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There is something in the air at the moment. It must be mother’s day, or maybe I’ve just been lucky, but my mail box is chock a block full of SPAM this week. On Gmail I typically get 5-10 per week, now about 500. On my own mail the anti SPAM throws away a few hundred per week, this week about 2000. So I decided to have a dig to see what is actually coming in, where from and what they want.
The bulk of the messages received fall in the medical category. There was one lonely-hearts SPAM message, which linked to an executable. Unfortunately the site was already unavailable. From the setup of the emails and the related sites, about 15 different groups sent the above messages. The typical delivery method is home users, although a number were delivered through mail servers that would allow messages to be relayed. It is interesting to see that some of the 419 and lottery messages are still doing the rounds. There are obviously still people that fall for the scam. On the new front there are some new Better Business Bureau messages doing the rounds, so keep your eyes out for those. Cheers Mark - Shearwater |
Mark 391 Posts ISC Handler |
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Apr 26th 2008 1 decade ago |
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