I 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. The subject lines included: Please pay your outstanding Fedex … [Read more...]
Blackbaud kills off Common Ground
Yesterday the news was that Blackbaud had laid off 50 employees it acquired when it bought Convio in May. In what was said to be an unrelated development, they also announced the departure of Gene Austin, the former CEO of Convio. Today the news is that Blackbaud is killing off Common Ground, … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: Proposal Attached
A bunch of these have accumulated in my spam folder. No logo, no formatting, no attempt to look like they come from a business I'd be familiar with. They look like they actually came from gmx.com so maybe they're merely annoying rather than malicious. Senders: Thomas Mainer … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: Intuit Payroll Services
I got 4 versions of this today. It's not totally lame -- it uses Intuit's logo at the top. But the language is awkward enough that I hope anyone would think twice before clicking. All 4 versions had the same sender: Intuit Payroll Services (intuitpayroll@e.payroll.intuit.com) The … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: ADP Notifications
I've been seeing a variety of these recently. Since I don't use ADP it's obvious that they're spam, but others may fall for them. The first one below had no logo or other graphics, and used only plain, unformatted text. Sender: ADPClientServices@adp.com Subject: ADP Generated Message: … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: HELLO
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 … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: targeting golfers
The latest lame spams in my inbox are aimed at golfers. How's that for micro-targeting? None of the messages had any formatting or logos, just plain text with attachments. I don't see any posts online saying what the attachments do, but I'm assuming they're not legit. I don't … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: How are you
OK, this is totally lame. No graphics, no links, no attachments. One copy came from Marcus Richmond (besiegersr032@chinesegamer.net) and one came from Brent Gaines (taciturnoxx28@wonderware.com). The subject line of both was "hi". The text was "How are you." That's it. Each took a … [Read more...]
Lame spam of the day: Fake eFaxes
This one's scary since I'm an eFax user. But I was suspicious that it was asking me to click on a link (pointing to a server in Germany) rather than open an attachment. There were lots of warnings in 2010 about fake eFax messages delivering malware. I don't know what this one does … [Read more...]
Lame spams of the day: More people sending me money
Even more people want to send me money. Here are a few examples: Sender: Authorize.Net (emailreceipts@authorize.net) Subject: Successful Credit Card Settlement Report Text: Dear Customer, The following is your Credit Card settlement report for Tuesday, August 14, 2012. Transaction Volume … [Read more...]
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