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419 Scammers Eye ICC Champions Trophy 2013

14
Jun
2013

The International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2013 is currently being held in England and Wales. The group matches are already in progress and the grand finale will be held on June 23. In the past, Symantec observed various spam emails targeting the ICC World T20 and the Cricket World Cup. As expected, we have […]

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Sandy Storms Inboxes

31
Oct
2012

Hurricane Sandy, one of the most devastating Superstorms in decades, hit the US East coast. Causing the loss of lives and businesses and leaving countless people without electricity, Sandy has now added spam to its list of misery. We are observing spam messages related to the hurricane flowing into Symantec Probe Networks. The top word […]

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Scamception

24
Aug
2012

There’s a 419 mail in circulation at the moment (previously seen bouncing around back in April) called “Compensation for Scam Victims” that claims to be offering aid…to victims of 419 scams. Click to Enlarge The text reads: Good day. This to inform you that your e-mail address was found among the list of people that […]

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