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03/01/2005 11:51:42 AM · #1 |
Just wanted to share part of an article on Foxnews.com to inform people what to do when they get spam. Something I think everyone should know.
For the whole article click the link to go to Fox News website and read it.
First, do not reply to the spammer, even to try to âunsubscribe.â These unsubscribe promises from spammers are bogus â your reply just tells them that your email address is live and you take the time to read their solicitations.
Second, do not click on an embedded link in a spam message, even just for fun. At the very least, you reward a spammer by visiting the promoted website. Worse, these links can take you to sites that download spyware or other malware onto your computer.
Third, do not go to a website promoted by spam, even if you load the web address directly into your browser without clicking on a link. An illegal website selling fake pharmaceuticals â or anything for that matter â is a little like a Broadway show. If no one shows up, it goes dark.
Fox News Website
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03/01/2005 12:54:24 PM · #2 |
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03/01/2005 01:41:42 PM · #3 |
The Nigerian Scam seems to be the most prevalent lately.
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03/01/2005 01:44:03 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by orussell:
The Nigerian Scam seems to be the most prevalent lately. |
So true
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03/01/2005 01:46:52 PM · #5 |
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03/01/2005 01:53:00 PM · #6 |
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03/01/2005 02:14:33 PM · #7 |
I don't think anyone likes spam.
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03/01/2005 07:54:17 PM · #8 |
Bump for the night people.
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03/01/2005 09:35:19 PM · #9 |
Originally posted by rex07734:
I don't think anyone likes spam. |
Spam (the food product) is apparently hugely popular in Hawaii. |
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03/01/2005 09:48:48 PM · #10 |
Originally posted by GeneralE:
Originally posted by rex07734:
I don't think anyone likes spam. |
Spam (the food product) is apparently hugely popular in Hawaii. |
I used to eat it all the time, growing up in Minnesota.
Hormel is (was) hq'd there. If you're into very salty lunchmeat-type food, SPAM it is. |
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03/01/2005 10:04:16 PM · #11 |
Originally posted by rex07734:
(...)is a little like a Broadway show. If no one shows up, it goes dark. |
LOL! I love the analogy, too funny! That's what I've been doing eversince I've been online. I think everybody should read this and and act accordingly. Very useful thread, great initiative.
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03/01/2005 10:52:42 PM · #12 |
screw that...some yo yo's have been sending me THE SAME email for the last month like 2+ times a day. Finally, with the help of the forums here, we tracked down who was their server. I contacted them through email and the very next day, the emails stopped and apparently the web site doesn't exist any longer.
Score one for the good guys. I even tried to be nice in the beginning by sending anonymous emails to them telling them to clear their spam list and start over from ones they collect from wherever they collect them...but that wasn't enough...Now they're wiped out of cyberspace existance...at least for now.
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03/02/2005 04:58:03 PM · #13 |
Originally posted by deapee:
screw that...some yo yo's have been sending me THE SAME email for the last month like 2+ times a day. Finally, with the help of the forums here, we tracked down who was their server. I contacted them through email and the very next day, the emails stopped and apparently the web site doesn't exist any longer.
Score one for the good guys. I even tried to be nice in the beginning by sending anonymous emails to them telling them to clear their spam list and start over from ones they collect from wherever they collect them...but that wasn't enough...Now they're wiped out of cyberspace existance...at least for now. |
Alright David. One point for the little guy.
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03/02/2005 05:03:04 PM · #14 |
Base not your joy upon the deeds of others, For what is given can be taken away.
Peter Steele - Type O Negative
A total aside, but this was my favorite local Brooklyn band for years and in his garbageman/garageband days Pete Steele lived a few blocks away from me. I still hear his beefed up dodge dart speeding along the avenue every now and then. Must have family here still :)
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03/02/2005 05:04:36 PM · #15 |
Originally posted by kdkaboom:
Base not your joy upon the deeds of others, For what is given can be taken away.
Peter Steele - Type O Negative
A total aside, but this was my favorite local Brooklyn band for years and in his garbageman/garageband days Pete Steele lived a few blocks away from me. I still hear his beefed up dodge dart speeding along the avenue every now and then. Must have family here still :) |
Man small world huh. I think I need to change it though. Doesn't really fit my mood anymore.
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03/02/2005 05:05:36 PM · #16 |
Yeah, I kinda feel the same about their music :) |
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