spam

Brief emails claiming that you have messages waiting and can click to view the notifications are currently hitting inboxes. 

This email claims that business social network LinkedIn has sent you a private message and urges you to click a link to view and reply to the supposed message.

Fake reporting emails claiming to be from eBay Support are currently being distributed.  The eBayNotify messages urge you to click a link to read an email with the necessary details and instructions.

An email currently hitting inboxes may fool unwary users into visiting a suspect website by claiming that they have unread mail from Apple. 

Emails purporting to be from video sharing website Vimeo claim that you have an unread message or an email has been delayed.

Question from Reader: I sometimes get spam emails that have phrases or paragraphs about topics that do not seem to have any connection to what the spammer is trying to sell.

According to this “reminder” email, I have an outstanding balance in my account of $3124.

Email purporting to be from Facebook claims that you have a message that will be deleted in a few days if you do not click a button to view it.

If I’m to believe this message, Google’s social network Google+ has sent me an email that must be read.

Spam emails claiming that people are talking about your personality are currently hitting inboxes.