Hit Delete! This is so obvious, it’s pathetic. Yet people must still fall for it. I guess people are just to busy. Hint: Apple won’t do this! Check the email carefully, esp. as it’s unexpected! We see a Microsoft Outlook email on hosted Google API telling me that my ICLOUD photos are all going to…
I used to run a blog carnival for a popular niche, it is amazing how many people DON’T even bother to read the basic instructions, never mind anything else. I reckoned that I threw away over 50% of my submissions for irrelevant, spam, or non-original content. Well over 50%. I then threw away another 20-30%…
I keep getting spam that goes something like this: We noticed that you are not at the top of the search engines for a number of your key terms. We have helped companies similar to yours to achieve top organic rankings. Please reply to this message and we will prepare a special proposal for you,…
With the recent changes to my blog here, I finally figured out how to get zero spam. The recipe is quite simple: 1. Close posts from comments from more than a few weeks ago. Close them all. Nothing to spam. See "Settings" and "Discussion" 2. Set both "Comment author must fill out name and e-mail"…
I tried this letter to @lotto.com to stop their persistent emailings, and it worked. They removed me from their mailing list! Try it for some persistent mailing lists… I’m copying this email to abuse@yahoo.com and wherever else I deem appropriate. I hereby serve notice that for every email that you send me at this address,…
A new kind of spam is making the rounds, courtesy of 123Greetings.com Please be aware of spam following contents… A friend has sent you an ecard from 123Greetings.com. It is unspecified with the name, and asks to download some kind of "Flash", but please beware. It's quite suspicious. Kenneth To: Dear darling, Message: i hope…