At Wed, 8 May 2019 15:11:21 -0500 Adrien Monteleone <[email protected]> wrote:
> > There were no links though, just the message. I'm guessing a reply by me > would generate another reply by the spammer/scammer that might escalate > things. Yeah. The first message might have been a "feeler" message. > > Regards, > Adrien > > > On May 8, 2019, at 2:19 PM, Robert Heller <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > 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)... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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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