Evil Spammers in the world

[Karen]

Okay, spammers are getting more and more creative - American Idol season is beginning - so now there are ones promising to teach you how to sing, or improve your singing!!!! And more evil options - stopping tintinitus, restoring hearing loss - things medical science either does not know how to do much of the time (for the former) or has so many causes, some completely untreatable (the latter). As Baby Boomers age I expect more arthritis spam to begin to appear ...

[Vette]

My dad has been getting weird phone calls from someone saying "you have a criminal investigation against you. if you do not call back its a federal crime and we will not be able to help you" something to that extent anyway. yet my dad hasnt received an summons. hmmm

[Karen]

What is really funny is, we do still sometimes get junk mail in the "snail mail" form, and Paul got one yesterday that we knew was junk mail before he even opened it, as it was addressed to his actual first name, instead of Paul - which he has used his whole life. But inside the very plain envelope, without any return address, was a piece of paper that clammed they sent it "registered mail, return receipt requested" and was in a badly designed typewriter type font, it look official, I guess.

[Karen]

Okay, lately, I have been getting a lot of "iPhone tracking Ap" and similar spam emails, claiming to be able to help people find lost items using their phone. But the person I know who most often loses things loses his phone more often than anything else! An Ap ain't gonna help!

[Karen]

Big in spam the past couple weeks - solar panel/solar energy promotions.

Do they not do any geographic targeting? With the wether we have had lately, solar panels would be not terribly effective, and if you didn;t install them at a steep angel, you'd have to shovel/brush the snow off every storm!

[smokey the elder]

Be careful filing your taxes using Turbo Tax. Apparently there have been fraudulent refunds claimed through their web site. Also the hoary old call from the IRS.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I think spammers have started using Pet talk to reach us! I got the following in my email:

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL!
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Dear momoffuzzyfaces,

You have received a new private message at Pet Talk from Supermom21, entitled "Hi!".

To read the original version, respond to, or delete this message, you must log in here:
http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/private.php

This is the message that was sent:
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We've turned over every rock and reveal the easy-to-follow secret tactics that will guarantee you fetch your own share of the $65 billion dollar pet industry... Starting from scratch on a shoe-string budget. Get to know more on the http://make-money-pets.net.tf
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Again, please do not reply to this email. You must go to the following page to reply to this private message:
http://PetoftheDay.com/talk/private.php

All the best,
Pet Talk

I do not know this person and for sure will not open any messages from them. I read this in my email but will delete it off my private messages unopened!!!