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Lame Spam of the Day: Please stop sending spam messages onto our email

Robert Weiner

Subject: Please stop sending spam messages onto our email. Your email is sending spam messages! If you don't stop sending spam, we will be impelled to sue you! We've attached a scanned copy of the document assembled by our security service to this letter. Here's info on rar attachments: [link]. Text: Hello.

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Lame spam of the day: Google Doc

Robert Weiner

Plain text, bad English, the document isn''t actually attached, and the CLICK HERE link doesn''t point to google.com. Subject: Fwd: Attached Document. Text: I have an important document that i would like to share with you i uploaded it with Google document, CLICK HERE. Sender: Laila Brenner [brenner.laila@gmail.com].

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Important Updates to Google’s Gmail That Nonprofits Need to be Aware Of

Pamela Grow

Just this month, Google made crucial changes to Gmail in an effort to combat spam and improve user experience. Clear Spam Rate Threshold: Google is setting a clear spam rate threshold for mass senders, including nonprofits. These updates may raise concerns, especially regarding the spam rate threshold.

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Lame Spam(s) of the Day: Federal Tax payment rejected

Robert Weiner

Since spammers don't bother with list hygiene, a new variant results in multiple messages in my spam folder. Today I got 4 versions of this spam. doc (Microsoft Word Document). That should be a dead giveaway to anyone receiving these messages. Each one had a different "tax transaction ID". Rejected Tax transaction.

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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? ORDER: SIGNING OF THIS DOCUMENT IS LEGALLY BINDING. 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. It is our objective to advertise your company products and service.

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Lame spam of the day: fake Verizon notifications

Robert Weiner

Recent Document in My Verizon. For your convenience, your approval letter can be reviewed in the Account Documentation part of My Verizon. AccountNotify [electrons72@kurdogluholding.com.tr]. AccountNotify [mulberriesuei@cochamber.com]. AccountNotify [claptong5@bernina.co.il]. The subjects have been: Recent Notification in My Verizon.

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Lame spam of the day: BBB service Re: Case # (various numbers)

Robert Weiner

The details of the consumer's concern are presented in enclosed document. The detailed information about the consumer's concern is explained in attached document. The details of the consumer's concern are contained in enclosed document. The detailed information about the consumer's concern is included in attached document.

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