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Google and Yahoo’s 2024 Email Policy Updates: What You Need to Know

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These policy changes will impact what email Google and Yahoo will accept and deliver to their users’ inboxes, in an effort to decrease spam and spoofing. Key Changes to Google and Yahoo’s Email Guidelines Google and Yahoo’s new policy updates center on three main elements: email authentication, easy unsubscribe, and spam complaints.

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Lame spam roundup

Robert Weiner

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. CSA International certification. when products and services featured herein are. Thank you, sendspace - The best free file sharing service. -. 1: I got several of these.

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Lame spam of the day: IRS notices

Robert Weiner

I got two spams this week claiming to come from the IRS. Internal Revenue Service. Here's what the message looked like: Message 2: Sender: Internal Revenue Service (noreply@irs.gov). Here's what the message looked like: Message 2: Sender: Internal Revenue Service (noreply@irs.gov).

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Lame Spam(s) of the Day: Federal Tax payment rejected

Robert Weiner

Since spammers don't bother with list hygiene, a new variant results in multiple messages in my spam folder. Today I got 4 versions of this spam. Internal Revenue Service, Metro Plex 1, 8401 Corporate Drive, Suite 300, Landover, MD 20785. That should be a dead giveaway to anyone receiving these messages.

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Lame spams of the day: another roundup

Robert Weiner

send you an International Swift ATM Card that has been approved in your. An almost identical spam with Invoice_P350.htm The sender intended for the message contents to be secured by using the Barracuda Email Encryption Service. Thank you, sendspace - The best free file sharing service. -. Adobe Systems Incorporated.

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Lame spams of the day: LinkedIn messages

Robert Weiner

Invitation reminders: From Tyler Gregory (Regional Director Asia, International Trade Services, White & Case LLP). The text has been the same -- only the sender's name and the number of pending messages has varied: LinkedIn. PENDING MESSAGES. There are a total of 9 messages awaiting your response. Go to InBox now.

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Lame spam of the day: Acquire new EIN

Robert Weiner

Internal Revenue Service. Please use the following. link for instructions: [link]. the URL shows exactly as above -- they didn't even fake an IRS hyperlink). Yours sincerely, Kenneth Weber. Office of Professional Responsibility.

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