iTunes Privacy
I updated my ipod software today and reading the TOS (you do read Terms Of Service statements, right?), I found a few items that I highlighted in bold. Basically, the contract states that information about your system and peripherals will be collected. They go on to state that none of this information will have your personal information attached to it, but does that really matter?
MSN YAHOO LOTTERY
The Msn Yahoo Lottery Incorperation
PO Box 1010,Liverpool
L70 1NL,United Kingdom.
Ref: XYL /26510460037/05
Batch: 24/00319/IPD
This is to inform you that you have won a prize money of Five hundred thousand, Great Britain Pounds Sterling(500,000.00) for the month of January 2008 Lottery promotion which is organized by MSN/YAHOO LOTTERY INC LIVE.
Egor Fillipenko
Phishing attempt from Egor Fillipenko that came from the email wof30@hetnet.nl and is listed below:
ATTENTION PLEASE!!!,
PayPal Important Security Update
Another phishing attempt, this time make to look like a PayPal Important Security Update - here it is posted below:
Dear PayPal member:
Paypal has the last days updated all user account with better security
to avoid unwanted access and to reduce the instance fraud to keep our
users information secure, Some user accounts lost there information while
new security update was complete, we are realy sorry about this problem.
EURO CLAIM AGEnNCY
Another phishing attempt posted below for your viewing pleasure!
CONFIRM YOUR EURO CLAIM AGEnNCY WINNING
This email is to notify you that your Email Address attached to a Ticket Number(106012) has won an Award Sum of 850,000.00Euro (Eight hundred and fifty thousand euro only ) In an Email Sweepstakes program held on the 12 -01 2008.
Europw Lotto Plus Lottery
More phishing attempts and this one even made it through Google’s email filter! It was sent from:
Ellen Borget msellenborget01@hotmail.com
AWARD DEPARTMENT
AdBlocker.com
Received this message today - unsolicited email about the sale of AdBlocker.com. For only 250 grand (how they do the tax free thing I don’t know) the domain could be mine. It’s a good read and can open your eyes to the amounts that domain names bring. Here is the email: