Purportal.com: The Bunk Stops HereSporadic dispatches from Purportal.com.A phishing scam dissected- (Found July 8, 2008 ) <p>Here&39;s a very nice explanation of the details and mechanics of a recent phishing scam which involved simultating a Better Business Bureau complaint. A scary mix of technical and social hacks are at work in the scam. <p><p> It&39;s worth noting that a couple third parties end up being complicit in this scam. One is whatever mail server originally accepted the email; it didn&39;t check the <a href="http:www.openspf.org">SPF<a> records of bbb.org. If...http://purportal.com/news/111 Spotting fake listings on eBay and Craigslist- (Found July 8, 2008 ) A guide on the Wired How-To wiki on not getting ripped off. I think that "use common sense" is not really useful advice -- it&39;s not something people just turn on or off -- but the other advice is good. More: http:howto.wired.comwikiSpot_a_Fake_Listing_on_Craigslist_and_eBay February 25th, 2008http://purportal.com/news/112 Top 100 April Fools Day Hoaxes- (Found July 8, 2008 ) "As judged by notoriety, absurdity, and number of people duped." More: http:www.museumofhoaxes.comhoaxaprilfool April 1st, 2008http://purportal.com/news/113 Subpoena by email- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Received by an attorney associate: <blockquote> To All Eastern District of California Attorneys, <br><br> In recent weeks, thousands of high-ranking executives across the country received e-mail messages that appear to be official subpoenas from the United States District Court in San Diego, CA. Each message included the executive&39;s correct name, email address, company name, and phone number, and commands the recipient to appear before a grand jury in a...http://purportal.com/news/114 New feature: spam comments- (Found July 8, 2008 ) The scammy-spam archive has been growing in popularity, which is great. As of today it&39;s no longer a read-only service: every spam page now features a comment form where you can post your observations, wisecracks, or hard-won experience. Try it out and let me know how you like it. More: http:purportal.comspam May 26th, 2007http://purportal.com/news/101 |