Ah, google, how I like gmail. All the spam goes to a separate folder, got to love it eh?! On 5/31/08, Grandma Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I wish there were a way to Return to Sender and clog their mail. I can > easily delete spam and in some email accounts indicate that something in my > inbox is spam so it won't appear again, and my accounts are all very good at > putting them in junk and not my inbox, but I would like to cause them > trouble. > > Consumer Reports, in an earlier issue, said to do the following with > phishing emails: > > 1. Forward to the Anti-Phishing Working Group at > reportphishing@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > 2. Forward to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@xxxxxxx > > 3. Forward to the company that is being impersonated. > > I've done that with what little phishing I've received but I don't bother > with the spam. Maybe I should. I forgot about it, actually. > > G.Cindy > > ***WISH LIST (CALLED REQUESTED ADDITIONS TO THE BOOKSHARE COLLECTION)IS > AVAILABLE AT > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/Book_Requests.htm > http://www.friendsofbookshare.org/ > http://studentpages.alma.edu/~07jmyate/book_requests.htm > > A LIST OF BOOKS CURRENTLY BEING SCANNED IS AVAILABLE AT > http://people.delphiforums.com/jamiecalton/scanning.html > > Jake's site for useful links: http://www.jbrownell.com/bkslinks.html > > > --- On Sat, 5/31/08, Curtis Delzer <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> From: Curtis Delzer <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: ot bank of America scam >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Date: Saturday, May 31, 2008, 11:28 AM >> Hey you guys want to hear the latest? I am getting emails >> that say, >> and I quote," >> "You look really stupid, Curtis." >> Now if I were to click on why, or when, or who, or how, or >> where, -- >> I would fall into the trap. I just forward to the spam site >> at the >> U.S. government site: >> spam@xxxxxxx >> and let them deal with it, if they ever do. In Eudora I can >> kind of >> "bounce" the message(s) to them instead of >> forward, it's called >> "redirect," and I can put all the >> "spam" messages in the junk folder, >> which Eudora uses to filter spam into by default. Then, >> there is a >> "turbo redirect" command I can use, which means I >> can highlight 100 >> messages at once and send them all to >> spam@xxxxxxx >> and let the government folks handle it. People which do >> this kind of >> thing, as I said, should be damaged in ways which hurt them >> monetarily. >> >> Curtis Delzer >> >> At 01:12 PM 5/31/2008, you wrote: >> >E, & u think changing your email address will keep >> it from happening >> >again? It's called phishing (note spelling). It >> happens a lot. My >> >advice is that: >> >a) report it to the folks the email is reportedly from, >> e.g., if it >> >purports to be from Bank of America, report it to >> them-- often these >> >legitimate companies are very interested in trying to >> shut these folks >> >down & actually devote resources to so doing; & >> >b) Simply delete & don't panic. The truth is, I >> get these sometimes >> >for places I don't even have an account with. These >> spammers have many >> >methods by which to harvest emails. They don't >> really know who has an >> >account where. They just hope they'll get lucky >> & find some1 gullible >> >enough to do what they ask. Don't ever click on >> links provided in an >> >email--go directly to the site where u have an account >> if u have >> >questions. Most legitimate emails will include your >> name & never ask >> >for identifying information. But panicking & >> changing your email >> >address won't help. Just be cool. I understand it >> seems scarey >> >sometimes, but these spammers aren't nearly as >> smart as it may at >> >first appear. Whatever u do, don't reply to them, >> as they will then >> >know they have a valid email address. >> > >> >On 5/31/08, Curtis Delzer <curtis@xxxxxxxxxx> >> wrote: >> > > Spammers try anything, just delete! really, just >> delete anything you >> > > did not ask for. Bank of America doesn't send >> email of any type >> > > unless you have some notifying going on, from >> them which you must set >> > > up. I have a B OF A account and never got >> anything from them I did >> > > not want. Remember, I said "from them," >> so if it begins by saying >> > > something like your account has been compromised, >> it has not, they >> > > will never send you such email, nor will anyone >> else that is ligit. >> > > Spammer should have their balls cut off, nice and >> slow. >> > > Curtis Delzer >> > > >> > > At 04:46 AM 5/31/2008, you wrote: >> > >>I just got a message from somebody claiming to >> be Bank of America. >> > >> >> > >>It said somebody tried to access my account. >> It said I needed to go >> > >>to a site and do things. >> > >>Luckily the person writing the message made >> several spelling errors, >> > >>and used a email I do not have listed with a >> bank. >> > >> >> > >>My friend also got a call from Bank of America >> yesterday. >> > >> >> > >>Somebody claiming to be his daughter had >> called the bank. She had >> > >>his social security number and address as well >> as birthday and other >> > >>identifying information. >> > >> >> > >>She said he had died and wanted a check cut by >> Bank of America. >> > >> >> > >>He is alive. He has no daughter to the best of >> his knowledge (grin) >> > >> >> > >>Please be careful folks. >> > >> >> > >>I may change my email address. >> > >> >> > >>This stuff is getting close to home. >> > >> >> > >>E. >> > >> >> > >>To unsubscribe from this list send a blank >> Email to >> > >>bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > >>put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself >> in the subject line. To get a >> > >>list of available commands, put the word >> 'help' by itself in the subject >> > >> line. >> > > >> > > To unsubscribe from this list send a blank Email >> to >> > > bksvol-discuss-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > > put the word 'unsubscribe' by itself in >> the subject line. 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