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Phishers Target State Department Credit Union

1 Oct

Phishers Target State Department Credit Union

I received this phishing email today.  It probably got through Yahoo’s spam filter because it is image spam.   Clicking on the image in the email, takes you  to some site in Italy. I thought it interesting that it targets customers of the State Department Federal Credit Union.  Perhaps the scammers are targeting this institution because [...]

John McCain is Spamming Me

1 Aug

John McCain is Spamming Me

Today I received my second email from the John McCain campaign though I’ve never signed up to receive such emails.  I’ve had this particular email account for 8-10 years and I use it to receive emails from tech sites such as CNet/TechRepublic and E-Commerce Times.  I’ve probably been subscribed to these emails for that long [...]

ASCII Art Spam

29 Feb

ASCII Art Spam

This is hilarious so I had to post it. It appears that spammers are resorting to ASCII art to avoid getting caught by spam filters. What year is it again? Click on the image to view the actual text. Is this a new trend for spam or is this an isolated incident? Is this because [...]

Male By Default

17 Oct

Male By Default

When I was young (and sometimes now) I insisted on not filling in the Mr./Mrs./Ms./Miss check box on forms. “They don’t need to know all that,” I insisted. Apparently when you don’t fill that in it is assumed that you are male. Interestingly this reminds me of a former job when I would be working [...]