This type of phishing spam is seldom worth a glance, but I was drawn in by the subject line and the random capitalization. An interesting twist in the story is that brunext.com appears to be a real company. Brunext.net looks like an exact duplicate of that site. Sender: Malcox Jason … [Read more...]
Maybe It’s Not Your Database, It’s You
I'm working on an article with the title, "Maybe It's Not Your Database, It's You." The premise is that complaints about an organization's database may be misdirected: the problem is how the system is being managed (aka management problems disguised as technology problems). Now, … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: Fake Amazon and PayPal receipts
I got a big batch of these today. They're similar to the fake Amazon HDTV receipts I wrote about in September. These aren't as lame-looking as most of the spam I write about: they use the right logos, fonts, and typefaces. This site says they lead to malware. The giveaways are: 1) Hover … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: more fake ADP notices
I got a new batch of lame ADP spams this morning (see the old batch here). These are really lame -- no graphics, plain text, mangled English. But they want me to take a customer satisfaction survey -- I can't wait. This site says they're malware delivery devices, so don't … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: Fake UPS and FedEx delivery notices
My inbox has been polluted by a rash of these this week. They're so badly formatted, it's hard to believe anyone would fall for them. The spammers haven't even tried to make the reply-to address look legit. Some have a sender name from UPS but use the FedEx logo. Like this … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: LinkedIn messages
I've been getting lots of these lately. They look reasonably line LinkedIn messages, though I don't recall ever getting something quite like this from LinkedIn. The subject has been "LinkedIn new messages" but the senders aren't LinkedIn addresses. This site says the links deliver … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: fortunemart
I've been getting hit with lots of spam from fortunemart@yahoo.com. These guys aren't even trying. Each spam has been one line of gibberish, plain text, no graphics, no formatting. I can't find any analysis of what happens if you click the links, and I'm not going to experiment. … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: They want me to donate $50 million?
Usually this type of come-on is offering me free money, but this one seems to want me to give them $50 million. Or maybe they're going to give me the money and I'm to regift it. Clearly we have a failure to communicate. Sender: Mrs. Alphonse Casambre … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: assorted LinkedIn ploys
Lots of spam is coming from fake LinkedIn accounts these days. Most of it is more scary than lame -- it uses the right logo, colors, and fonts. They typically say I have new invitations or messages or that I need to confirm my email address. But some are downright lame, like … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Warning PayPal Account Placed on hold
Fake PayPal notices are common as dirt, but this one stands out for its lameness. It does have some design elements (small PayPal logo, blue font, borders) -- it's the text that's lame -- empty merge fields, typos, random capitalization. There's even a typo in the fake From address … [Read more...]
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