Here's a screenshot: SpamI got a dozen of these yesterday. Most of them showed the sender as "Milton Ballard" so hopefully they won't fool anyone. But the last one came from BillingOnline@fedex.com so it was slightly more convincing. The subject lines included: Please pay your outstanding Fedex invoice. New Fedex Invoice. 3611-87718. FedEx. MORE >>

Wow, strangers want to hire me -- not. Sender 1: Scott Pina (tani40@wonderware.com). Subject: Re: Re: Employment Opportunity Followup. Response Required. Text: Dear job applicant. Thank you for submitting your information for potential employment openings. We look forward to reviewing your application, but can not do so until you complete our. MORE >>

So much lame spam, so little time to blog about it. Here's today's example. No graphics, all caps, the From address doesn't match the "write me at" address. Does it get any lamer? Sender: Tesfaye, Fanuel (f.tesfaye@unesco.org). Subject: HELLO. Text: BUSINESS FOR YOU, CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL: sydneywalter58@yahoo.com. MORE >>

Here's what it looks like: SpamWell, I haven't been treated at Harvard. live thousands of miles away. And it wouldn't normally occur to me to "shop" at a medical school or hospital (though after investigation I found that the publications shown on the message do cost money.) Sender: Harvard Medical (noreply@offer.apotheekduindorp.nl). MORE >>

Lots of spam is coming from fake LinkedIn accounts these days. think favorite lame LinkedIn spam was the one that said it came from LinkedIn Connections [connections@linkedin.com], provided a tracking number, and was formatted like a UPS delivery notification. Subject: LinkedIn Invitation from your official. PENDING LETTERS. MORE >>