Spam Reports
Links to reports about spam messages and tactics.
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Great News! — ‘Svetlana’ Wants To Change My Life Forever
by Brett M. Christensen April 18, 2017Yesterday, I received an email with the rather jarring greeting “Hello foreigner”. The email claims to be from Svetlana, an “elegant and…
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Scam Emails Claim That Someone Just Sent You $3,182.00 With PayPal
by Brett M. Christensen April 16, 2017Apparently, Kathryn just sent me $3,182.00 USD with Paypal. So did Flor. And Andromeda, Betty, and Mea. Not to mention Augustina, Linda, and Shawna. And Dave, of course!
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Run A Website? Don’t Get Caught by ‘Domain Registration SEO’ Spam Emails
by Brett M. Christensen April 13, 2017Spam “SEO” emails that look like domain name invoices are designed to trick the unwary into believing that their domain is expiring and they must click a link to renew.
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Fake Facebook Notification Email Opens Pharmacy Spam Website
by Brett M. Christensen April 7, 2017Email that looks like an official Facebook message claims that you have notifications pending and urges you to click a link to see activity that you have missed.
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FedEx ‘We Have Sent You a Message’ Spam Email
by Brett M. Christensen February 24, 2017Email purporting to be from delivery company FedEx claims that the company has sent you a message with the required information. It urges you to click a button to get more details.
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“Answer To Your Application” Spam Deliberately Targets Job Seekers
by Brett M. Christensen February 6, 2017Email that is supposedly an answer to a job application claims that the company is “impressed by your background” and invites you to click a link to apply for a well-paid job.
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Fake LinkedIn Email Leads to Pharmacy Spam Website
by Brett M. Christensen January 26, 2017Email purporting to be from LinkedIn claims that you have been sent a message that you can view by clicking a link.
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Bogus “Confidential Personal Information” FedEx Email Points to Spam Websites
by Brett M. Christensen December 11, 2016Message purporting to be from delivery company FedEx claims that an email containing confidential personal information was sent to you and you should click a link to open the email in your browser.
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Emails claim that due to an error, they are unable to show you the full message and suggest that you click a link to view the message. They include an “error code” that is supposedly related to the display problem described.