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Lame spams of the day: Fake Facebook notifications

Robert Weiner

Here's a sample of what's landed in my spam folder. Order History - View your history of purchases that you have made with us. Lots of spammers try to use fake Facebook notifications to trap the unwary. All but the last one used graphics that made them look like the came from Facebook. Facebook [update+dxyfrdccslte@csj.g12.br].

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Lame Spam of the Day: willing to invest.

Robert Weiner

I'm charmed by the tortured grammar in this spam. companies with no history of revenues or cash flow)investments are. companies with no history of revenues or cash flow)investments are. But would it have been too hard to at least make the sending email address (@gmail) match the reply-to address (@yahoo)? interest. interest.

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Lame spams of the day: More people sending me money

Robert Weiner

Subject: Your Payment History. Please check Your Payment History in the payment tool. Number of Refund Transactions: 2. Amount of Refund Transactions: 211.81. Sender: Payment Center (no-reply@jarmo.dk). Text: Welcome to Online Payment Center. Here's your sign-in info: Sign in email address: robert@rlweiner.com.

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Digital Privacy Compliance for Nonprofits: The Big 3 Laws

Achieve

This information likely includes names, addresses, email addresses, birth dates, payment information, donation histories, volunteer histories, and more. Regulation #1: The CAN-SPAM Act The CAN-SPAM Act was passed into US law in 2003, and it protects consumers from receiving emails that they never agreed to receive.

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The 6 Scariest Monsters Nonprofit Fundraisers Are Facing This Halloween

The Science Behind Engaging your Supporters

Rising email spam rates Many nonprofits depend on email as the backbone of their digital fundraising programs. Unfortunately, despite growing list sizes and an increasing average number of sends, spam rates also grew. For every percentage of email that goes to spam, nonprofits leave money on the table. In 2017, the.

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5 Tips for a Winning Email Marketing Strategy

Saleforce Nonprofit

What is their giving history? Keep in mind the importance of monitoring metrics related to engagement and spam complaints, as these directly correlate to the effectiveness of the sender name. Take a look at those in your target audience. Where do they live? How are they affiliated with your organization? Share their why.

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The Costly Email Mistake NPO Executives Need to Know

Care2

Forty years ago an enthusiastic tech marketer named Gary Thuerk made history by creating the world’s first ever known spam mail. By some accounts, spam now accounts for more than 80 percent of all email sent—so the big email service providers, like Google and Hotmail, aggressively filter out potentially unwanted messages.

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