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Spam as DoS Attack

by Dana Blankenhorn
November 7, 2006
in crime, Internet, Personal, Scandal, spam
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For the last few days my mailbox has been filled by a single spam.

It’s an investment scam, labeled "Investment Strategy," and carrying a variety of made-up names in the "from" field. Gamekeeper I. Dishrag. Hairsplitting D. Liken. Thunderclap K. Cacaphonies.

Here’s the start:

Are you looking for a simple investment
strategy that beats more than 90% of all mutual funds and investment
newsletters?

It takes as little as 15 minutes a
month to get these results using the Vega Stock Forecast

It ends with a throwaway URL.

So far, pretty standard. But here’s the thing….

 

I’m averaging one of these a minute My daughter’s account, which she doesn’t check, has 861 copies of this since just yesterday.

This looks like spam as Denial of Service attack.

So the question becomes, any of the rest of you lot getting this spam? In quantity? Is it widespread, or is some spammer just after my mailbox?

Is the Web under attack, or is it just me?
(Frankly, I hope it’s just me.)

Tags: CAN-SPAM ActInternet crimeinvestment scaminvestment spamspamspam crime
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Dana Blankenhorn began his career as a financial journalist in 1978, began covering technology in 1982, and the Internet in 1985. He started one of the first Internet daily newsletters, the Interactive Age Daily, in 1994. He recently retired from InvestorPlace and lives in Atlanta, GA, preparing for his next great adventure. He's a graduate of Rice University (1977) and Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism (MSJ 1978). He's a native of Massapequa, NY.

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Comments 4

  1. spam blocker says:
    19 years ago

    great post!

    Reply
  2. spam blocker says:
    19 years ago

    great post!

    Reply
  3. ordaj says:
    19 years ago

    Try this:
    http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=110085&WT.svl=cmpnews1_1

    Reply
  4. ordaj says:
    19 years ago

    Try this:
    http://www.darkreading.com/document.asp?doc_id=110085&WT.svl=cmpnews1_1

    Reply

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