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Lame spam of the day: Money

Robert Weiner

Subject: FW: Money. I hope no one would click on a message like this. Even Outlook recognizes it as phishing. Sender: yomrgoo@yahoo.com (no attempt to make it look real). To: robert@rlplumbingcompany.com (not me). Text: Click Here Shared Online News Article. That's the entire text. The link leads to [link].

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Lame spam of the day: Gaddafi’s money

Robert Weiner

I loved the movie Three Kings , so I got a kick out of being asked to help smuggle Gaddafi's money out of Libya. US) Thirty Five million United States Dollars to you, as far as I can be assured that my share will be safe in your care until I complete my service here in Libya, this is no stolen money, and there is no danger involved.

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Lame spams of the day: everyone wants to send me money

Robert Weiner

Here are some of the "loan offers" that have landed in my spam folder. None have attachments, links, or graphics. One used a blue font, the others were plain old black Courier. The subject lines were blank in every case. The senders included: kelly loan offer (web.office20026045@att.net). Alreford Ltd (web.0123345667785@att.net).

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[DATA] 11 Must-Know Stats About How Nonprofits Use Email for Digital Marketing and Fundraising

Nonprofit Tech for Good

Odds are your emails are going to spam folders and are in violation of email compliance laws that require opt-out information and a mailing address to be prominently featured in all email campaigns. Increasingly, emails are being filtered to the Promotions Tab in Gmail or to spam folders in Outlook.

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Lame spams of the day: More people sending me money

Robert Weiner

Even more people want to send me money. Discover the benefits of safe and secure shopping from 100% trusted Stores, the last account you'll ever need, with satisfaction guaranteed or your money back. Here are a few examples: Sender: Authorize.Net (emailreceipts@authorize.net). Subject: Successful Credit Card Settlement Report.

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Lame Spam of the Day: Lehman Brothers Centre for Women 2008 Newsletter

Robert Weiner

It''s been a while since I got a spam message that rose to the level of true lameness (maybe because I''ve improved my anti-spam tools), but this one hit the target. > > [link deleted] << or want facebook money? ==> > [link deleted] <<==. Image: Spam' To: Subscriber. World impact.

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Lame spam of the day: FBI & Nigerian Govt want to send me money

Robert Weiner

DO NOT SEND MONEY TO ANYONE UNTIL YOU READ THIS: The actual fees for shipping your ATM card is $420 but because UPS have temporarily discontinued the C.O.D Also remember that all you will ever have to spend is $135.00 nothing more! Your Address: Home/Cell Phone: Preferred Payment Method (ATM / Cashier Check). Yours sincerely, NICHOLAS STORY.

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