Since I don't use ADP it's obvious that they're spam, but others may fall for them. Here's what this one looked like: Spam UncategorizedI've been seeing a variety of these recently. The first one below had no logo or other graphics, and used only plain, unformatted text. MORE
That said, I know that opinions and strategies on tweeting vary widely, so I am going to let you vote and share your thoughts on hashtag spamming with the hope that potential hashtags spammers reading your feedback will reconsider their use of hashtags. MORE
Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. {It’s|It It goes on and on, but you''ll get the idea pretty quickly. I found it fascinating. MORE
Like the American Airlines spam , this one didn't bother to include any graphics to make it look official. Scam Spam scamFurther, it shows plainly that the link goes to www.usps.com.ww062.com (note that the domain is ww062.com). Some scammers are just lazy. Sender: auto-notify@usps.com. Subject: Delivery Confirmation. Text: Dear Customer, We attempted to deliver your item at 11:02 am on November 5, 2011 and a notice was left. MORE
Facebook recently tweaked the News Feed to reduce spam, including frequently repeated posts : … people tend to find these instances of repeated content less relevant, and are more likely to complain about the Pages that frequently post them. Questions: What frequency is considered spam? MORE
That said, I know that opinions and strategies on tweeting vary widely, so I am going to let you vote and share your thoughts on hashtag spamming with the hope that potential hashtags spammers reading your feedback will reconsider their use of hashtags. MORE
Please tell me no one would ever click on something like this (I only wish it were true). Plain text, bad English, the document isn''t actually attached, and the CLICK HERE link doesn''t point to google.com. Sender: Laila Brenner [brenner.laila@gmail.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. for immediate access, please sign on with your email Respectfully. Laila Brenner. MORE
Today, EveryAction releases the highly-anticipated 2017 Nonprofit Email Deliverability Study , an exploration into how much spam is impacting online fundraising programs. Spam is still a massive problem for fundraisers. MORE
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. MORE
Today, EveryAction released the 2016 Nonprofit Email Deliverability Study , an exploration into just how much spam is negatively impacting nonprofit online fundraising. MORE
If you’re sending fundraising emails, then you’re losing money to spam. The question then, is how much + why? email fundraising deliverability infographic 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. MORE
Malware Spam MalwI got a kick out of this one. It's short and sweet -- and, I hope, ineffective. Sophos says it's a malware delivery device. Sender: LAU18eRogelio@aol.com. Subject: You pig! Text: You should be stoping ignoring me or i will send this photos to your spouse!!! Attachment: DCIM.zip. MORE
Canada''s anti-spam legislation took effect July 1, 2014. Here is some information and a list of resources to help you better understand CASL and the possible impact on your organization. MORE
I wrote recently about spam in the form of blog comments. Fortunately, my anti-spam filters (Akismet and Bad Behavior) caught them. This last one is for Ugg boots -- up there with "performance aids" as a source of spam. There's been a deluge recently, and I want to call out some that look like they could be legit. I assume that most of these are planted for search engine optimization rather than to get people to click a link. MORE
Here are some of the "loan offers" that have landed in my spam folder. None have attachments, links, or graphics. One used a blue font, the others were plain old black Courier. The subject lines were blank in every case. The senders included: kelly loan offer (web.office20026045@att.net). Alreford Ltd (web.0123345667785@att.net). LOAN OFFER APPLY (web.office_10.5088@att.net). EQUITY LOAN (web.office.91.98.0@att.net). Get A Loan Now (web.cp.office_2ww5@att.net). MORE
This plain-text spam has no sender, subject, formatting, or graphics. After that comes what looks like an email header, then some spam text, then a bunch of blank lines, and finally, to cap the effort, random text from travel guides. Another newbie spammer playing with a toy? Nothing unusual there. The bonus is that it mashes up a variety of spammer techniques, starting with a list of 3-letter words running from "act" to "dry". MORE
This is as lame as it gets. Plain text, no graphics, the sender name looks suspicious, the recipient name isn't me, there's no subject, and the text is lame. I ran the link in the "click here" line through some online virus scanners and it seems clean, so maybe they're just trying to sell something. In any case, I hope no one would click on something like this. Sender: lost.gender@yahoo.com. To: jsales@fulbright.com. Subject: Re: Text: Smoking device thats clean. Click here to see. MORE
NPTech maven Deborah Elizabeth Finn started a blog last week called " No Nonprofit Spam ". Nobody likes spam. Even if nonprofits are guilty of the spamming crime, should they be subject to the same punishments? Spam, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. MORE
Most of the spam that reaches me comes as emails, but my blog also attracts a fair share of spammy comments. Some are particularly lame (and some are pretty amusing). Here''s one of the former, from a spammer I presume is trying to increase the search engine ranking for a site selling shoes. I searched for the first sentence and found over 2 million examples, so it may be working. The next time I read a blog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as a lot as this 1. MORE
Here we have an example of your garden-variety friend request popup: And here we have a variation of that same popup: Facebook knows spam culture. Facebook Tips facebook page spamYou may have noticed a slightly different message on when friending certain people on Facebook. MORE
I got two spams this week claiming to come from the IRS. Here's what it looked like: Scam SpamThey look like different schemes -- one is trying to get me to call a 900 number at $4.79/minute, the other includes a link. But they look similar so I'm posting them together. MORE
Is someone testing their new spam toy? This one should win a prize for lameness. No graphics, no links, no attachment, no signature, nothing. Sender: WorldWide Lottery (bevile@bevilehotel.com.br). Subject: Prize Winning. Text: Did you receive our email ?? MORE
But as users of any email marketing tool can tell, sometimes constituents will mark your messages as spam anyway. You may have heard the expression "Spam is in the eye of the beholder." What are some other ideas you've tried for reducing spam complaints Author: Sally Heaven. MORE
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. 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. Sender: LinkedIn Connections [connections@linkedin.com]. Subject: RE: CELSA - Copies of Policies. MORE
Update to Algorithm: Reducing Spam | EdgeRank Checker : This sounds a lot like a strong call-to-action, doesn’t it? Over the past year or so, we’ve been suggesting that brands develop more intelligent call-to-actions. Meaning: stop asking directly for Likes, Comments, Shares. The key here is to get a conversation going, without begging for it MORE
A large number of these emails are lost to spam. EveryAction conducted a study with 55 established nonprofits that have over 100,000 people in their email lists and found that by minimizing your messages sent to spam, you could raise your revenue by almost $15,000 each year. MORE
But eventually they figured out how to use their spamming software: Your online bill is ready to be viewed. I see the occasional fake AT&T message all the time, but got 15 variations on this theme today. Looks like a baby spammer playing with a new toy. Senders included: Kristi Leal (support@irs.gov). Sally Moser, Jody Grace, Loretta Bragg (all at alerts@irs.gov). MORE
Upon further examination the recipient discovers it got automatically dropped into their spam folder. Another type of automatic email sifting is called Bayesian Filtering, which utilizes statistical analysis to “learn” what spam looks like. MORE
The Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) came into effect July 1, 2014 and is applicable to anyone who sends commercial electronic messages. Nonprofit Marketing Canada CASL CASL Compliance email deliverability email performance nonprofit email best practices The Canadian Anti-Spam LegislationThis means that if you have an email address in your email house file belonging to a Canadian, even if your nonprofit is based in the U. 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
I've been getting hit with lots of spam from fortunemart@yahoo.com. Each spam has been one line of gibberish, plain text, no graphics, no formatting. These guys aren't even trying. I can't find any analysis of what happens if you click the links, and I'm not going to experiment. The subjects have included: new site. your friends. Re: Longer. plus several without subjects. The text follows. Each message was one line. I've deleted the links.). link] Hi Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:41:46. MORE
This message didn't come from my anti-spam software and my ISP says it didn't come from theirs. Subject: **SPAM ** Re: µ¹.§A¤£°µ§@ª½±µ-»ù¨C¤ù¥un26¤¸. Text: Spam detection software, running on the system "nas", has. identified this incoming email as possible spam. has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label. open with some email clients; in particular, it may contain a virus, or confirm that your address can receive spam. MORE
The recent theft of passwords from LinkedIn prompted me to post these spams masquerading as messages from that firm. Phishing Scam SpamThe first one made no attempt beyond the Sender name to look like it came from LinkedIn. The others made a minimal attempt to look like a LinkedIn message and all look like they came from the same source. Sender: messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com on behalf of LinkedIn (welcome@linkedin.com). Subject: Fwd: Wire Transfer (65483QW63). MORE
These spams aren't 100% lame -- at least they included a logo and some design elements. Here's a screenshot: Malware SpamHey, spammers: how about deduping your mailing lists? I got 22 of these on Monday. This article says they're malware delivery devices. MORE
Scam Spam scam; spamSender : I love McDonalds (helping@mcdonalds.com). Subject : We are fond of you and thus invite you for free helpings. Attachment : Invitation_Card_37021.zip. Hello. McDonalds invites you to The Free Dinner Day which will take place on 25 June, 2011, in every cafe of ours. Free Day’s menu! Angus Chipotle BBQ Bacon. Chicken McNuggets. Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken. Strawberry Triple Thick Shake. McCafe Iced Mocha. MORE
I had to smile at a spammer complaining about spam. one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam responses? This came as a comment on my blog. It included a link to a page that seems to be selling dental implants, but I didn''t explore it. Author: Reno Nevada. Comment: Hi, i read your blog from time to time and i own a similar. If so how do you prevent it, any plugin or anything you can advise? I get so much lately it''s driving me insane so any help is very much appreciated. MORE
This batch of spams looks like Facebook messages -- same colors, fonts, and formatting, and they have a "Go To Profile" button. Sample: SpamBut they don't mention Facebook. Does the familiar look and feel dupe people into clicking before they read? MORE
Now that you can post as a Page, how can you comment on another Pages without coming across as spam? Up until last week, you’ve only been able to comment on other Pages as a person, so spamming was rarely a concern. What other ways can Pages comment on (and not spam) other Pages? MORE
Previous incarnations of this spam have led to a Canadian online pharmacy, and the hyperlinks in this one lead to a site in Canada. Here's what it looks like: SpamLame lame lame. This doesn't look remotely like an email from Amazon. And of course it's not for a product I ordered. MORE
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The Canadian Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) came into effect July 1, 2014 and is applicable to anyone who sends commercial electronic messages. Nonprofit Marketing Canada CASL CASL Compliance email deliverability email performance nonprofit email best practices The Canadian Anti-Spam LegislationThis means that if you have an email address in your email house file belonging to a Canadian, even if your nonprofit is based in the U.
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That said, I know that opinions and strategies on tweeting vary widely, so I am going to let you vote and share your thoughts on hashtag spamming with the hope that potential hashtags spammers reading your feedback will reconsider their use of hashtags.
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APRIL 9, 2012
That said, I know that opinions and strategies on tweeting vary widely, so I am going to let you vote and share your thoughts on hashtag spamming with the hope that potential hashtags spammers reading your feedback will reconsider their use of hashtags.
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NPTech maven Deborah Elizabeth Finn started a blog last week called " No Nonprofit Spam ". Nobody likes spam. Even if nonprofits are guilty of the spamming crime, should they be subject to the same punishments? Spam, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder.
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But eventually they figured out how to use their spamming software: Your online bill is ready to be viewed. I see the occasional fake AT&T message all the time, but got 15 variations on this theme today. Looks like a baby spammer playing with a new toy. Senders included: Kristi Leal (support@irs.gov). Sally Moser, Jody Grace, Loretta Bragg (all at alerts@irs.gov).
Robert Weiner
NOVEMBER 7, 2011
Like the American Airlines spam , this one didn't bother to include any graphics to make it look official. Scam Spam scamFurther, it shows plainly that the link goes to www.usps.com.ww062.com (note that the domain is ww062.com). Some scammers are just lazy. Sender: auto-notify@usps.com. Subject: Delivery Confirmation. Text: Dear Customer, We attempted to deliver your item at 11:02 am on November 5, 2011 and a notice was left.
John Haydon
APRIL 23, 2014
Facebook recently tweaked the News Feed to reduce spam, including frequently repeated posts : … people tend to find these instances of repeated content less relevant, and are more likely to complain about the Pages that frequently post them. Questions: What frequency is considered spam?
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JUNE 10, 2011
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.
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JUNE 7, 2012
The recent theft of passwords from LinkedIn prompted me to post these spams masquerading as messages from that firm. Phishing Scam SpamThe first one made no attempt beyond the Sender name to look like it came from LinkedIn. The others made a minimal attempt to look like a LinkedIn message and all look like they came from the same source. Sender: messages-noreply@bounce.linkedin.com on behalf of LinkedIn (welcome@linkedin.com). Subject: Fwd: Wire Transfer (65483QW63).
John Haydon
JANUARY 24, 2011
Here we have an example of your garden-variety friend request popup: And here we have a variation of that same popup: Facebook knows spam culture. Facebook Tips facebook page spamYou may have noticed a slightly different message on when friending certain people on Facebook.
Robert Weiner
JUNE 21, 2011
Scam Spam scam; spamSender : I love McDonalds (helping@mcdonalds.com). Subject : We are fond of you and thus invite you for free helpings. Attachment : Invitation_Card_37021.zip. Hello. McDonalds invites you to The Free Dinner Day which will take place on 25 June, 2011, in every cafe of ours. Free Day’s menu! Angus Chipotle BBQ Bacon. Chicken McNuggets. Premium Southwest Salad with Grilled Chicken. Strawberry Triple Thick Shake. McCafe Iced Mocha.
Robert Weiner
JULY 16, 2012
Here are some of the "loan offers" that have landed in my spam folder. None have attachments, links, or graphics. One used a blue font, the others were plain old black Courier. The subject lines were blank in every case. The senders included: kelly loan offer (web.office20026045@att.net). Alreford Ltd (web.0123345667785@att.net). LOAN OFFER APPLY (web.office_10.5088@att.net). EQUITY LOAN (web.office.91.98.0@att.net). Get A Loan Now (web.cp.office_2ww5@att.net).
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SEPTEMBER 26, 2013
This plain-text spam has no sender, subject, formatting, or graphics. After that comes what looks like an email header, then some spam text, then a bunch of blank lines, and finally, to cap the effort, random text from travel guides. Another newbie spammer playing with a toy? Nothing unusual there. The bonus is that it mashes up a variety of spammer techniques, starting with a list of 3-letter words running from "act" to "dry".
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DECEMBER 11, 2012
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This message didn't come from my anti-spam software and my ISP says it didn't come from theirs. Subject: **SPAM ** Re: µ¹.§A¤£°µ§@ª½±µ-»ù¨C¤ù¥un26¤¸. Text: Spam detection software, running on the system "nas", has. identified this incoming email as possible spam. has been attached to this so you can view it (if it isn't spam) or label. open with some email clients; in particular, it may contain a virus, or confirm that your address can receive spam.
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FEBRUARY 14, 2014
I had to smile at a spammer complaining about spam. one and i was just curious if you get a lot of spam responses? This came as a comment on my blog. It included a link to a page that seems to be selling dental implants, but I didn''t explore it. Author: Reno Nevada. Comment: Hi, i read your blog from time to time and i own a similar. If so how do you prevent it, any plugin or anything you can advise? I get so much lately it''s driving me insane so any help is very much appreciated.
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MAY 2, 2012
Previous incarnations of this spam have led to a Canadian online pharmacy, and the hyperlinks in this one lead to a site in Canada. Here's what it looks like: SpamLame lame lame. This doesn't look remotely like an email from Amazon. And of course it's not for a product I ordered.
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Update to Algorithm: Reducing Spam | EdgeRank Checker : This sounds a lot like a strong call-to-action, doesn’t it? Over the past year or so, we’ve been suggesting that brands develop more intelligent call-to-actions. Meaning: stop asking directly for Likes, Comments, Shares. The key here is to get a conversation going, without begging for it
Robert Weiner
JULY 20, 2013
Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours. {It’s|It It goes on and on, but you''ll get the idea pretty quickly. I found it fascinating.
Robert Weiner
OCTOBER 17, 2012
These spams aren't 100% lame -- at least they included a logo and some design elements. Here's a screenshot: Malware SpamHey, spammers: how about deduping your mailing lists? I got 22 of these on Monday. This article says they're malware delivery devices.
Robert Weiner
SEPTEMBER 7, 2012
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.
Robert Weiner
FEBRUARY 4, 2012
Is someone testing their new spam toy? This one should win a prize for lameness. No graphics, no links, no attachment, no signature, nothing. Sender: WorldWide Lottery (bevile@bevilehotel.com.br). Subject: Prize Winning. Text: Did you receive our email ??
Robert Weiner
MARCH 28, 2012
I got two spams this week claiming to come from the IRS. Here's what it looked like: Scam SpamThey look like different schemes -- one is trying to get me to call a 900 number at $4.79/minute, the other includes a link. But they look similar so I'm posting them together.
Robert Weiner
AUGUST 24, 2012
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.
John Haydon
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Now that you can post as a Page, how can you comment on another Pages without coming across as spam? Up until last week, you’ve only been able to comment on other Pages as a person, so spamming was rarely a concern. What other ways can Pages comment on (and not spam) other Pages?
Robert Weiner
NOVEMBER 30, 2011
I wrote recently about spam in the form of blog comments. Fortunately, my anti-spam filters (Akismet and Bad Behavior) caught them. This last one is for Ugg boots -- up there with "performance aids" as a source of spam. There's been a deluge recently, and I want to call out some that look like they could be legit. I assume that most of these are planted for search engine optimization rather than to get people to click a link.
Robert Weiner
AUGUST 27, 2012
Since I don't use ADP it's obvious that they're spam, but others may fall for them. Here's what this one looked like: Spam UncategorizedI've been seeing a variety of these recently. The first one below had no logo or other graphics, and used only plain, unformatted text.
Robert Weiner
APRIL 19, 2013
Most of the spam that reaches me comes as emails, but my blog also attracts a fair share of spammy comments. Some are particularly lame (and some are pretty amusing). Here''s one of the former, from a spammer I presume is trying to increase the search engine ranking for a site selling shoes. I searched for the first sentence and found over 2 million examples, so it may be working. The next time I read a blog, I hope that it doesnt disappoint me as a lot as this 1.
Robert Weiner
APRIL 17, 2013
Please tell me no one would ever click on something like this (I only wish it were true). Plain text, bad English, the document isn''t actually attached, and the CLICK HERE link doesn''t point to google.com. Sender: Laila Brenner [brenner.laila@gmail.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. for immediate access, please sign on with your email Respectfully. Laila Brenner.
Robert Weiner
NOVEMBER 19, 2012
I've been getting hit with lots of spam from fortunemart@yahoo.com. Each spam has been one line of gibberish, plain text, no graphics, no formatting. These guys aren't even trying. I can't find any analysis of what happens if you click the links, and I'm not going to experiment. The subjects have included: new site. your friends. Re: Longer. plus several without subjects. The text follows. Each message was one line. I've deleted the links.). link] Hi Mon, 19 Nov 2012 12:41:46.
Robert Weiner
MARCH 12, 2013
This is as lame as it gets. Plain text, no graphics, the sender name looks suspicious, the recipient name isn't me, there's no subject, and the text is lame. I ran the link in the "click here" line through some online virus scanners and it seems clean, so maybe they're just trying to sell something. In any case, I hope no one would click on something like this. Sender: lost.gender@yahoo.com. To: jsales@fulbright.com. Subject: Re: Text: Smoking device thats clean. Click here to see.
Robert Weiner
AUGUST 14, 2012
Malware Spam MalwI got a kick out of this one. It's short and sweet -- and, I hope, ineffective. Sophos says it's a malware delivery device. Sender: LAU18eRogelio@aol.com. Subject: You pig! Text: You should be stoping ignoring me or i will send this photos to your spouse!!! Attachment: DCIM.zip.
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