Since Adobe seems to update Acrobat weekly, this message seems plausible. Some quick indicators that it isn’t real: I get updates through the installed Adobe Updater, not as email messages. The update site is instant-acrobat-upgrade.com, not adobe.com. The sender’s address is @newsletter.northerntool.com No company logo in the message (easy to fake, but many spammers don’t [...]
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Don’t people know not to click links in weird emails from strangers? Probably not. This site says the link leads to malware. Sender: Svetlana@rlweiner.com (My domain — no Svetlanas work at my company) Subject: Fwd: I’m in trouble! Text: I was at a party, got drunk, couldn’t drive the car, somebody gave me a lift [...]
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This is the first one like this I’ve seen — a speeding ticket. If I’d driven in New York in October I might be curious enough to click (well, I wouldn’t, but someone might). Apparently this one has been floating around for a while and delivers malware. Sender: support@rlweiner.com (me!) Subject: Fwd: Re: TRAFFIC TICKET [...]
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I just love the subject line in this one. Wow, very creative syntax (though the misspelling of “declined” lessens the impact). I also got a second version, but the subject was much more prosaic. This blog says the links download malware. Version 1: Sender: Argelia Vogel (SterlingGroesbeck@myexcel.com) Subject: The variant of the contract you’ve offered [...]
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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. Here’s an article about a [...]
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Idealware is updating its 2009 report on low-cost donor databases. If you’re a database vendor and want to be considered, fill out the survey at http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RCHJNGC I assume their criteria will be similar to what they used last time, which was a starting cost of less than $4,250 in the first year and at least [...]
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I get a lot of emails like the following from small nonprofits: We desperately need to get a new donor database and most of them are totally unaffordable!! Looking at the Idealware Low Cost Database report, I find that there are so many considerations that it is quite complicated to make a choice. I am [...]
Filed in Advancement Services,Donor Databases,Nonprofit Technology,Software 4 Comments so far
I received an email newsletter today with the following pitch for a web-based donor database (perhaps you can guess which one): The Cloud offers you constituent relationship management (CRM) software that’s less expensive, easier to maintain, more accessible, more intuitive, and with greater flexibility and capacity than you’ve ever seen before. How much would you [...]
Filed in Cloud Computing,Databases,Donor Databases,IT Management,Nonprofit Management One Response so far
I received the following email from Keith Heller, a database consultant who works with Raiser’s Edge and Common Ground clients: We’ve been involved with responding to many RFPs over the years and I have a general inquiry that is in your bailiwick. I often see RFPs that are quite lengthy and well-considered, and looking for [...]
Filed in Databases,Donor Databases,IT Management,Nonprofit Technology,Software 4 Comments so far
Idealware recently released its Fundraising, Communications and Outreach. Unlike their earlier guides (to inexpensive donor databases, content management systems, online donation tools, etc.) this one is an actual book (84 pages, paperback) and costs actual money ($19.95, plus, I assume, shipping and maybe tax). They describe it as follows: What types of software should your [...]
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