Spam

(Courtesy of Symantec) With prices rising out-of-control and foreclosure signs being used to market real estate, one might think that scam artists and other less than ethical people would lay off for awhile. Think again, they are out in force and coming up with devious methods to make bad situations, worse. I follow Symantec's spam report on a monthly basis. If you want to get an idea of what fraud campaigns are being run by cyber criminals, or what new twists to old scams are surfacing... Read Full Story

I must admit that I get very tired of opening my email accounts only to see spam email after spam email, designed to sell me something I don’t want and that I have absolutely no interest in. While these emails are not harmless given that sending spam violates the Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) of almost all Internet Service Providers, it’s the phishing emails that cause me the most frustration. It seems that more and more often, these days, I get phishing emails in my inboxes all designed to... Read Full Story

Here's a couple more phishing scams I came across today. The first one is another paypal scam. Here's a screen capture from my gmail account. As you can see by the big red box warning you that this is a scam. That was added by gmail and obviously isn't in the original e-mail. The second one is supposed to be from Wells Fargo. It tells you that you have to update your information and that you will only have limited access until you do so. As always, never respond or click on any links in e... Read Full Story

How many hours a day do you spend sifting through your email trying to separate the legitimate from the spam? Wouldn't you like to send a cyber torpedo to the spammer — give them a taste of their own nonsense? Alas, that is not an option. The volume of unsolicited email being sent increases everyday. The reason: spamming remains economically viable. The spammer has no operating costs beyond the management of their mailing lists, and it is difficult to hold senders accountable. Until there... Read Full Story

I must admit that I get very tired of opening my email accounts only to see spam email after spam email, reminding me that enlargement, growth, and natural male enhancement techniques can all be mine if I just click on the enclosed link. It didn’t take long to establish that the driving force behind the majority of these annoying emails is the well established Storm bot network. Security experts maintain that the Storm bot network continues to be leased to online pharmacy spammers. The... Read Full Story