fictitious Business Name Renewal Center in Sacramento, CA. This one came via U.S. My business is required to register and publish a Fictitious Business Name (FBN, aka DBA or Doing Business As) every 5 years.

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Lame spam roundup

Robert Weiner

Here's a random selection of strange and/or lame spams I've received recently. This one may not be spam, but I'm not going to click and find out. Mail on Android. Yes, the hyperlink was the first line of the spam, and points where it says it does. 1: I got several of these. Unfortunately, no umbrellas were included.

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