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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. pdf, (175.86 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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Lame spam of the day: Instant Acrobat Upgrade

Robert Weiner

Subject: Upgrade to Latest PDF Reader for Windows. Create rich, polished PDF files from any application that prints. Encrypt and share PDF files more securely. - Create rich, polished PDF files from any application that prints. Encrypt and share PDF files more securely. - Ensure visual fidelity.

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Lame spams of the day: another roundup

Robert Weiner

An almost identical spam with Invoice_P350.htm pdf, (886.78 (Open with Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). messages included attachments Invoices-14-2012.htm, htm, Invoices-13-2012.htm htm , Invoices-12-2012.htm, as well as Invoice_P350.htm htm claimed to come from Safeco: Good day. Internet Explorer file). Sender: SLYVIArZ@aol.com.

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Lame spam of the day: Fake eFaxes

Robert Weiner

View this fax using your PDF reader. You have received a 2 pages fax at 2012-08-16 11:76:67 GMT. * The reference number for this fax is min1_did32-3198092476-7034547233-89.(link link points to [link]. Click here to view this message. Thank you for using the eFax service!

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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? The attachment is a PDF so it's most likely safe but not completely risk free. I searched for subject line and found an example of what I'm guessing is the attachment. The fine print at the bottom says: We are compiling data for Yellow PagesUSA Corp.

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Lame spam of the day: Your Tax Payment ID [various #s] is failed.

Robert Weiner

Variant 2: (These had a PDF attachment rather than a URL to click on. ). PLEASE NOTE: Your tax payment is due regardless of EFTPS online availability. In case of an emergency, you can always make your tax payment by calling the EFTPS. Your Federal Tax Payment ID: 30523474 has been rejected. EFTPS: The Electronic Federal Tax Payment System.

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Phishing scam of the day: U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change lottery

Robert Weiner

It arrives as a nice-looking 4-page PDF attachment from the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (well, nice looking if you ignore the creative spelling and the fact that the typeface and font color changes with every paragraph). Here's what it looks like: Tags: Phishing Spam. But this scam is more creative than most.

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