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  <pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2007 13:38:01 UT</pubDate>
  <title>Virus ALERT</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=6738.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Dave Jones (DAVERJ)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[I'm guessing that is what was inside an email that arrived here this morning, which I deleted without even opening. It came from &#34;Support Center&#34; and had a title of &#34;Worm Alert&#34;, and was 75KB. Those 3 things together made me not even bother to look at the email, but to just delete it along with the rest of the spam.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2007 09:44:01 UT</pubDate>
  <title>Nigerian Scam?</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=6714.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Mike (MIKEN)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[Yes, as I recall, I sent something to my daughter in Germany.  I took that chance because it was so much cheaper than UPS.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2007 11:05:16 UT</pubDate>
  <title>ARA Member Email (Scam Alert)</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=5884.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Awardsguy</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[These guys just never seem to be able to get it right.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2007 12:06:42 UT</pubDate>
  <title>They're Baaack!</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=6369.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Boz (CHEDDARHEAD)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[I also saw a ULS M 300 - M 300 laser engraver listed again.  Opening bid was something like $1.  I have questions in to them, but I would guess they won't have an answer.  This one is out of New Jersey, if my memory serves me right.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2007 18:22:50 UT</pubDate>
  <title>Sales Rep-Probable scam</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=6272.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Vicky (ANDERI)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[This would almost be amusing if it wasn't so dangerous. (devil)   I just talked a neighbour &#38; friend out of taking a similar &#34;job&#34;.  Here's what might happen to people who fall for these types of scams:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5424542/]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2007 10:28:15 UT</pubDate>
  <title>Another Paypal scam</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=6330.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Vicky (ANDERI)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[quote: ...not to mention the greeting &#34;Dear customer&#34;.   Exactly.  PayPal and EBay will address you by name in a legitamate e-mail.  &#34;Dear Customer&#34; is the first sign that it's a scam.  If you're using Outlook, you can hover over the link and it'll show you the true path at the bottom of the page. ;-)]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 14 Mar 2007 07:11:32 UT</pubDate>
  <title>Nigerian Scammers caught!</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=6309.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Barbara (RGILE)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[You are a nut.
Thanks for the laugh.
Barb]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2007 21:50:06 UT</pubDate>
  <title>Jury Duty</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=6295.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Laser Image (LASER_IMAGE)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[I always check snopes.com when I hear about anything like this, especially anything that seems like it could be an urban legend.  This, however, is very real.  It's not new but it is a threat.  Here is a link to the story on snopes.

http://www.snopes.com/crime/fraud/juryduty.asp

If you get those &#34;watch out for this&#34; or &#34;the government isn't printing In God We Trust on money anymore&#34;, I urge you to check out snopes.  There are a lot of people who are only trying to do good but they are clogging up everyones email with junk.

Gary]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Mon, 19 Feb 2007 18:04:14 UT</pubDate>
  <title>E-BAY Scams</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=5968.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Dave Jones (DAVERJ)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[Actually, the first time I searched there I used &#34;riccitool.com&#34; and the archived site was from 2005, but looking again with &#34;fredriccitool.com&#34; I see there is an even newer copy of the site.

Go here and click on the April 2006 version:

http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.fredriccitool.com

You can always look at the different dates to see how the site changed over time.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2007 08:28:44 UT</pubDate>
  <title>It's my turn....</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=5976.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Awardsguy</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[I normally just mark them as spam and put them in the trash.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2007 21:37:28 UT</pubDate>
  <title>IP relay scam - beware!</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=5772.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Colin (MATROPHY)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[I have received 3 more of these calls since I posted the original warning. I have been trying to figure out a way to make sure that I when I refuse the IP call that I am not depriving a truly hearing-impaired person of this valuable service.

Now the first thing I do is ask the operator to ask the caller where this call is originating from. If it's a local person I plan on asking them to come to the store. Not one of these calls is from a local person so once they tell me where they are calling from - the last one was from Detroit and I'm in California - I ask the operator to hang up.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Wed, 31 Jan 2007 15:37:39 UT</pubDate>
  <title>JDS - Help With Scams</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=5915.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Jer (DIAMOND)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[I got an e-mail this afternoon from JDS.  They discussed the overseas scams we have been seeing where large orders are placed and supposedly paid with a credit card.  They included a link with info about scams.

=============================================

Dear Valued JDS Customer:

We've received alerts that suggest that the awards industry is currently being targeted by scammers attempting to purchase large orders of awards.

In one case, an end user is contacting many dealers attempting to order a large quantity of bobble heads and put the order on a credit card. The order is supposedly for a user in Algeria or Ghana and is typically phoned in or e-mailed to the dealer. The credit card number they use in each case is the same although sometimes they claim to be from Florida, other times, Detroit, etc. Recently, four dealers in Baton Rouge received this very suspicious order.

In another case, a member received a very unusual operator assisted phone call as well as a very strange accompanying email from someone claiming to be in Ghana, wanting to order 1200 awards with a credit card.

In yet another case, a member received an urgent email requesting an order for 50 trophies, 36&#34; tall to be shipped overseas. They replied to the email, only to receive a curt reply stating that the ONLY way they could pay for the order was by Charge Card.

If you receive similar correspondence, please proceed with caution. If you believe you are the target of a scam, please contact your local authorities.. Additional information and resources can also be found at the following link:

http://www.ic3.gov/preventiontips.aspx#item-15
Thank you,

JDS Industries, Inc. 

==========================================

&#160;

Thanks to JDS.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:41:24 UT</pubDate>
  <title>Job Offer</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=5899.1</link>
  <dc:creator>Dave Jones (DAVERJ)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[I don't know if his has the potential spam problem or not, but for ones that do, yes a different script is the answer.

The problem comes from generic scripts that pass the recipient email address from the web page. The more secure scripts have the recipient email address hard coded into them in a part of the script that can not be reached from the web. FormMail was a popular CGI script that is supplied by a lot of web hosts as a simple way to have a contact form. Similar scripts in other languages abound and work in similar ways, with similar vulnerabilities.

A custom PHP script with the address hard coded is typically the most secure. The next best thing is this PHP script that a friend of mine wrote, with a bit of advice from me, called &#34;NateMail&#34;: http://www.mindpalette.com/formprocessing/index.php
 
It has a hidden list of recipient email addresses stored on the server and forms can only be sent one of the names you enter in that list. The list can not be accessed or overridden from the web.]]></description>
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  <pubDate>Tue, 30 Jan 2007 11:16:05 UT</pubDate>
  <title>Reason for folder</title>
  <link>https://www.engravingetc.org:443/archive/index.php?webtag=EE&amp;msg=5898.1</link>
  <dc:creator>LaZerDude (C_BURKE)</dc:creator>
  <description><![CDATA[quote: Trust is being crushed. :-(

Isn't that the SAD truth.]]></description>
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