Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:43:38 -0700 From: Matt Lager <matt@soliddataservices.com> To: Erich Dollansky <erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Spam to list participants (from openhosting.com & softcom.com) Message-ID: <535F1FEA.6050503@soliddataservices.com> In-Reply-To: <20140429114019.0eb3ce48@X220.alogt.com> References: <73354.1398734218@server1.tristatelogic.com> <535F1667.1050406@soliddataservices.com> <20140429114019.0eb3ce48@X220.alogt.com>
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Yes I wouldn't tend to agree that this list isn't the community that is likely to fall for that stuff :) The picture's are just self shots of naked girls trying to look like real people. Nothing surprising, but nothing I really want in my inbox ;) On 4/28/2014 8:40 PM, Erich Dollansky wrote: > Hi, > > On Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:03:03 -0700 > Matt Lager <matt@soliddataservices.com> wrote: > >> Thanks for putting in this legwork and reporting back... I received a >> few of these today after replying to a thread, and my daughter >> commonly uses my computer. I was lucky to not have my E-mail sitting >> open, as they all contained inappropriate pictures. I must pose the > what are inappropriate pictures? > >> question, do these spam messages work, ever? They must for people to > I do not know but I have the feeling that the spam comes from hacked > Windows accounts. I never got this kind of spam via the list but only > to the address I am using here. After reporting the issue to the owner > of the IP used for sending the spam out, it stopped until another > Windows machine got hacked. > >> be sending them. But what's more interesting, is my spam messages >> didn't contain any links to go somewhere else, although I'm sure if I >> replied, those links would be on their way. > It also could be just a test for hacking Windows machine and also a > test for how long they can be used. The spam as such does not make any > sense except the girls really only want to find clients. I cannot > imagine that this will work with e-mail addresses from a list like this. > > Erich > -- Solid Data Services <http://www.soliddataservices.com>; Matt Lager / President *Office:* 480-351-5122 *Mobile:* 501-269-8606 www.SolidDataServices.com <http://www.soliddataservices.com>; This e-mail message may contain confidential or legally privileged information and is intended only for the use of the intended recipient(s). Any unauthorized disclosure, dissemination, distribution, copying or the taking of any action in reliance on the information herein is prohibited. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, or contain viruses. Anyone who communicates with us by e-mail is deemed to have accepted these risks. Solid Data Services is not responsible for errors or omissions in this message and denies any responsibility for any damage arising from the use of e-mail. Any opinion and other statement contained in this message and any attachment are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of the company. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.
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