Scam Spam scamI got three flavors of this one today. The FDIC wrote about it , but doesn't say what happens if you click the link. hope no one (except maybe a trained professional) tries to find out. Version 1: Sender: ::Federal Insurance Company:: (acclimatizingn271@fdic.gov). Subject: FDIC: About your business account. FDIC USA. Contact Us. MORE >>

Scam Spam scamThis one is kind of funny. First, there's what looks like a reversed smiley face in the subject (maybe it was supposed to be a copyright symbol). Then there's the tortured grammar in the first sentence. The friendly footer looks like it might be from a real Western Union message, inviting me to send comments. MORE >>

Phishing Scam Spam scamIt was only a matter of time. I've started receiving phishing messages that look like LinkedIn connection requests. So far the text has been identical. The big clue is that if you hold your cursor over the "Confirm that you know Neal" button you'll see that it doesn't point to a LinkedIn address. MORE >>

Scam Spam scamThis one is short and appropriately signed. So, how many people ask to have a change log sent to them? And if they didn't, who would click the link? Sender: support@rlweiner.com (my domain -- which has no "support" account). Subject: Re: Your Changelog. Text: ==. Good morning, as promised your changelog - View, LOONEY DEBBI. =. MORE >>

Scam Spam Viruses scamI got 7 versions of this today, at 2 different email addresses. They included an attachment called bbb_logo.jpg but no graphics in the message body. friend posted about them on a listserve and said that clicking the link downloads a virus. This scam has been around for a while. Subject: BBB service Re: Case # 87348414. MORE >>