Well, first, I didn't stay at the Palmer House Hilton. What's the chance that this spam will hit someone who actually stayed at the hotel recently? Or do they think people will be curious enough to open an attachment on a misdirected, poorly written email? Click here for info on … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: FBI & Nigerian Govt want to send me money
This one's pretty funny. It claims to come from the "Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Counter-terrorism Division and Cyber Crime Division". The letter begins "Series of meetings have been held over the past 7 months with the secretary general of the United Nations Organization. This … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Notice from WesternUnion) : Account Deactivate.
This one is kind of funny. First, there's what looks like a reversed smiley face in the subject (maybe it was supposed to be a copyright symbol). Then there's the tortured grammar in the first sentence. The friendly footer looks like it might be from a real Western Union message, … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Credit Card is one week overdue
Got two of these today. According to this site the attachment installs malware and attempts to steal your money and identity. Beware. Version 1: Sender: Automatic notification (help@creditdepartment.com) Subject: Credit Card is one week overdue Attachment: … [Read more...]
Spam of the Day: “McDonalds invites you to The Free Dinner Day”
Sender: 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 … [Read more...]
Spam of the Day: So and so wants to connect on LinkedIn
It 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. Note that the person who wants to connect (Mark Andronas) does not match the signature block (Neal Collins, Vice President, … [Read more...]
Apologies for the strange posts
For those of you who noticed some strange posts here lately, please accept my apologies. My blog automatically scoops up anything I write on TechSoup's blog. TechSoup just launched a new blog and it messed up my automated scooper-upper. I've been deleting the posts when they appear … [Read more...]
Firefox error: sec_error_untrusted_issuer
I picked up some malware recently and one of the many annoyances it caused was problems with Firefox's security settings. When visiting secure (https:) web sites Firefox would say "the connection is untrusted." When I said I wanted to trust the site and add an exception for it I would get a … [Read more...]
CTK Foundation’s "Heart and Soul" Grants
The CTK Foundation just opened its 2011 Heart and Soul Grant Award Program. They'll be awarding over $25,000 in grants to nonprofits, charities and voluntary organizations of all sizes in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand. The only eligibility requirements … [Read more...]
Controlling data entry
A member of the PRSPCT-L listserve (for prospect researchers) asked "What do other institutions do to regulate or “police” data entry work, specifically when you have multiple users with authority to make updates?" It's a tough problem. Here are a few approaches (other than locking … [Read more...]
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