At Wed, 8 May 2019 11:58:30 -0500 Adrien Monteleone <[email protected]> wrote:
> > Considering the ânameâ and the email address are both names but they are > different, Iâd say that is a fair guess. The slight rambling tone and the > plug link was what first tipped me off. > > I just got a personal spam e-mail yesterday from someone claiming they > couldnât access the list and wanted help fixing that. (presumably they had > been using and posting to the list prior) I knew they werenât legit when I > did a site search for their e-mail address. Nothing came up. Had they ever > posted a message, Iâd have gotten a hit. (I searched parts of my own > address just to verify) I must say, it was fairly cleverly designed, even > with a screenshot of the Mailman login page. I already know that non-members > posting to the list get sent to a moderator queue where the message can be > deleted or sent through. (happened to me a few times when I accidentally > replied or posted from the wrong e-mail account) So even sending the same > message to the list itself, would be seen by the moderator who would be the > one to offer list help. (or see that the name/e-mail address arenât in the > Mailman user base) > > Not sure how the scam/phish is supposed to work since I just deleted it, but > perhaps other members should be aware of it. It is based on the assumption that the receiver (eg you) is dumb enough to randomly click on the link(s) provided. There is some assumption that many "webmasters" are actually people who are people with a WordPress blog and are not technically savy and will fall for a message like that. Or else there is the assumption that random members of a mailman list are not technically savy and will fall for a message like that. Of course, sometimes the message goes to someone who is technically savy and then the scam/phish fails... The scammers and spammers are getting cleverer and cleverer and are trying to get ahead of the spam detection software (both silicon and biological)... > > Regards, > Adrien > > > On May 8, 2019, at 10:29 AM, Derek Atkins <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > John Ralls <[email protected]> writes: > > > >>> On May 8, 2019, at 5:43 AM, GeorgeMunday <[email protected]> > >>> wrote: > > [snip] > >> > >> Dear Mr. Munday, > >> > >> Sorry, you've stumbled into the wrong list. We discuss a Free > >> accounting program called GnuCash here. We emphatically do not offer > >> financial advice. > > > > I am sitting here wondering if the original message was just an > > elaborate spam email? > > > >> Regards, > >> John Ralls > > > >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > > -derek > > > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > If you are using Nabble or Gmane, please see > https://wiki.gnucash.org/wiki/Mailing_Lists for more information. > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > > -- Robert Heller -- 978-544-6933 Deepwoods Software -- Custom Software Services http://www.deepsoft.com/ -- Linux Administration Services [email protected] -- Webhosting Services
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