Tag: spam

  • SPAM ALERT: “Domain Notification – This is your Final Notice of Domain Listing”

    SPAM ALERT: “Domain Notification – This is your Final Notice of Domain Listing”

    Watch out for this email spam that looks like a domain registration! It comes from “Domain Services” and the subject line is “Domain Notification – This is your Final Notice of Domain Listing” – and then your domain name in capital letters. Inside is this alarming-looking message: Note: It looks urgent. It looks official. However,…

  • Spam and E-mail encoding

    Spam and E-mail encoding

    Any time you publish your e-mail address online, you risk getting spam as a result. You can’t prevent people from manually copying down your e-mail address.  But that’s not how you usually end up on spammers’ lists. Spammers acquire huge lists of e-mail addresses that have been automatically “harvested” by bots, automatic programs that surf…