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BS: New Virus Wheeze (DHL FedEx TNT)

25 Sep 09 - 09:12 AM (#2731054)
Subject: BS: New Virus Wheeze (DHL FedEx TNT)
From: GUEST,Mr Red

I got a "non-delivery of parcel" e-mail from a supposed DHL source. The detail was in the attatchment, which was in a zip file. The AV found the offending item immediately.

The stupidity was that I didn't look at my e-mail address (I can choose millions at cresby.com). It came to an address I parked in a relatively safe webmail place where I only look on well protected machines because it got known to spammers. But it nearly fooled me. The last time I got even this close was when I had one from postmaster@cresby.com - which is ME! Why would I e-mail me? But I nearly fell for it.

PS to spammers. Do yer worst with the e-mail above - it only wastes yer time.


25 Sep 09 - 06:10 PM (#2731427)
Subject: RE: BS: New Virus Wheeze (DHL FedEx TNT)
From: Stilly River Sage

That FedEx junk has been landing in my spam folder for months. Even after recent court rulings shutting down some huge spammers, 90% of the email out there at any given time is spam.


25 Sep 09 - 06:21 PM (#2731440)
Subject: RE: BS: New Virus Wheeze (DHL FedEx TNT)
From: gnu

Rogers email does a great job on spam.


25 Sep 09 - 07:12 PM (#2731459)
Subject: RE: BS: New Virus Wheeze (DHL FedEx TNT)
From: Leadfingers

It amuses me that so much of the Spam from BIG Companies has Yahoo HK and Hotmail where ever addresses ! A BIT of a Giveaway .