• Has Barton Publishing Found A Diabetes Cure? We Don’t Think So.

    Today we taking a look at emails, videos, and radio ads by Barton Publishing, which claims to have a way to “cure” or “reverse” diabetes.

  • Spammer Spotlight: Linefeed.org

    When discussing a spammer, most often on this site it is in terms of someone who sends mass emails. Today, we’re spotlighting a different kind of annoyance: the blog spammer. Specifically, we’re highlighting linefeed.org, which has the distinction of being the most notorious spammer in our junk folder.

  • Barclays Bank 419 Part 2: Followup and Response

    Last week I reported about my 419 of the day, from Barclay’s Bank of London. I responded to that email from a different email address, using incorrect grammar: “how do i be getting my money?” The following day, I received the following email:

  • Spam of the Day 2/29/2012: Barclays Bank 419

    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.

  • Smith Johnson Canada Lottery Scam

    For the past few months (or even longer), an email has been floating around, claiming the recipient has won the Canadian Lottery, by means of an email address being selected from their java-based software.

  • The Craigslist 419

    It was only a few days ago that I posted a recent 419 scam email that one of my junk accounts received. But now a new twist landed in the inbox of my main account. They responded to an ad I posted on Craigslist, and did so in a very crafty way....