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Tired of Getting Spam? How To Identify An Email Spammer

Are you getting more spam emails than you can tolerate?
Feeling overwhelmed by it all? There is something you can
do about it. Read on....

Identifying email as spam is actually pretty easy. If there
is an email in your inbox from an address you don't
recognize, nine times out of ten, it's spam. Spammers often
have very unusual email addresses, like
fjkli33808@emailprovider.com.

These nonsensical email addresses are the result of
automated computer programs that sign up for hundreds of
email addresses at a time for use in spamming operations.
The subject lines in spam emails can range from strings of
unrelated words to very apt phrases that bear resemblance to
an email search you've recently conducted.


While the former is simply annoying, the latter can be a
clue that you have spyware in your computer that needs to be
removed. If this happens to you, consult your local computer
service business for help in getting rid of it.

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One particularly vicious type of spam is called phishing
email. These emails are designed by dishonest people to look
like legitimate communications from email providers, banks,
and other establishments with whom you do business. These
emails invariably contain a link that will take you to a
fake website so you can log into your 'account'.


As soon as you log in and use your real user name and
password, the spammer has your account information and can
use it to take over your online accounts and even get their
hands on your money. If you get an email from an
establishment where you have an account, it is always best
to check with the establishment in person or by phone- not
by replying to the email.


If you do receive a phishing email, contact the
establishment of your email account immediately and let them
know so that they can warn other account holders.

Another type of spam is known as the scam email, and you've
probably gotten at least one of them. Some people get three
or more a day. These emails are from people in foreign
countries who say they are trying to get rid of money-
usually a bogus inheritance.


These are basically foreign money laundering operations,
and Americans who have fallen for these scams have ended up
losing large amounts of money, being lured to foreign
countries to complete the 'transaction'- and a few never
even made it home. If you receive one of these emails, you
can forward it to the Federal Trade Commission at
spam@uce.gov and they will investigate the matter.

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What may surprise you is that most of the email spam you
receive is governed by the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. The law is
rarely enforced, it prohibits the buying and selling of bulk
email addresses (although this still goes on every day), and
one clause actually helps spammers verify your email address.

The CAN-SPAM Act states that marketing emails must include
an opt-out link where you can go to request to be removed
from the company's emailing list. But clicking on this
unsubscribe link simply confirms that your email address is
active and almost guarantees that your email address will be
included in the next email address list the company sells.


While spam is certainly a nuisance, there is precious little
you can do about it. When you get spam, most email providers
have a button you can click to mark the email as spam, and
then it will be delivered to your bulk or spam folder
instead of your inbox.


Some email providers allow you to block unwanted emails
altogether so that you don't even have to deal with them in
the spam folder. The third option is, of course, to simply
delete the unwanted email and chalk it up as one of those
annoyances that comes with advancing technology- a matter of
taking the bad along with the good.

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Do not dial area code 809, 284 and 876 Scam warning!

Andre Kryzanowski here, I know this has nothing to do with marketing but knowing this could save you from a nightmare and I thought I should pass it along!

Please read it,

New area Code - PLEASE READ Be sure you read this and pass it on.

809 Area Code
We actually received a call last week from the 809 area code. The woman said 'Hey, this is Karen. Sorry I missed you- get back to us quickly. I have something important to tell you.' Then she repeated a phone number beginning with 809. We did not respond. Then this week, we received the following e-mail:

Do Not DIAL AREA CODE 809, 284, AND 876 from the U.S. or Canada ..

This one is being distributed all over the US .... This is pretty scary, especially given the way they try to get you to call.

Be sure you read this and pass it on.

They get you to call by telling you that it is information about a family member who has been ill or to tell you someone has been arrested, died, or to let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc..


In each case, you are told to call the 809 number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return these calls.

If you call from the U.S or Canada , you will apparently be charged a minimum of
$2425 per-minute.

And you'll also get a long recorded message. The point is, they will try to keep you on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges.
WHY IT WORKS:

The 809area code is located in the Dominican Republic .

The charges afterward can become a real nightmare. That's because you did actually make the call. If you complain, both your local phone company and your long distance carrier will not want to get involved and will most likely tell you that they are simply providing the billing for the foreign company. You'll end up dealing with a foreign company that argues they have done nothing wrong.

Please forward this entire message to your friends, family and colleagues to help them become aware of this scam.

AT&T VERIFIES IT'S TRUE:
http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=6045

SNOPES VERIFIES IT'S TRUE:
http://www.snopes.com/fraud/telephone/809.asp

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RentAnEDU.com Review. A MEGA Scam Revealed

Posted by Andreas Spyrou on January 21st, 2011

Hi. In this blog post I will reveal a MEGA scam that I’ve been personally fall into and I wanted to be sure that you don’t fall in this too, so that you can save your money (like up to $800/month?!) and time (like months). I am also going to reveal a SEO (Search Engine Optimization) secret that will help you rank your website higher by doing proper and white-hat SEO.

So in this post I just wanted to “protect” you from a website named RentAnEdu.com. This service is created by a very famous marketer that makes millions online.

When you visit the website you will see that the marketer has successfully ranked his CambridgeBusinessAcademy.com and DotComSecrets.com websites for some of the most competitive and famous keyword phrases in the world such as “make money”, “make money online” etc.

The first website has an Alexa rank of 68.831 and the second is at 9.339! WOW, so it means these websites receive lots of FREE traffic! YES these websites receive thousands of visitors every day. In the video they are saying that the websites got ranked #1 in less than 14 days without doing any SEO.

So it means that the RentAnEdu.com method is legitimate and really works?!

Hm… not exactly..

Let’s see how RentAnEdu.com works.

How RentAnEdu.com Works?

Step 1: You get a yourfakedirectory.university.edu.pe sub-domain from Peru’s International University’s website (in reality this university doesn’t exist!). You are getting a keyword rich link directory on a fake .edu website!
Step 2: You choose a keyword phrase that you want to rank your website(s) for, for example “make money” etc. You then make a search on Google for that keyword phrase and you contact the first 30 website owners asking them if they can link back to you from their website.

But why should they do that? Because you are going to offer them an .edu link! If you are doing SEO then you know the value of having .edu backlinks. Every internet marketer wants these backlinks because the search engines are giving more link juice to your website. More backlinks value means higher search engines ranking and that means more money in your pocket! Simple! And who doesn’t want this for FREE?! All they have to do is give a FREE link back to your website.

So What’s Wrong With This Website/Service?

Well by applying the RentAnEdu.com technique you are basically scamming other marketers/webmasters by giving them a free link from your fake .edu website (subdomain) in exchange for a back link to your real website(s).

“But it worked for the famous marketer so I don’t care.. Isn’t it Andreas?”

Well both of his websites were already authority websites and were ranking for several competitive keywords for many years before applying this technique. That’s not from doing a 14-day SEO!

Not only this, but I’ve checked the domains as well to see if they have any .edu backlinks, but I couldn’t find any!

Where are the .edu backlinks that skyrocket his websites, on the first results of the search engines?! I know that the search engines are not revealing everything but not seeing a single .edu backlink looks very suspicious.

If you get a backlink from an .edu website then it can get you more value than any other backlink. But with this program you are “scamming” other people thinking that they get an .edu backlink so that you can get backlinks to your website and that’s called black hat! And the worst of all is that you are doing this WITHOUT even knowing it!

I didn’t know so I was paying $97 per month although I haven’t tried it yet. The worst of all is that I could pay them to do the work for me (manually link request) for $300, $500 and even $800 PER MONTH! Yikes! :-0
Oh and in case you were wondering which this FAKE university is, its called “International University Of Peru” and the fake address is www.university.edu.pe

(I don’t even want to give them a backlink from my blog so you have to copy and paste the link into your web browser to see the website.. :) )

Why fake? Well according to Wikipedia there is NO university called “International University Of Peru” in Peru.

Also have a look on the university’s web pages.

http://www.university.edu.pe/our-courses.html

http://www.university.edu.pe/practical-information.html

Same content… saying nothing about courses…

And here: http://www.university.edu.pe/contact-us.html
There is NO contact information…

Hm.. I wonder how can they get new students if they don’t have any contact information?! Only by email??! (You can find one above). Where is the telephone?! Real universities have one of those..

Don’t Waste Your Money On This Scam!

Arg!! As it seems this was another of those products that are misleading YOU (and me), wasting your money and time! I’ve just saved you at least $97 / month and countless of lost hours!

And to be honest I feel embarrassed for falling into this scam but hey thankfully, I figured it out before giving out fake .edu backlinks my self too and have this change to protect you from falling in this scam too!

So, AVOID RentAnEdu.com and save your $97/month money today. You can invest that money somewhere else, on something that really works!

Although this technique of this fake service is not about getting yourself .edu backlinks but for other marketers/webmasters here is how to get REAL .edu backlinks to YOUR website and get those valuable backlinks.

Read the Edu Backlink Bonanza report by clicking here and you will be amazed. And no, it will not cost you $97/month! Not even close that price. Just pure content, showing you how to get REAL .edu backlinks to YOUR website at a one time low price. Click here to find out more.

Ok that was this post. So if you want me to give you more product reviews (both bad and good) just let me know! As always I would love to read your comments!

Take care,

Andreas
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If you receive an unsolicited call from Microsoft Tech Support, hang up!

Yesterday I received an unexpected call from someone telling me they had called because of the error pop-ups I was getting on my computer. I told them I wasn’t getting any pop-ups and they informed me that I was even if I didn’t see them. The caller went on to say that these pop-ups were slowing my machine down because they were infecting it with 1 or more viruses.

Although I was skeptical about this call and was having a hard time understanding the person due to their accent, I was also curious about what the caller wanted so I continued with the call. The caller directed me to go turn on my computer. Telling me to turn my computer on only supported my skepticism since I had been working online all morning.

Once I was at my machine I was given the instructions to bring up the run menu. When they started giving me a website address to type in I interrupted and stated I was having a hard time understanding them. The caller asked me to hold on and I assume went to get someone with less of an accent.

While I waited a few seconds for someone else to come on the call I could hear a lot of yelling in both English and another language in the background.

A second, easier to understand person came on the call and gave me the website to type into my run box. After he gave me the url I informed him I wouldn’t do it since I didn’t know who he was or what he wanted. I also stated that I felt this was a security issue since he had called me and I didn’t really know who he was or why he was calling.

With that, the caller directed me to the comantra website. When I got to the site I clicked the pricing button before I told the caller the site had come up.

Their prices are not cheap!

When I told the caller I was at the site he informed me that because I was a Windows user my error pop-ups had been detected and I was entitled to get my pc cleaned up. I asked who was paying for this service since I had noticed the pricing item on the menu and he said it was already paid for since I was using Windows.

“You mean everyone who is using Windows get this service free?” I asked. He stated, “Yes.”

I was then sent to the remote access page on the site and given a “secret” 6-digit number to both write down for future use and enter into the onscreen box.

I wrote the number down and asked, “Does entering this number give you remote access into my machine?”

He said, “Yes.”

I then stated that I had 6 computers in use and asked if I would have to do this for every one of them or if only 1 was infected. He stated that they were all infected and by giving access to 1 machine would clean them all up.
At that point I declined his offer to clean my machines and told him I would not give him access.

Would you believe he then told me that I could never turn my machine off because if I did I it wouldn’t come back on?

Guess what. My machine did turn on this morning and is running normally. Oh, did I mention I run a virus scan every Friday and it was running during the call?

Oh, 1 last thing. I knew there was something wrong with the call when I answered since my caller ID identified the caller as a blocked number. No reputable business except telemarketing services block their number. Do they?

To Your Success,
Susan
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**Two Serious Scam Warnings Plus a bargain

Randolf Smith-
I wanted to send this straight out as I know a lot of people fall for these.

I’ve just received 2 emails… One supposedly from Pay’Pal And the other from the IRS

Basically I know them both to be scams – purely sent to get Ca$h from your pocket into the scammers accounts.

Don’t ask me about the techy side of how they’ll manage it – they just will if you cl’ck the links!

The First

Here it is:

From: “PayPal”
To: Not Set
Date: Apr 21 2008, 01:14 PM
Subject: PayPal – Notification of Account Limitation

Dear PayPal account holder,

PayPal is constantly working to ensure security of our customers by regularly screening the accounts in our system. We have recently determined that different computers have tried
logging into your PayPal account,and multiple password failures were present before the logons.
Until we can collect secure information, your access to sensitive account features will be limited.
We would like to restore your access as soon as possible, and we apologize for the inconvenience.
——————————————————————————–
Why is my account access limited?

Your account access has been limited for the following reason(s):

April 20, 2008: We have reasons to believe that your account has been accessed by a third party.We have limited access to sensitive PayPal account features in case your account has
been accessed by an unauthorized third party. We understand that having limited access can be an inconvenience, but protecting your account is our primary concern.

(Your case ID for this reason is PP-931-2843-031.)

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How can I restore my account access?

Please visit the Resolution Center and complete the “Steps to Remove Limitations.”
To visit the Resolution Center, please follow the link below:

An IP Code /www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr=cmd=p/index

Completing all of the checklist items will automatically restore your account access. Please do not reply to this e-mail. Mail sent to this address cannot be answered.

NOTE: If you received this message in your SPAM / BULK folder, that is because of the restrictions implemented by your Internet Service Provider.

We are sorry for that inconvenience.

© Copyright © 1999-2008 PayPal. All rights reserved.

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The PayPal one supposedly informs me that my account being limited, and I need to log in because somebody has attempted fraudulent activity on my account.

They then apologise the inconvenience but require me to secure my account information by clicking on a link and going through the procedures at the PayPal have in place to re verify the account sending the limitations.

What’s worrying about this e-mail is that the wording in the information is very accurate.

On a couple of occasions I’ve had my account limited with PayPal.

And this wording is the exact wording that they use.

But I know it’s a scam, and here’s why… In the from and to and greeting parts of the address
service@intl.PayPal.com is incorrect.

To say’s ‘not set’, Where is PayPal would have my e-mail address and the final part the big giveaway “Dear PayPal account holder”.

PayPal never write “Dear PayPal account holder,” they always address you by the data they have. i.e. your name.

The final detail is the web link does not take one directly to PayPal. But to some unknown site that is only identified by an IP address.

In all cases of any communication from PayPal regarding your account. The simple thing to do is just log into your PayPal account by opening a browser and logging in as normal.

If paypal have a message for you it will be shown there.

Never, I repeat, never click the links within these e-mails.

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Second One

Here it is:

From: “IRS”
To: Not Set
Date: Apr 21 2008, 01:14 PM
Subject: Important Notification

We are pleased to inform you that upon reviewing your fiscal activity, we have determined that you are eligible to receive a tax refund of $372.31

To access the online form for your tax refund, please folow this link:

http://letternumber.bitefight.ro/c.php?uid=1234

Your Individual Taxpayer Identification Number: 217 53 3569

Because this letter could help resolve any questions regarding your exempt status, you should keep it in your permanent records.

If you distribute funds to other organizations, your records must show whether they are exempt under section 497 (c) (12). In cases where the recipient organization is not exempt under section 497 (c) (12), you must have evidence the funds will be used for section 497 (c) (12) purposes.

If you distribute fund to individuals, you should keep case histories showing the recipient’s name and address; the purpose of the award; the manner of section; and the relationship of the recipient to any of your officers, directors, trustees, members, or major contributors.
——————————————————————-

Sincerely,
Natasha Morgan
Director, Tax Refunds Department

Copyright 2008, Internal Revenue Service U.S.A. All rights reserved. Letter 952 (DO/CG
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The IRS one really made me laugh.

Firstly again from IRS,and their address is office@IRS.gov, And the “to” says “Not set”.

So there’s the first giveaway. secondly, it then goes on to inform me that after reviewing my
fiscal activity, They have determined that I am eligible to receive a tax refund at $372.31.

There is then some unidentifiable web link and an individual taxpayer identification number

Signed by Natasha Morgan director of tax refunds. And finally, a copyright notice from the Internal Revenue Service, USA.

So why is this so hilarious. Easy- I live in the UK, I pay my taxes to the UK government
Inland Revenue.

Not the Internal Revenue Service of the USA, What’s more I pay in pounds sterling – not dollars

Therefore any refund would be in pounds sterling not in US dollars. And frankly – I still haven’t submitted my return yet…. hehe

So naturally this one had me in stitches. However, I realise that many of my friends & subscribers are in the US of A. and could easily fall prey to these vicious individuals.

I’m not exactly sure how the US IRS Works. However, I’m sure they wouldn’t send you an e-mail about tax refund, so yet again.

I can only stress do not I repeat not, click the links in these e-mails, if you receive any.

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