I received this familiar junk mail in my inbox today. It’s the typical 419 scam with Barclays Bank wanting to give me 10 million dollars. The return email address is barclaysbankplctransferunit@videobank.it with the name “BARCLAYS BANK PLC LONDON.” The body of the email reads: Barclays Bank Plc-Foreign Operations Dept; 1 Churchill Place, London, E14 5HP, United Kingdom, Fax:+4470-3198-5649 ============================================ Dear Honorable Beneficiary, We wish to inform you that the board of trustees and management of Barclay’s Bank International Plc … Read entire article »

While perusing my junk folder, I noticed several seemingly unrelated spam emails had the exact same footer, claiming to be from RUM Marketing. Because all of the emails sent by them appear to be distinct companies, my hunch was that this is a spammer for hire. I decided to look a little further into this place and see what they’re all about. One particular email from them had the subject: “$1500 deposited in your account this … Read entire article »

I have email accounts that I’ve created for the sole purpose of getting spammed. I have my spam filters set as high as they can go, and yet someone always figures out a way to get through. So today I checked this junk-only account and noticed an email with a subject of “hyy-opportunity-sqt” from “FZX Recruitment Agent RDF” – and I wondered how in the world that made it through! Opening the email, we read … Read entire article »