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		<title>A very crude example of phishing</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/a-very-crude-example-of-phishing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SW Hand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[An example of phishing. The &#8220;Review your transaction&#8221; is link-anchored to a web address which when clicked will open a webpage asking for personal details. Very crude, if you ask me. From: sales1@samedomainname.com To: huntern@samedomainname.com Subject: Fwd: Wire Transfer Confirmation (FED_8258V92036) Dear Operator, WIRE TRANSACTION: FED131368911625118 CURRENT STATUS: REJECTED Please Review your transaction as soon [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Used hard drives are scammers gold mines</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/used-hard-drives-are-scammers-gold-mines/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:03:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SW Hand</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=821</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[SCAMwatch and the Australian Communications and Media Authority are now regularly issuing alerts and advisories to help protect internet users. Below is an advisory from SCAMwatch which was issued today: Erase your hard drive before disposing of old computers SCAMwatch is warning Australians to erase their hard drive before parting with old computers and laptops. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Are your friends spamming you?</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/are-your-friends-spamming-you-2/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/are-your-friends-spamming-you-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SW Hand</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=819</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you receive emails which are totally out of character of the persons whose email addresses are supposedly the originators of such messages, you know for sure the emails are spams. Here are two samples (unedited): Hi Friend! I made a life changing decision this was my last resort it proved that anything is possible [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACMA’s Cybersmart program launches its first drama short film: Tagged: What you do online could tag you for life</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/acma%e2%80%99s-cybersmart-program-launches-its-first-drama-short-film-tagged-what-you-do-online-could-tag-you-for-life/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SWadmin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=811</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When a group of high-school friends post a rumour about a rival, it sparks a chain reaction that leaves no one untouched, Cyberbullying, sexting, filmed fights and police action follow – will these friends be Tagged forever? That’s the premise behind the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s first dramatic educational film, Tagged, a 17 minute [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Optus to improve Do Not Call compliance</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/optus-to-improve-do-not-call-compliance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 21:08:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SW Hand</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=807</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Optus is overhauling its telemarketing practices consistent with an enforceable undertaking recently accepted by the Australian Communications and Media Authority. An ACMA investigation found Optus had inadequate telemarketing compliance systems, resulting in thousands of complaints about Optus telemarketers calling people with numbers listed on the Do Not Call Register. Many of these complaints came from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ACMA a key partner in National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2011</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/acma-a-key-partner-in-national-cyber-security-awareness-week-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/acma-a-key-partner-in-national-cyber-security-awareness-week-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 02:44:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SW Hand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Communications and Media Authority joins over 535 public, private and community organisations around Australia today to promote important cyber security messages during National Cyber Security Awareness Week 2011. ‘Everyone, everywhere, needs to be mindful of security issues whenever and however they go online,’ said ACMA Chairman, Chris Chapman. ‘To be part of National [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shortened URL spams on the rise?</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/shortened-url-spams-on-the-rise/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/shortened-url-spams-on-the-rise/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2011 03:48:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SW Hand</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=803</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[From what we&#8217;ve been receiving in our mailboxes, it looks like shortened URL spammers are active again. This includes messages from email accounts which had been reported as hacked. We have even been receiving messages from senders who we have not even heard for many years. What&#8217;s worse is that the messages are sent to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Computer virus telemarketers targetted</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/computer-virus-telemarketers-targetted/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/computer-virus-telemarketers-targetted/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2011 10:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SWadmin</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=794</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Australian Communications and Media Authority is ramping up its fight against computer virus telemarketers who try to convince a consumer that their computer has a virus they can remove for a fee, announced ACMA. &#8220;In the first three months of 2011, nearly half of all complaints about telemarketing calls made to numbers on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Photo attached spam</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/photo-attached-spam/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/photo-attached-spam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 00:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SW Hand</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our earlier post, we reported about &#8220;shortened url links&#8221; spam. Another form of &#8220;shortened&#8221; spam has been flooding our mailbox during the last few days. These are the emails with subject &#8220;Your private photo attached&#8221; &#8212; with attached zip files. No, we don&#8217;t know what&#8217;s on those zip files. We really don&#8217;t care even [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How did this email bypass my Gmail spam filter?</title>
		<link>http://spamwatchers.com/how-did-this-email-bypass-my-gmail-filter/</link>
		<comments>http://spamwatchers.com/how-did-this-email-bypass-my-gmail-filter/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2010 07:28:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://spamwatchers.com/?p=646</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[If you look at the image on this post, you will notice the following: 1. The subject line and the body of the message contain words, mostly English words, which have been split like: lifes tyle for lifestyle refri geran t for refrigerant chast en for chasten &#8230; and other cut up words. 2. It [...]]]></description>
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