Comments for OnlyMyEmail Anti-Spam Blog

Comment on Miss Freya and the Taliban Virus by David

David — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:33:10 +0000

Subject: Hello!

From: “Miss. Rose”
Date: Tue, Oct 28, 2011 9:25 pm

Hi Dear,

With My
1 Heart…
2 eyes…
5 litre blood…
206 bones…
1.2million Red Cells…
60 trillion D.N.A.’s…
I wish u “All the very best of LUCK”…

Thanks & Regard’s
Rose

Comment on IRS Refund Fraud Emails – On Their Way by J

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:34:52 +0000

It’s going around again (and at an odd time, since no one files taxes in October).

Mine came from service@irs.net

Comment on You have notifications pending – Facebook Phishing Fraud by Keith Holm

Keith Holm — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:48:21 +0000

I received the following email…

Facebook has sent you a notification
You have 1 lost message on Facebook, to recover a message follow the link below:
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?lost_message=23dea24e (url – http://silkscalp.perso.sfr.fr/golda.html)

FAQ: Can you recieve messages if your inbox is full?(url = http://silkscalp.perso.sfr.fr/golda.html)

Frequently Asked Questions (url = http://silkscalp.perso.sfr.fr/golda.html)

The message was sent to kholm@att.net. If you don’t want to receive these emails from Facebook in the future or have your email address used for friend suggestions, you can unsubscribe (url = http://silkscalp.perso.sfr.fr/golda.html) . Facebook, Inc. P.O. Box 10005, Palo Alto, CA 94303

Comment on Delivery Status Notification (Failure) – Virus by David Nelson

David Nelson — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 16:09:52 +0000

The apparent sender of the spam, in my case, is:

This address appears on all of the 50 bounced emails. Is there some way to get MS Live to close this person down?

Comment on Delivery Status Notification (Failure) – Virus by David Nelson

David Nelson — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 15:59:55 +0000

Excellent explanation. Thank you. (Now, how to shut down the Russian ISP).

Comment on Wells Fargo Bank Security Alert – Phishing Example by Charles Lineberger

Charles Lineberger — Sun, 02 Oct 2011 15:50:39 +0000

this is a fishing letter. I do not have a wells fargo account.

Wells Fargo Bank, Encrypted Key: wf-101g/mgxa4fhv54nmzl

Dear Wells Fargo Bank, member,

Wells Fargo Bank, is committed to maintaining a safe environment for our customers.

We are contacting you for the 2nd time to remind you that on September 28th, 2011 our Account Review Team identified some unusual activity in your account. In accordance with Wells Fargo’s User Agreement and to ensure that your account has not been compromised, access to your account was limited. Protecting the security of your account and of the Wells Fargo Network is our primary concern. Therefore, as a preventative measure, we have temporarily limited access to sensitive account features. To restore your account access, please take the following steps to ensure that your account has not been compromised:

1. We understand it could be frustrating not to have full access to your account and we want to work with you to get it back to normal as quickly as possible. Please take a moment to confirm your profile and/or update it, and please make sure that your info (address,phone number, etc.) is correct and accurate so we can have your Wells Fargo account issue solved as quickly as possible.

2. Login to your Wells Fargo Internet Banking account. In case you are not enrolled for Internet Banking, you will have to fill in all the required information, including your name and you account number.

To get started, please see:
https://accounts.wellsfargo.com/signon?LOB=CONS

Thanks,
Leah Evans – Wells Fargo Bank Accounts Review Center
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Comment on Your NetSpend Account Changes – Phishing Fraud by mark a stone

mark a stone — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:32:40 +0000

iI have had my netSpend card for about 5yr. I had called the company screaming and yelling that someone was had made Unauthorized transactions and that i had 509.00 on my care and what was they going to do about and that i need my money back on my card not in 45 days but today .I dont feel i should have wait just put it back, THIS IS BULL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Comment on Would Sears Abuse Your Email Address? by arden jenkins

arden jenkins — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 13:56:58 +0000

Can anyone tell me where in the heck the ‘unsubscribe’ is within the email? Either I am TOTALLY missing it, or it’s really not there? I had an account because of an order, but now I don’t know how to cancel my sears.com account, however – within there I have unchecked all email preferences, but am still receiving them daily.
HELP! (will I get an email when anyone responds?)
Thanks, Arden

Comment on Scam The Lawyers by John

John — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:30:19 +0000

My spam filter caught the Vincent Bakeroot version of the Asian steel claim scam Email today (29 Aug 2011)

Interestingly enough the message arrived shortly after I began researching Belgian tax and accountancy terminology using the Google translator.

Since this particular scam seems to use notional Belgian addresses, there may be a causal link there.

Might be fun to see what other “source” countries are used and whether the Google translator is the triggering device for them.

Comment on Would Sears Abuse Your Email Address? by Phillip

Phillip — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 17:29:37 +0000

Yep, I continue to recieve spam despite having my email preferences removed, and even sending them emails. I have filed with the FTC, and suggest others do the same for violating the CAN-SPAM Act; I reported them for two infractions: not specifying how to opt-out from their email listings, and for ignoring requests to remove from emailing lists (they are required to remove you in a timely matter, but have up to 10 days to do such).

Submit claims here:

https://www.ftccomplaintassistant.gov/FTC_Wizard.aspx?lang=en