I got three flavors of this one today. The FDIC wrote about it, but doesn't say what happens if you click the link. I hope no one (except maybe a trained professional) tries to find out. Version 1: Sender: ::Federal Insurance Company:: (acclimatizingn271@fdic.gov) Subject: FDIC: About … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2011
Lame spam of the day: BBB service Re: Case # (various numbers)
I got 7 versions of this today, at 2 different email addresses. They included an attachment called bbb_logo.jpg but no graphics in the message body. A friend posted about them on a listserve and said that clicking the link downloads a virus. This scam has been around for a while. … [Read more...]
First impressions of the HTC Rezound smartphone
Since HP abandoned the Palm Pre I decided to do the same. I'm sad about it -- I've been a Palm user since the Pilot days and loved Palm's WebOS. But my Pre's keypad was no longer reliable, the erratic GPS was constantly vexing, and the lack of apps was annoying (and not likely to get … [Read more...]