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Work From Home Job! (Mail Forwarding Scam)
I’ve written about mail-forwarding scams before. The email I got yesterday was interesting for its attempt to bypass Bayesian filtering (which worked, by the way). Here’s what I saw: From: Irena...
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Android’s recent update: Reams of popups and smarmy ads.
Not a happy camper today. Ever since the latest update on my Android, I’ve been getting endless popups and ads on my phone. I don’t know whose fault it is, and I can’t stop it. I’ve seen this one about...
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Cloud watching hasn’t changed much
Years ago, there was Charles M. Schulz: I always loved the incredible spiritual depth that Linus developed over time. Today, there’s Wiley: Non Sequitur Me, I’m lucky if I can see duckies and horsies....
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Samsung, Android, Whoever – Please Just Stop
Ever since the latest Android update, I’ve been getting endless popups for various apps, as well as deceptive, slimy, sleazy, dishonest, unethical (you get the idea) “surveys and promotions” scams, as...
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Probioslim: The latest affiliate marketing scam.
It starts with spam. That’s the first indication that whatever product or service being hawked is ineffective, undesirable, dangerous, or unethical. Honest companies just don’t spam. From:...
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ProBioSlim: I got someone really mad. My first “cease and desist” letter.
As anyone who follows my blog knows, I have been quite active in warning people against sweepstakes fraud, Nigerian scam letters, and other types of jiggery-pokery, including nutritional scams like...
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ProBioSlim: I’m not the only one who’s calling bullshit.
Just have a look here, the website of Diet Pills Watchdog. I love the Pros: “May not cause too many side effects.” Well, that’s reassuring. Click the link above for the full review, which illustrates...
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Ralph Fasanella, New York City, 1957
NEW YORK CITY Ralph Fasanella, 1957, oil on canvas, 50 x 110 in. Collection of Nicholas and Shelley Schorsch Oil On Canvas The nine-foot long mural depicts the 59th street bridge at center, combined...
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Spam is criminal
I wish they would make junk mail illegal, but unfortunately the post office depends on it for a good portion of their income. Spam is a different matter. It’s annoying, it’s deceptive, it’s unwanted,...
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Rachael has now dropped sixteen dress sizes.
I wage war against spam, affiliate marketers, snake oil and general pseudo-scientific bulldust. In a previous post about worthless nutritional supplements, I posted three identical advertorials from...
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The Matchbook Collection of Margaret Draper
Maggie was a world traveler, and a lover of fine dining. These images are from her collection of matchbooks from numerous places around the world. If she favored New York City, she is to be forgiven,...
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No, not from Yahoo!
In case you weren’t certain, letters like this are scams. Never send the criminals any information or money. YAHOO AWARD & MSN WINDOW LIVE PROMOTION CENTER 125 Shaftesbury Avenue London WC2H 8AD...
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A good laugh from a bad translation
I’ve always been a word person, since my earliest memories. I’ve always enjoyed playing with language, Odd that I hated my 7th-grade linguistics class… clearly I was not emotionally or intellectually...
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Holding back the grim reaper
Two relief sculptures on the side of the Fulton County Public Health Department in Atlanta, Georgia. The first is straightforward: the physician warding off death. It’s what they do, to the best of...
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Just another Nigerian scam letter
As long as these keep coming, you know that someone out there is falling for them. Education is the best defense. Protect your loved ones. Subject: UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC. UBA/QUICKLY GET BACK TO...
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Marketing by Deception (Once Again)
“You are a Finalist in our 2016 Toyota Prius Giveaway!” trumpets the letter. Notice: They’ve never tried contacting me before, but along with the Washington DC return address, the “Final Attempt” makes...
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Enough is as good as a feast
The following cartoon appeared on my Facebook newsfeed today. I am reminded of a couple of old stories. The first: The Mexican Fisherman A boat docked in a tiny Mexican village. An American tourist...
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Send now, $115 through Western Union or Money Gram!
As soon as you see the words “Nigeria,” “Western Union,” “MoneyGram,” or anything else that has to do with sending your hard-earned money to Africa, run the other way and don’t look back. While these...
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An Insider’s View of Martin Shkreli
The media has gone nuts about Martin Shkreli, the CEO of Turing Pharma who “obtained the manufacturing licence for Daraprim, an out-of-patent medicine, and raised its price by 5,455 percent (from...
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The Casio CA-95 Musical Watch
Some time ago I wrote about early calculator watches and mentioned some of the favorite geek watches I’ve owned over time. My all-time favorite is the CA-95, which I bought in Hannover in 1983 as I...
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