Category: Spam

Work At Home Scam Spam

27 July, 2008 (22:29) | Scams, Spam | No comments

OK, I guess you could say that I’ve had it. Somehow, the work-at-home scammers have obtained one of my e-mail addresses and I am starting to receive these work-at-home scam e-mails.
I’m going to show you the one I got today. I am not going to change the name of the individual who sent it. It’s [...]

Spammers Go To Jail

15 July, 2008 (20:45) | Spam | No comments

This is the kind of story you just gotta love to hear. Like a lot of people, I’m so sick of spam, I don’t even know what to say. I will say this, however. I’m thrilled to hear about two of these weasels going to jail!
27-year-old Adam Vitale was sentenced to 30 months in jail [...]

Pump-And-Dump Stock Scams

17 July, 2007 (20:35) | Scams, Spam | No comments

A recent article provided a nice simple explanation of what a pump-and-dump stock scam is all about. I’ve had my share of experience with penny stocks a few years ago and certainly learned my lesson.
It’s easy to get excited when you hear stories about stocks that were purchased for a few cents rising up to [...]

Beware of E-Mail Greeting Cards

11 July, 2007 (20:00) | Spam | No comments

One clever method computer crooks use to infest your computer with damaging programs like spyware and “trojan horse” programs is to send out millions of e-mail greeting cards.
E-mail greeting cards became popular a while ago and there are a lot of legitimate web sites that you can use to compose a greeting card and have it [...]

Alleged “Spam King” Arrested

2 June, 2007 (22:21) | Spam | No comments

What better way to kick off this new blog than with news that a major-league spamming low-life has actually been arrested. This is the kind of news that just makes my day!
Robert Alan Soloway, 27, was arrested and is being charged with sending out billions of spam e-mail messages that cost businesses a huge amount [...]