How BIG Bullies ARE SPAMMING (OR Encouraging SPAMMERS) TO Trap You
Mails received from noreply@spam-network.com:
Sudhir has invited you to become friends.
Login to your Spam-network account to accept or decline the invitation.
NOTE:
There was no un-subscription option for me. Plus, if you reply to noreply@spam-network.com, chances are that your mail would be bounced back.
And there are folks, who will actually respond to such spam invitation!!!
I have actually received such fake friendship invitations from most of the renowned social networking websites, and unfortunately, I have seen that the account of the invitees did not exist (might have been deleted), or, the invitee does not have any relationship with me.
I am NOT AGAINST SOCIALIZING. Rather, I'm a big fan of online networking. But this is the surest evidence of the fact that mindless spammers are eating up ALL the SOCIAL space fast!
Fortunately, in this case there was really a profile named Sudhir (Male with photo of female), no problem. http://www.spam-network.com/sudhir/userprofile.
And this is the reason I keep both facebook and myspace far ahead than the rest of the junk. They have really responded promptly to protect members against spammers.
Lesson today?
Nothing really. If you have a social website, try to ensure best protection from members and if you allow anyone to invite friends, always include un-subscription link, so that no mailbox get bombarded with false invitations.
Take care.
Sudhir has invited you to become friends.
Login to your Spam-network account to accept or decline the invitation.
NOTE:
There was no un-subscription option for me. Plus, if you reply to noreply@spam-network.com, chances are that your mail would be bounced back.
And there are folks, who will actually respond to such spam invitation!!!
I have actually received such fake friendship invitations from most of the renowned social networking websites, and unfortunately, I have seen that the account of the invitees did not exist (might have been deleted), or, the invitee does not have any relationship with me.
I am NOT AGAINST SOCIALIZING. Rather, I'm a big fan of online networking. But this is the surest evidence of the fact that mindless spammers are eating up ALL the SOCIAL space fast!
Fortunately, in this case there was really a profile named Sudhir (Male with photo of female), no problem. http://www.spam-network.com/sudhir/userprofile.
And this is the reason I keep both facebook and myspace far ahead than the rest of the junk. They have really responded promptly to protect members against spammers.
Lesson today?
Nothing really. If you have a social website, try to ensure best protection from members and if you allow anyone to invite friends, always include un-subscription link, so that no mailbox get bombarded with false invitations.
Take care.
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