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How to block and report text spam

The Verge

Spam texts can be incredibly irritating — you get a notification and stop what you’re doing to check your phone, only to find somebody is trying to sell you something you don’t want. Unfortunately, there are no absolutes in preventing text spam. Use the spam filter on your phone. Select “Settings” > “Spam protection”.

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50+ Year End Fundraiser Email Subject Lines

CauseVox

In fact, 47 percent of email recipients open an email based solely on its subject line. Alternatively, 69 percent of email recipients flag an email as spam based on the subject line. Limit Punctuation While question marks and exclamations can convey friendliness and excitement, excessive punctuation can trigger spam filters.

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Lame spam of the day: Fake eFaxes

Robert Weiner

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. A second version said "2 pages" and had a different caller ID and time stamp but pointed to the same site. This one's scary since I'm an eFax user. Here's what they look like.

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Lame spams of the day: assorted LinkedIn ploys

Robert Weiner

Lots of spam is coming from fake LinkedIn accounts these days. Not once has LinkedIn made your email address open to any another LinkedIn user without your permission. Yetta Schumacher (clicking on the name leads to an infected site.). --. Click Apply shop coupon code to open the field to enter the coupon code for your order.

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Lame spams of the day: messages from key.com

Robert Weiner

I received seven copies of two versions of this spam. This site lists them as malware delivery devices but doesn't elaborate on the threat. Select whether to open the file or save it to your hard drive. Opening the file displays the attachment in a new browser window. - Plain text, no formatting, no logos.

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Lame spam of the day: CareerBuilder position notices

Robert Weiner

This site says they're malware delivery vehicles. Version 1: Subject: Open position which you might be interested in. I found a vacant position at Security Finance Corporation that you may be interested in based on information from your resume or a recent online application you made on our site. link leads to [link].

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Lame spams of the day: another roundup

Robert Weiner

And use anti-malware tools that will warn you about suspicious web sites. Open with Internet Explorer or Mozilla Firefox). An almost identical spam with Invoice_P350.htm If you would like to save a copy of the email or attachment, please save from the opened encrypted email. Text: Dear Member of our site.

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