May 04, 2005 11:34 am got the "your password" one it was a worm
extra spam
Posted on May 04, 2005 11:33 am
pjk
Prince CZAR-ming
Member Since: Apr 08, 2004
anyone else getting tons of extra email crap. I've been getting a bunch like: your password, or email blocked, from webmasters like aol, earthlink, yahoo, etc. I've scanned fresh yesterday (new defs) and nothing. Anyone else been getting hit like this?
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May 04, 2005 11:34 am got the "your password" one it was a worm
May 04, 2005 11:35 am yeah, as more companies use spam blockers, and spammers use your email address to send their crap, some will bounce back to you...
May 04, 2005 11:47 am so this is some schmuck goober, sending mail with my email addy, and now it's betting bounced? well isn't that nice.
I been deleting them as soon as I get them, and most of them have attachments, zip files i believe. I been deleting them.
May 04, 2005 10:28 pm And they are getting smarter too. Not smart enough though. I got one from PayPal a few months back, before I had a PayPal account. Telling me to click this link and re-enter my data. Like credit card, bandk info and crap. Stupid thing is they didnt block the IP it came from. I sent in a claim with the property info from the email. And sure enough PayPal sent me a thank you letter.
So Make double damn sure you triple check anything regarding personal info that someone might want.
May 04, 2005 11:31 pm Actually as of late I've been getting only about 25% of what I normally get.
May 05, 2005 02:50 am I get very little spam any more.
I also never use a link in an email requesting updated info, even if it looks or is legit. I go directly to the site (paypal or whatever) and enter the info there if I need to.
Dan
May 05, 2005 09:35 am oh yeah, i never do anything solicited. I have a junk drawer that most stuff goes into, but it's been near double. and most have a file (usually zip) attached with it. oh well, empty junk folder, yes.
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