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Don't you just hate junk mail?

Gadgets & Tech – I found this site a few days ago and I am REALLY impressed. You know that phone number you can call and get your phone number removed from telemarketers calling lists? Well, this is just like it, but for your home…

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How did that chain letter get to my inbox?

Gadgets & Tech – Everyone who has an e-mail account has probably received a forwarded chain letter promising good luck if the message is forwarded on to others--or terrible misfortune if it isn't. The sheer volume of forwarded messages…

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Stolen Database Being Used To Spam Stickam Users

News – Users of Stickam.com, a live webcam chat site with more than two million members have been spammed this month with messages that mention Stickam but promote pornographic live video sites. Hackers broke into a message…

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Spam swings from Viagra to Versace

Shopping – It would appear that Viagra is no longer arousing the online shoppers like it used to, instead a replica Rolex is what is tickling our collective fancy. At least that is what the spam trends suggest.

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Is Email Marketing Dead?

Gadgets & Tech – According to some, email marketing is dead because of beefed up spam filters. Others say that interruption marketing - where you're life is interrupted by some marketing pitch has reached the end of its effectiveness.…

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Don't Spam My Twitter Feed!

Gadgets & Tech – It hasn't become a system-wide critical problem yet, but as more users get on board the Twitter wagon you can bet that there are people out there ready to shove any manner of obscene, money-making, weight-losing,…

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MySpace Wins $230 Million From ;Spam King; Wallace

News – Spam king Sanford Wallace and phishing buddy Walter Rines got their punishment: a whopping $225 million judgment in favor of MySpace

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Phishing Botnet Expands By SQL Injecting Websites Found…

News – The Asprox botnet, which specializes in sending phishing spam, now using a SQL injection attack tool designed to hack legitimate websites, a move meant to add more hijacked PCs to its collection. The attack tool…

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30 Percent Of New Major Social Networks Accounts Are Fraudulent

News – According to anti-spam firm Cloudmark, in six months leading up to March 2008, social networking sites saw a fourfold growth in the amount of spam on their networks. At several major social networking sites, 30%…

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Best Tips How To Prevent Any More Junk Mail

Do-It-Yourself – This is simple funny idea. Fight junk mail, no more junk mail arrived at your home. Just follow this simple tips to prevent junk mail from messed up your home. Live peacefully without craps junk mail.

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MySpace wins $230 million in Internet spam case

Gadgets & Tech – The popular online hangout MySpace has won a $230 million judgment over junk messages sent to its members in what is believed to be the largest anti-spam award ever.

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MySpace Wins Record $230m in Case Against 'Spam King'

Gadgets & Tech – In a landmark judgment, MySpace has been awarded $230 million in its suit against the so-called Spam King, Sanford Wallace and his partner Walter Rines.

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MySpace wins huge spam payout

Gadgets & Tech – MySpace has just won a legal judgement worth $234m over junk messages sent to MySpace members. The spammers...

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MySpace wins hollow victory against Spam King

Do No Evil – The final score may be MySpace 234 million, Spamford Wallace nil but the winner in this CAN-SPAM Act case is certainly not MySpace.

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MySpace tells AP it has won $234M spam judgment

Gadgets & Tech – The popular online hangout MySpace has won a $234 million judgment in Los Angeles over junk messages sent to its members.

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My Life as a Spammer

News – It looks like Yahoo may be looking for ways to lose to Google after thwarting Microsoft's acquisition attempt. Yes, SearchScan is in beta but generally when a service is in beta, a company is responsive to issues,…

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Is Google an open relay spammer?

Do No Evil – It looks like the spammers new best friend could be Google, if reports that a simple vulnerability turns Gmail into an open relay are true.

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Create, Use and Dispose of Email Addresses In Seconds

Gadgets & Tech – Simply visiting the front page of this website will auto-create a temporary email address for you. Use this address anywhere you have to give an email address, but don't trust them not to use it to spam you with.…

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Security Hole Turns Gmail Into a Spam Machine

Gadgets & Tech – The Information Security Research Team (INSERT) claims to have discovered a security flaw in Gmail that allows a spammer to send thousands of bulk e-mails through Google's SMTP service undetected, bypassing both…

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Botnet Spams 60 Billion Emails A Day

News – Researchers claim the botnet Srizbi is responsible for 50% of all spam, and is the biggest of its kind in history. It's 300,000 zombie computers can send out 60 billion messages a day and currently it is the single…

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Spam Is Migrating to the Cellphone

Gadgets & Tech – If you thought spam on your computer was a bother, brace yourself for round two: spammers want to find you on your cellphone.

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Spammed by a former apprentice

Real Estate – Didn't the Don teach them better methods of marketing?

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Symantec Spam Report now available on-line

Gadgets & Tech – Symantec is now making its montly Spam Report online at they State of Spam web site. You will find the report in pdf format, plus a wdiget showing the current threat level around the world with specifc informaton…

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Parasitic botnet spams 60 billion a day

Gadgets & Tech – The Srizbi botnet has stormed over its competition to become the Internet's biggest spammer.

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Yahoo Partners With McAfee To Make Search More Secure

News – The collaboration covers Web site security issues, such as identifying sites associated with adware, malware, spyware, phishing, and spam

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