http://jimplumb.com/wp wot i been readin Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:36:13 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This lovely fake email from "Microsoft Windows Computer Safety Division" wants to help me with my Conficker.B virus with a free virus scanner they've so thoughtfully attached to the email. Of course, what they've attached is a program to infect my computer with aforesaid Conficker.B or something worse like a ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=73 Have you received an email from the so-called Internet Service Provider Consorcium threatening to suspend you for illegal activities? Well, you can rest assured it's a fake email. First of all, if they were who they said they were it would be Consortium not Consorcium. Any group that can't spell ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=72 Received this bogus email today from someone claiming to be from the Center for Disease Control. =============== Subject: Instructions on creation of your personal Vaccination Profile You have received this e-mail because of the launching of State Vaccination H1N1 Program. You need to create your personal H1N1 (swine flu) Vaccination Profile on the ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=71 This is a fake email from the Social Security administration. Don't open this email, IT'S FAKE! They wouldn't know your email address anyway. ------------------ Subject: Watch for errors on Social Security statement Due to possible calculation errors, your annual Social Security statement may contain errors. Use the link below to review your ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=70 When looking at your "View Available Wireless Networks" button in Windows, have you ever noticed listings for either of the above? I noticed these today and had no idea where they came from since I live in the boonies, I know what wireless networks I have in my house and ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=69 Never heard of these guys. Obviously a fake email. Also, it has one of those big hairy URLs that probably goes to a server run by the Russian mob. Please delete this email if you receive it. . Subject: Your ACH transaction was rejected by The Electronic Payments Association Dear bank account ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=68 We've been receiving fake phishing emails with instructions on the "new" facebook login system. If you receive this email, don't click on the links! Here's another variation I've been receiving: Subject: Facebook Password Reset Confirmation Hey jim , Because of the measures taken to provide safety to our clients, your password has been changed. You ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=67 Imagine opening up an encyclopedia and finding this in the first two paragraphs: A cannon is any tubular piece of [a man's shaft] that uses pineapple or other usually explosive-based sperm to launch projectiles. Cannon vary in length, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and thrust power; different forms ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=66 If you receive an email similar to the one below, you aren't alone. Not sure what the purpose is, if only to try can steal your domain name. If you notice, in her signature, she cannot even spell her own domain correctly. And to top it off, when deleting this ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=65  Received this on Skype today: [1:11:04 PM] Online Repair says: WINDOWS REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION ============================= ATTENTION ! Security Center has detected malware on your computer ! Affected Software: Microsoft Windows Vista Microsoft Windows XP Microsoft Windows 2000 Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Impact of Vulnerability: Remote Code Execution / Virus Infection / Unexpected shutdowns Recommendation: Users running vulnerable version should install a ... http://jimplumb.com/wp/?p=64