tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6096928820848136352024-03-05T16:02:33.949-05:00To-forward or not-to-forward<b>Q. WHO SENDS ME THIS?<br></b>
A. HUMANS (FRIENDS), MACHINES (BOTS, SPAMS, MALWARE), SEE: <a href="http://whereisit.org/Forums/viewtopic/t=41268/view=previous.html">My Yahoo IM sends Spam Messages)</a> and <a href="http://www.usenix.org/event/leet08/tech/full_papers/zhuang/zhuang_html/">Characterizing Botnets from Email Spam</a><br>
PEOPLE SEND AND WISH TO SPREAD WHAT THEY LIKE!<br> BUT, DO YOU APPRECIATE, RESPECT, FORWARD or DELETE, MARK THESE AS SPAM, or EVEN BLOCK THE SENDER?M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-61567505107725952822015-11-27T23:53:00.002-05:002015-11-28T00:00:59.508-05:00Forwarding E-mail: Lessons and Best Practices<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1466459026/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?tag=httpmultifait-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1466459026&adid=02VZHJTN66XWKB0WGSW6&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fforwardability.blogspot.ca%2Fsearch%3Fq%3Damazon">The World of Forwarded E-Mails</a>, by Denise Irwin</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/dp/1930231369/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_lc?tag=httpmultifait-20&camp=14573&creative=327641&linkCode=as1&creativeASIN=1930231369&adid=07FS7QMP2G8GY8PS0RPJ&&ref-refURL=http%3A%2F%2Fforwardability.blogspot.ca%2F">Forwarded Emails</a>, by Marryyam NHK</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> 5 Rules for Forwarding E-mail, <a href="http://www.netmanners.com/382/5-rules-of-forwarding-email/">netmanners.com</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Don’t Forward This To A Friend! – Email Marketing Best Practice, By: Maria Pergolino</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"> Email forwards: Is there a nice way to say "stop sending me spam"? <a href="http://askville.amazon.com/nice-stop-sending-spam/AnswerViewer.do?requestId=16841322">askville.amazon.com/</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://wunderkindpr.com/blog/?p=106">THE EVOLUTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA: FROM EMAIL FORWARDS TO MICROBLOGGING </a></span></li>
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<span style="text-align: right;">More at the blog: </span><a href="http://forwardability.blogspot.com/" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; text-decoration: none; white-space: nowrap;">To-forward or not-to-forward</a><br />
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-86342989568135350622014-05-05T10:22:00.000-04:002014-05-05T10:22:07.428-04:00Five Most Dangerous Subject Lines, TOI, Websense Research <blockquote class="tr_bq">
"Email subjects quite often play a big role in the success of a phishing campaign. Cybercriminals are, therefore, increasingly attempting to fool recipients into clicking a malicious link or downloading an infected file by using business-oriented and legitimate-seeming subject lines... <br />
Websense Research has revealed that email subjects alone are most likely to ensure a phishing lure. Here are five of the most risky email subjects that you should never open: </blockquote>
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<li> Invitation to connect on LinkedIn;
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<li> Mail delivery failed: returning message to sender;
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<li> Dear … Customer;
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<li> Comunicazione importante / important communication;
</li>
<li> Undelivered Mail Returned to Sender ... Continue reading: '5 emails you should never open' <a href="http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tech/slideshow/Email-scams/5-emails-you-should-never-open/itslideshow/27308183.cms?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=TOITech">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com</a> </li>
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<u>See on the same shelf:</u><br />
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<a href="https://community.websense.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/securitylabs/1067.3364.Spearphising_2D00_Infographic_2D00_ml_2D00_Nov2013_5F00_WEB.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://community.websense.com/cfs-filesystemfile.ashx/__key/CommunityServer.Blogs.Components.WeblogFiles/securitylabs/1067.3364.Spearphising_2D00_Infographic_2D00_ml_2D00_Nov2013_5F00_WEB.jpg" width="170" /></a>In addition to social engineering, geographic location also plays an
intricate role in phishing. By rank, here’s a list of the top 10
countries hosting phishing URLs: (Based on research conducted
1/1/13-9/30/13)<br />
1. China<br />
2. United States<br />
3. Germany<br />
4. United Kingdom<br />
5. Canada<br />
6. Russia<br />
7. France<br />
8. Hong Kong<br />
9. Netherlands<br />
10. Brazil ... continue reading: <b>Five Most Dangerous Subject Lines @</b> <a href="http://community.websense.com/blogs/securitylabs/archive/2013/12/11/new-phishing-research-5-most-dangerous-email-subjects-top-10-hosting-countries.aspx"><cite class="_pd"><b>websense</b>.com</cite></a></blockquote>
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-13885147319560564502014-03-09T19:15:00.001-04:002014-03-09T19:15:17.215-04:00How to Avoid Spreading Myths and Misinformation Online<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"Even if you've never embarrassed yourself by unknowingly spreading an
urban legend as fact to friends and family, you've at least been on the
receiving end of one of these misinformed messages. Next time an email,
tweet, or link seems a little fishy, here's how to spot it before your
itchy trigger finger sends it to all your friends or followers.<span class="text-annotation-footnote-wrapper"></span> ... How do you identify and avoid spreading misinformation, myths, and urban legends on the internet?</blockquote>
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Step One: If It Walks Like a Duck<br />
Step Two: Do Your Research<br />
Step Three: Don't Hit Send<br />
Step Four: Absolution<br />
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continue reading: Adam Pash's myth busting <a href="http://lifehacker.com/5798308/how-to-identify-and-avoid-spreading-misinformation-myths-and-urban-legends-on-the-internet">How to Avoid Spreading Myths and Misinformation Online</a></blockquote>
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On the same shelf:<br />
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<li><span class="title">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0966410076?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0966410076&linkCode=xm2&tag=httpmultifait-20" target="_blank">You Are Being Lied To: The Disinformation Guide to Media Distortion, Historical Whitewashes and Cultural Myths</a>
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<img class="offsite" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/network/08-ui-elements/icon-offsite._V192207026_.gif" /> Russ Kick </li>
<li><span class="title">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0910965919?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0910965919&linkCode=xm2&tag=httpmultifait-20" target="_blank">Web of Deceit: Misinformation and Manipulation in the Age of Social Media</a>
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<img class="offsite" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/network/08-ui-elements/icon-offsite._V192207026_.gif" /> Anne P. Mintz</li>
<li><span class="title"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001VT39BQ?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=B001VT39BQ&linkCode=xm2&tag=httpmultifait-20" target="_blank">MISINFORMATION ONLINE: An entry from Gale's <i>Gale Encyclopedia of E-Commerce</i></a></span> </li>
<li><span class="title">
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0983745609?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=0983745609&linkCode=xm2&tag=httpmultifait-20" target="_blank">Violated Online: How Online Slander Can Destroy Your Life & What You Must Do to Protect Yourself</a>
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<img class="offsite" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/network/08-ui-elements/icon-offsite._V192207026_.gif" /> Steven Wyer</li>
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-74954979319587974562014-02-26T22:26:00.002-05:002014-02-26T22:44:48.019-05:00Advice for Journalists : Don't forward all freaky news you get...<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2014/02/25/how-mars-became-haram-a-guide-to-freaky-fatwa-news/" style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 36px; line-height: 1em;">Advice for Journalists</a><br />
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If you're a journalist, and you're not sure whether a funny story you read about a Muslim is news-worthy, copy the text of the story and remove all references to Islam, Muslims, and Saudi Arabia- and then read it again. Now, ask yourself a few questions:</div>
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<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: decimal outside; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Can the story be verified?</li>
<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: decimal outside; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Is the content genuinely interesting, significant, or relevant to your readership?</li>
<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: decimal outside; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Was a real person willing to put their name on this? Is there an original, reliable source or byline?</li>
<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: decimal outside; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">Could the text of this email be mistaken for a chain letter?</li>
<li style="border: 0px none; list-style: decimal outside; margin: 0px 0px 5px 10px; outline: none; padding: 0px;">If you published this religion-free version, would your editor call you an idiot with no news sense? continue reading : <a href="http://muslimmatters.org/2014/02/25/how-mars-became-haram-a-guide-to-freaky-fatwa-news/">How Mars Became Haram: A Guide to Freaky Fatwa News</a></li>
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<b><u>On the same shelf from </u></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17.940000534057617px;"><b><u>Centre for Faith and the Media</u>:</b></span><br />
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<li><strong style="background-color: white;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110826034644/http://www.faithandmedia.org/cms/uploads/files/8_guide-christianity.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Frutiger, Univers, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Calibri, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A Journalist's Guide to Christianity</a></strong></li>
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<li style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110826034644/http://www.faithandmedia.org/cms/uploads/files/8_guide-judaism.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Frutiger, Univers, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Calibri, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A Journalist's Guide to Judaism</a> </li>
<li style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110826034644/http://www.faithandmedia.org/cms/uploads/files/8_guide-hinduism.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Frutiger, Univers, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Calibri, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A Journalist's Guide to Hinduism</a> </li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110826034644/http://www.faithandmedia.org/cms/uploads/files/8_guide-sikhism.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Frutiger, Univers, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Calibri, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A Journalist's Guide to Sikhism</a> </div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110826034644/http://www.faithandmedia.org/cms/uploads/files/8_Revised.Journalists.Guide.to.Islam.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Frutiger, Univers, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Calibri, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A Journalist's Guide to Islam</a></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110826034644/http://www.faithandmedia.org/cms/uploads/files/Bahai_Guide.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Frutiger, Univers, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Calibri, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A Journalist's Guide to Bahai</a></div>
</li>
<li><div style="text-align: left;">
<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110826034644/http://www.faithandmedia.org/cms/uploads/files/8_guide-buddhism.pdf" style="border: 0px; color: black; font-family: Frutiger, Univers, 'Helvetica Neue', 'Lucida Grande', Calibri, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; vertical-align: baseline;">A Journalist's Guide to Buddhism</a></div>
</li>
</span></ul>
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</strong>M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-48927523905492479252014-01-17T21:51:00.005-05:002014-01-17T21:51:35.306-05:00Today’s lesson: the dead cow lecture... To or Not To FWD... <h2 class="storytitle">
<a href="http://www.petconnection.com/2011/06/14/todays-lesson-the-dead-cow-lecture/" rel="bookmark">Today’s lesson: the dead cow lecture</a></h2>
<h3 class="storyauthor">
By Dr. Tony Johnson</h3>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
"I am generally opposed to to forwarding or otherwise disseminating things I receive in emails (<em>GrOw yOuR p3ni5! lo5e w319ht! l34rn hOw tO ty93 u51n6 0n1y num6er5!</em>), but there are some that sneak through my filter and rise to such a level of usefulness that I feel the need to introduce them to an unsuspecting world.<br />
<br />
I r3ceiv36..sorry, I received one such email today from a family member in the Middle West, and I present it here in its entirety.<br />
The subject line read simply “The dead cow lecture.” That alone was worth the price of admission and grabbed my attention straight away. I have no idea if this really happened at my esteemed institution of higher learning or if it’s completely apocryphal, but I glowed with pride when I read it.<br />
I can only hope that the information I pass on to my students is as practical, profound and utterly gross as the information that this professor passes on to his: <strong>THE DEAD COW LECTURE</strong>..." continue reading the <a href="http://www.petconnection.com/2011/06/14/todays-lesson-the-dead-cow-lecture/">story</a></blockquote>
<br />M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-60872441123167649972014-01-12T21:54:00.000-05:002014-01-12T21:54:55.645-05:00COCA-COLA has alcohol and other rumors: To Forward Or Not To??? Bottomline is VERIFY the info b4 forwarding to others....<br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="background-color: white;"><a href="http://9gag.com/gag/a2NwDyp?ref=fbp"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Someone found the COCA-COLA secret recipe hidden in an old newspaper</span></a></span></li>
<li><a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-15/uk/28544400_1_recipe-citric-acid-claims"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Coca Cola's secret recipe 'exposed', claims website</span></a></li>
<li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><h1 itemprop="name" style="background-color: #fdfdfd; border: 0px; color: #444444; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding: 9px 9px 9px 0px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: normal;">
<a class="question-hyperlink" href="http://islam.stackexchange.com/questions/3011/haraam-or-halal-coke-and-pepsi-contain-0-001-alcohol" style="border: 0px; color: #4e82c2; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.3; margin: 0px 0px 1.2em; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: x-small;">Haraam or Halal? - Coke and Pepsi contain 0.001% Alcohol</span></a></h1>
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<li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><a href="http://www.beveragedaily.com/Markets/Tests-show-trace-alcohol-levels-but-Coke-insists-it-has-Islamic-acceptance"><span style="font-family: inherit;">Tests show trace alcohol levels but Coke insists it has Islamic acceptance</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="white-space: normal;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"> <a href="http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/mormon.asp" target="_self">snopes.com: Mormon Ownership of Coca-Cola</a></span></b></span></li>
<li><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="white-space: normal;"><b style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: small;"> <a href="http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/formula.asp" target="_self">snopes.com: Coca-Cola's Secret Formula</a></b><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;"> </span><span style="color: red; font-family: arial, helvetica; font-size: x-small; font-weight: normal;">••• </span></b></span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;">Barbara "Coke adds life to rumors" Mikkelson </span><br style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;" /></li>
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-46544903626936715492014-01-02T23:32:00.002-05:002014-01-02T23:32:20.429-05:00Today's email: 10 Common Habits That Damage the KidneysIs this message trustworthy, credible, and reliable. The email came with an author/creator (<span style="background-color: white; font-family: monospace; font-size: 13px;">Written By OLUSEYE AJAYI</span>) and a website <a href="http://www.stayinghealthyplus.com/2013/01/10-common-habits-that-damage-kidneys.html">link</a> to at least prove that it comes from a source, and that it has its domain.<br />
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BUT, Check, Check, Check!!! Life is given once, and emails many. Verify the source, read the complete message. Verify the information further at<br />
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<ul>
<li><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.com/"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e7d83; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">www.</span><b style="background-color: white; color: #1e7d83; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">mayoclinic</b><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e7d83; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;">.com</span></a></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e7d83; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;"><a href="http://www.mayoclinic.org/"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">www.</span><b style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">mayoclinic</b><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;">.org</span></a></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e7d83; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/">www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov</a></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: white; color: #1e7d83; font-family: 'helvetica neue', helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 17px;"><a href="http://www.biomedcentral.com/">www.biomedcentral.com</a></span></span></span></span></li>
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-69037575870554910262013-12-16T11:57:00.000-05:002013-12-16T11:57:57.894-05:00Voted the Best Email of This Year -- But keep forwarding forever<b>The bottomline</b>: (aka., best for any year, hence keep forwarding forever)<br />
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11. This email needs to circulate forever...</blockquote>
See samples from 2008-2013...<br />
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<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Bing & Yahoo's Top most ranking</u> (Today): <a href="http://www.discerning-wisdom.com/articles/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1168">http://www.discerning-wisdom.com/articles/ArticleDetail.aspx?ArticleID=1168</a> @ discerning-wisdom.com</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Google.com's Top most ranking </u>(today): <span style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="http://dide.fth.sch.gr/axies/VOTED_THE_BEST_EMAIL_OF_THIS_YEAR.pdf" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer;">VOTED THE BEST EMAIL OF THIS YEAR</a> @ </span><span style="color: #006621; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; white-space: nowrap;">dide.fth.sch.gr </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: #006621;"><u style="color: black;">Google.ca's Top most ranking </u><span style="color: black;">(today): </span> </span><a href="http://ca.groups.yahoo.com/group/bdspirit/message/148" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; white-space: nowrap;">bdspirit : Message: VOTED THE BEST EMAIL - Yahoo! Groups</a></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><u>Voted the-best-email-of-this-year</u>: <span style="background-color: #ebeae4; color: #777777; line-height: 10px;">by</span><span style="background-color: #ebeae4; color: #777777; line-height: 10px;"> </span><a class="j-tooltip h-author-name notranslate" data-original-title="SwethaManthenna" href="http://www.slideshare.net/SwethaManthenna?utm_campaign=profiletracking&utm_medium=sssite&utm_source=ssslideview" rel="author" style="border: 0px; color: #0077aa; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none;">Swetha Manthenna</a><span class="job-title-wrapper" style="color: #777777; line-height: 10px;">, <span class="job-title">HR-Recruitments</span></span><span class="company-wrapper" style="color: #777777; line-height: 10px;"> at <span class="company">Confidential</span></span><span class="h-date-container" style="color: #777777; line-height: 10px;"> on <span class="h-slideshow-created-at" style="border: 0px; color: #555555; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Mar 10, 2012 @ slideshare.net </span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.cafemom.com/journals/read/1177134/VOTED_THE_BEST_EMAIL_OF_THIS_YEAR" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;">VOTED THE BEST EMAIL OF THIS YEAR - Journals - CafeMom</a> <span class="h-date-container" style="color: #777777; line-height: 10px;"><span class="h-slideshow-created-at" style="border: 0px; color: #555555; line-height: 1; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> </span></span><span class="f" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; line-height: 14.545454025268555px;"><u>Aug 25, 2008</u> - </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; line-height: 14.545454025268555px;">Cafemom Journal </span></span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: inherit;"><a href="http://www.faniq.com/blog/Voted-BEST-Email-of-the-Year-in-2008Did-you-read-it-Blog-17683" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;"><span style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;">Voted BEST Email</span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;"> of the </span></span><span style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;">Year in 2008</span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;">...Did </span></span><span style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;">you</span><span style="color: #660099;"><span style="cursor: pointer; white-space: nowrap;"> read it??? </span></span></a> @ <span style="background-color: white; color: #006621; line-height: 14.545454025268555px; white-space: nowrap;">faniq.com</span></span></li>
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-35981713681955409992013-12-02T09:11:00.004-05:002013-12-02T09:14:15.174-05:00Stroke has a new indicator - Fact or Fiction?Received in today's email.<br />
<span style="background-color: #fdf0da; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 34.28125px;">They say if you email this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? </span><b style="background-color: #fdf0da; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 34.28125px;">B</b><span style="background-color: #fdf0da; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 34.28125px;">lood Clots / Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator: the Tongue</span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_6_1385991950116_19"><a href="http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/stroke.asp">Snopes.com</a> say's it is a mixture of fact and fiction:</span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;">The advice given in this much-circulated </span><nobr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;">e-mail</nobr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;"> appears to be sound, although it needs be pointed out that it has yet to be endorsed by the American Stroke Association. It was drawn from a report presented in February 2003 at the American Stroke Association's (ASA) </span><nobr style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;">28th International</nobr><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;"> Stroke Conference, and news of it can be found on the American Heart Association's (</span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20050207194904/http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3008841" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;" target="AHA">AHA</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;">) web site. However, as the ASA says in its official </span><a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20060212193343/http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3032226" style="color: rgb(0, 51, 153) !important; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;" target="ASA2">statement</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;"> about the report, though the research was funded by a grant from the ASA, that body has not taken a position on the topic nor endorsed the test because the results, though positive, arose from a very small study. </span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_6_1385991950116_19"></span><b id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385991950116_13903"><span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385991950116_13902" style="color: #37628d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;">TRUE:</span></b><span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385991950116_13896" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> Three simple tests can help diagnose the occurrence of a stroke.</span> </blockquote>
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<b><span style="color: #37628d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;">FALSE:</span></b><span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_1_1385991950116_13898" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> Making a stroke victim bleed from his fingers will prevent further harm.</span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b><span style="color: #37628d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;">PARTLY</span></b> <b><span style="color: #37628d; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;">TRUE:</span></b><span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_6_1385991950116_45" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS'; font-size: 10pt; vertical-align: baseline;"> Asking a stricken victim to stick out his tongue can help diagnose a stroke.</span></blockquote>
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<span id="yui_3_13_0_ym1_6_1385991950116_33"></span></div>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;">Read more at </span><a href="http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/stroke.asp#wuc7tgKeeWdCsW01.99" style="color: #003399; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', arial; font-size: 12px;">http://www.snopes.com</a></blockquote>
M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-56462057926983032272013-11-23T19:06:00.002-05:002013-11-23T19:06:30.387-05:00Mobile/cell phone info: 4 Things - fact or fiction?<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;">First the following message in a forw<span style="color: black;">arded email:</span></span></b></span></span><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;">4 Things you might not have known about your Cell
Phone</span></b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;"><span style="color: black;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black;"><span lang="EN-CA">There are a few things that can
be done in times of grave emergencies. </span><span lang="EN-CA">Your mobile phone can actually be a life saver or an
emergency tool for survival. </span><span lang="EN-CA"></span><span lang="EN-CA">Check out the things that you can do with it:</span><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000; font-size: 24pt;"><br /></span></u></span></span></span></b></span></span></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><u><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000; font-size: 24pt;">
</span></u></span></span></span></b><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="font-size: small;">FIRST </span></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-CA"></span><span lang="EN-CA">: Emergency</span></span></span></span></span></span></span><br /><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000; font-size: 24pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-CA"></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></blockquote>
<blockquote>
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;">SECOND: </span><span lang="EN-CA">Hidden Battery Power</span><span lang="EN-CA"></span></span></span></span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA"><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;">THIRD: </span><span lang="EN-CA">How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?</span><span lang="EN-CA"></span><span lang="EN-CA"> </span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span> </span></span></span><br />
<br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-CA" style="color: #c20000;">FOURTH</span><span lang="EN-CA">: </span><span lang="EN-CA">Free Directory Service for Cells</span></span><span lang="EN-CA"><br /></span></span></span></blockquote>
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Now, read the fact or fiction at <a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/household/cellphones.asp">Snopes.com</a> and make your own decisions. M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-92087751327535295262013-10-24T11:09:00.001-04:002013-10-24T11:09:42.604-04:00Community Service Recognition -- Beware of Who’s Who Scams Lovely, kind and personalized message that came in the mailbox today:<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Good morning!<br />We
wanted you to know that you received Honorable Mention in yesterday's article
titled "Who's Who in Local Communities" by Stephen Bozanek, recognizing
individuals and businesses who have recently contributed to improving their
local communities.<br />The article will remain
available at <a href="https://mail.omc.ca/OWA/redir.aspx?C=a3080e5b54f340e1b29ffe017e6fd9d3&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.newsdigest.co%2f" target="_blank">www.newsdigest.co</a> for the next few hours and is available for
on-demand download and printing.<br />We wish you the best of continued
success.<br />Sincerely,<br />Lisa Davis<br />News Digest
International<br /><a href="https://mail.omc.ca/OWA/redir.aspx?C=a3080e5b54f340e1b29ffe017e6fd9d3&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.newsdigest.co%2f" target="_blank">http://www.newsdigest.co</a></blockquote>
</blockquote>
<br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
----------Yet another, received previously:</blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
Dear Candidate, </blockquote>
<blockquote>
You were recently appointed as a biographical candidate to represent your industry in the Who's Who Among Executives and Professionals, and for inclusion into the upcoming 2008-2009 "Honors Edition" of the registry.<br />We are pleased to inform you that on November the 10th, your candidacy was approved. Your confirmation for inclusion will be effective within five business days, pending our receipt of the enclosed application.<br />The Office of the Managing Director appoints individuals based on a candidate's current position, and usually with information obtained from researched executive and professional listings. The director thinks you may make an interesting biographical subject, as individual achievement is what Who's Who is all about. Upon final confirmation you will be listed among thousands of accomplished individuals in the Who's Who Registry. There is no cost to be included.<br />We do require additional information to complete the selection process and kindly ask that you access this form on our website by <a href="https://mail.omc.ca/owa/redir.aspx?C=9834db444b874dfebaff5260e31b0004&URL=http%3a%2f%2flinks.OM-vb1oi.com%2fLinkClick.ashx%2fKBf5pszFx0edlejj2Pfbjw%3d%3d%2fkaOe3wPXkkqH62LyCXgD2Q%3d%3d" target="_blank">Clicking Here</a><br />Sincerely,<br />Bill Fields<br />Managing Director</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<span style="font-size: large;">Advise on how to 'treat' such lovely message is by <span class="author vcard" style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span class="fn"><a class="fn n" href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/author/james-f-mcgrath" rel="author" style="color: #185e15; text-decoration: none;" title="James F. McGrath">James F. McGrath</a>: </span></span></span><a href="http://www.patheos.com/blogs/exploringourmatrix/2011/09/beware-of-whos-who-scams.html" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 21px; line-height: 30px;">Beware of Who’s Who Scams</a><br />
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<b>Extract:</b></blockquote>
<blockquote class="tr_bq">
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">
"If nothing jumped out at you in the above, then you need to learn more about how to identify a potential scam.</div>
<div style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, Helvetica, Tahoma, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px; padding: 0px 0px 15px;">
First, if what is being referred to really involved a selection process and your identification as worthy from among a larger pool of people, you would expect the e-mail to address you by name. A generic form of address indicates that this is a mass mailing, and the link offering you the opportunity to unsubscribe confirms this...."</div>
</blockquote>
<b style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><u> On the same shelf:</u></b><br />
<br />
<ul>
<li><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/onhiring/which-whos-who/20547" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;">Which 'Who's Who'? - On Hiring - The Chronicle of Higher Education</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/consumeraffairs/index.ssf/2013/02/a_whos_who_invite_may_not_be_t.html" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;">That 'Who's Who' invite aims at your ego -- and your wallet </a></li>
<li><a href="http://withoutapurpose.blogspot.com/2006/05/gee-wiz-im-candidate-for-whos-who.html" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;">Without A Purpose: Gee Wiz, I'm a Candidate for Who's Who?</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.projecthoneypot.org/ip_64.254.132.151" style="color: #660099; cursor: pointer; font-family: arial, sans-serif; white-space: nowrap;">64.254.132.151 | Mail Server | IP Address Inspector | Project Honey <b>...</b></a></li>
</ul>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #999999; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16px;"><br /></span>M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-22573463308828303172013-10-06T21:35:00.001-04:002013-10-06T21:35:47.885-04:00Will Bill Gates pay you if you forward an email? <span class="title">
We always get these fwd emails:</span><br />
<ul>
<li><span class="title"><span class="st"><span class="st">For every person that <em>you forward</em> this <em>e-mail</em> to, Microsoft <em>will pay you</em> $245.00.... <span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: x-small;">Bill Gates sharing his fortune. If you ignore this, You will repent later. <a href="http://msgboard.snopes.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=print_topic;f=81;t=000838">Snopes.com</a></span></span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="title"><span class="st"><span class="st"><a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/microsoft.asp" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','1','AFQjCNH6GgnJkVcURauQbAT2v12FRvqjVQ','','0CCwQFjAA','','',event)">snopes.com: <em>Bill Gates</em> $5,000 Giveaway</a></span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="title"><span class="st"><span class="st"><a href="http://www.snopes.com/inboxer/nothing/billgate.asp" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','2','AFQjCNHuVIlt0eLpanDvTBfse21M3aOCqA','','0CDMQFjAB','','',event)">Thousand Dollar <em>Bill</em> - Snopes</a></span></span></span></li>
<li><span class="title"><span class="st"><span class="st"><a href="http://message.snopes.com/showthread.php?t=71108" onmousedown="return rwt(this,'','','','7','AFQjCNEQrt03KCuA9LvZSZUkYVaY0BKkkQ','','0CFcQFjAG','','',event)"><em>Bill Gates</em> is not sharing his fortune, as <em>e-mail</em> says - snop</a></span></span></span></li>
</ul>
<span class="title"></span><br />
<span class="title">For understanding about such forwarded emails, see </span><span class="title"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/8130902281?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creativeASIN=8130902281&linkCode=xm2&tag=httpmultifait-20" target="_blank">Cyber Crimes</a>
</span>
<img class="offsite" src="https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/G/01/associates/network/08-ui-elements/icon-offsite._V192207026_.gif" /> by
G. Ram Kumar<br />
<br />
<span id="lblBookDescription"><strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: darkred;">Description:</span> </span></strong><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Will
Bill Gates pay you if you forward an email? Is a great fortune of
millions of dollars awaiting you in an African country? Do you get mails
announcing that you have won a bumper lottery? Con men of the cyber
space use these tricks to catch their gullible victims. Net users
usually rise to the bait and part with critical information like
passwords, bank details, etc. A new breed of crooks, cyber criminals,
lurks over the Internet conning unsuspecting users out of their money
and personal information.</span><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: darkred;"><br /></span></span></b><span id="lblBookDescription"><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Ram Kumar’s <i>Cyber Crimes </i>comes
as a timely alert for both experienced users of the net and those who
are new to it. Written in a clear language for every user of the
Internet, Cyber Crimes will help you understand the evil forces of the
cyberspace and be on your guard. The SAFE INTERNET COMPUTING GUIDE
provides useful dos and don’ts for your safety in your cyber journey. </span></span><br /><b><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;"><span style="color: darkred;"><br />Contents:</span> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: Verdana;">Cyber
crimes • Junk Mail - Spam & Spim • Online Frauds - Scams, Phishing
Attacks & Urban Legends • Malware I - Viruses, Worms & Trojans •
Malware II - Cookies, Adware, Spyware & Scumware • Identity Theft -
Spoofing, Forgery & Social Engineering • Password Cracking &
Hostile Profiling • Computer/Network Intrusions - Hacking & DoS
Attacks • Cyber Squatting, Software Piracy & Copyright Infringement •
Cyber Stalking & Digital Bullying • Cyber Terrorism & Cyber
Warfare • Safe internet computing guide • Tips for Online Security •
Blocking Spam • Guarding against Spim • Handling Scams & Phishing
Attacks • Protecting yourself from Pharming Attacks • Containing Viruses
& Trojans • Clearing Cookies, Adware & Spyware • Avoiding
Identity Thefts • Tips for Choosing a Secure Password • Reporting
Hacking Attempts • Dealing with Cyber Stalking • Online Auction Frauds •
Safe Online Shopping • Safe Online Chatting• Email Account Privacy •
Safe Net Banking •Endspeak • Virus Message • Nigerian Scam Message •
Phishing Scam Message • Urban Legend Email • Social Engineering •
Dumpster Diving • Key Internet Usage Statistics -- <a href="http://www.vivagroupindia.com/frmBookDetail.aspx?BookId=9565&Status=N" target="_blank">source</a></span></span>M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-21251799178218957912013-09-19T00:08:00.000-04:002013-09-19T00:08:00.113-04:00Is that forwarded email Truth or Fiction ... Pathfinders Again<br />
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-15909771896224468722013-09-18T00:00:00.001-04:002013-09-18T00:02:58.284-04:00Is that forwarded email Truth or Fiction ...Pathfinders To Detect Spam<h2 style="background-color: #f7f0e9; background-image: url(http://www.blogblog.com/thisaway_blue/icon_sidebar_heading_left.gif); background-position: 0% 45%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; color: #809fbd; font-family: Helvetica, Arial, Verdana, 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; font-size: 12px; padding: 1px 0px 0px 36px;">
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-76895024373457474302013-03-21T18:35:00.000-04:002013-03-21T18:35:13.083-04:00Things you should not compare What is not advisable to compare or shouldn't be compared??? Here is a extract and brief list, if you still dare to compare:
<br><br><br><blockquote>>> In-laws <br>
>> Pay cheques<br>
>> Your offspring<br>
>> Your wife's cooking with your mother<br>
>> Exes.<br>
>> An old photo of your spouse to a more recent one<br> <br><br>
<b>Source</b>: Compare much more here: Things you shouldn't compare www.kia.ca/daretocompare
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-18026004328773638262013-02-07T22:20:00.000-05:002013-02-07T22:20:20.055-05:00Facebook isn’t going anywhere on February 29<div style="text-align: right;">
The <u>bottomline</u>: <span style="background-color: red;">STOP</span> Forwarding / alerting friends / panicking. </div>
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<em><span style="color: #45818e;">February</span> <span style="background-color: red;">29</span>, <span style="background-color: lime;">2013</span></em> <span style="background-color: magenta;">is</span> <b>a</b><span style="color: orange;"> date</span> <span style="color: cyan;">that</span> <span style="background-color: yellow;"><em>doesn</em>'</span><em><span style="background-color: yellow;">t</span> <span style="background-color: red;">exist</span></em></div>
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Extract from <a class="more" href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/right-click/facebook-isn-t-going-anywhere-february-29-002341355.html"><em>The Right Click</em> </a> By <span class="fn"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogs/author/tori-floyd/" rel="author">Tori Floyd</a></span>:
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"Nevertheless, many people have likely seen this post appear on their Facebook wall, asking them to spread the word:<br />
"Share this message with at least 15 of your friends for the best chance of alerting everyone," reads a message circulating on Facebook, according to <a href="http://www.mnn.com/green-tech/computers/stories/no-facebook-is-not-going-dark-on-feb-29" target="_blank"><em>Mother Nature Network</em></a>. "Many people will try to log in from February 29 to 31, just to find the site closed down for those days with no warning."... </blockquote>
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If you're faced with what appears to be a chain message via Facebook, there are some basic rules to follow:<br />
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<li>If it asks you to click a link or send along personal info, don't. Facebook has more official means of contacting you than a Wall Post put up by one of your friends.</li>
<li>Before entering in any sensitive information, including your Facebook password (or any other password), banking information, or home address, verify that the URL you're visiting is actually Facebook. And as a point of common sense, you probably shouldn't be too generous with your banking info and address to Facebook, either.</li>
<li>Use common sense. Read 'important messages' that are meant to be official communications from Facebook twice, since chances are good they aren't real. And if a message is promising something that sounds too good to be true — like a free iPad or money just for reposting —then it almost always is. ... continue reading: <a class="more" href="http://ca.news.yahoo.com/blogs/right-click/facebook-isn-t-going-anywhere-february-29-002341355.html"><em>The Right Click</em> </a></li>
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M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-23992527231080284592012-11-12T16:39:00.000-05:002012-11-12T16:39:30.159-05:00Not all thieves are stupid - Snopes say: Partly TrueThis forwarded email received today, is just years old. It comes with many other titles, such as <a href="http://www.poi-factory.com/node/37091">Not all thieves are stupid</a>; <a href="www.snopes.com/crime/intent/gps.asp">GPS Burglary</a>; <a href="http://www.crossroad.to/News/use.htm">News you can use</a>; etc.
Extract:
<blockquote>.A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked on the green which was adjacent to the football stadium and specially allotted to football fans. Things stolen from the car included a garage door remote control, some money and a GPS which had been prominently mounted on the dashboard. <br>
When the victims got home, they found that their house had been ransacked and just about everything worth anything had been stolen. The thieves had used the GPS to guide them to the house. They then used the garage remote control to open the garage door and gain entry to the house. The thieves knew the owners were at the football game, they knew what time the game was scheduled to finish and so they knew how much time they had to clean out the house. It would appear that they had brought a truck to empty the house of its contents.<br>
Something to consider if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it.. Put a nearby address (like a store or gas station) so you can still find your way home if you need to, but no one else would know where you live if your GPS were stolen.
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"... if you have a GPS - don't put your home address in it."
Read the full story at <a href="http://www.snopes.com/crime/intent/gps.asp">Snopes.com</a>M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-25431478856761562892012-06-04T16:51:00.000-04:002012-06-04T16:51:15.460-04:00Misleading Aspirin Email -- Today's forward and the routingEveryday you get a tip (healthy, fishy, nostalgic or otherwise), most are forwards, MOST are not verified for credibility, reliability and accuracy. Here is one such received and the true story from the horse's mouth:<br />
<blockquote><u>Mayo Clinic News</u><br />
Medical and Scientific News and Stories about Mayo Clinic</blockquote><blockquote class="tr_bq"><b>Extract</b>:<br />
We have been informed of a recently circulated email regarding the use of aspirin, which included mention of Dr. Virend Somers and of Mayo Clinic. Neither Dr. Somers nor Mayo Clinic contributed to this email, which contains some information that is inaccurate and potentially harmful. We recommend that you speak with your physician if you have specific questions. continue reading the <a href="http://newsblog.mayoclinic.org/2010/02/28/misleading-aspirin-email-virend-somers-mayo-clinic/">Mayo Clinic News</a></blockquote><br />
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<li> Emergency Aspirin Advice (check Snopes) [Archive] - <a href="http://www.st-owners.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-112028.html?s=31bd61c0eea3b179e5a5d3c5e670c83f">ST-Owners.com</a><br />
<li> Metropolitan Toronto Police Pensioners Association's Good To Know: <a href="http://www.mtppa.com/goodtoknow.html">Mayo Clinic on Aspirin</a><br />
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</ul>M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-18588735560469724942012-04-22T16:52:00.002-04:002012-04-22T16:58:50.568-04:00Think Before you Click and Send - New York TimesWhat to Think About Before You Hit ‘Send’<br />
By ALINA TUGEND | New York Times @ Yahoo news– Fri, 20 Apr, 2012 4:30 PM EDT<br />
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<b>Extract</b>:<br />
<blockquote>The No. 1 question to ask yourself before hitting “send” on the next e-mail, Mr. Godin says, is this: “Is this going to one person?”<br />
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ONE BOTTOMLINE:<br />
¶ Don’t forward chain e-mails. Don’t forward chain e-mails. Don’t forward chain e-mails.<br />
<a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/think-hit-send-203006884.html">Continue reading @ New York Times</a> See also <a href="http://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/think-hit-send-203006884.html?ugccmtnav=v1%2Fcomments%2Fcontext%2F2eac4464-41d3-317b-83fe-a385f6a53e88%2Fcomments%3Fcount%3D20%26sortBy%3Dlatest">408 comments and growing</a> </blockquote><br />
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<li> What to think about before you hit 'send'?, <a href="http://www.thespec.com/news/business/article/709606--what-to-think-about-before-you-hit-send">Hamilton Spectator</a><br />
<li> SEX AnD TECH, FIVE THINGS TO THINK ABOUT BEFORE PRESSING “SEND” <a href="http://www.thenationalcampaign.org/sextech/PDF/5_Things.pdf">thenationalcampaign.org</a><br />
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<blockquote>With the new 'FB timeline' on its way this week for EVERYONE...please do both of us a solid: Hover over my name above. In a few seconds you'll see a box that says "Subscribed." Hover over that, then go to "Comments and Likes" and unclick it. That will stop my posts and yours to me from showing up on the side bar for everyone to see, but MOST IMPORTANTLY it LIMITS HACKERS from invading our profiles. If you re-post this I will do the same for you.</blockquote><br />
What others are doing to tell you the otherwise? Read the following:<br />
<li> A Hoax-Slayer Nutshell: <a href="http://www.hoax-slayer.com/timeline-protest.shtml">Protest Message Rails Against New Facebook Timeline</a><br />
<li> Harry Waldron - <a href="http://msmvps.com/blogs/harrywaldron/archive/2011/12/30/facebook-timeline-hoax-please-do-me-a-favor-and-hover-over-my-name.aspx">Computer Security News</a> <br />
<li> <a href="http://www.snopes.com/computer/facebook/timeline.asp">Snoops link verifing that it a hoax</a><br />
<li> Scams target anti-Timeline Facebook users, <a href="http://www.usatoday.com/tech/products/story/2012-01-31/tecca-facebook-timeline-scams/52900652/1">USA TODAY</a> <br />
<blockquote>Extract: As a company, Facebook has tried to educate its millions of users, pointing out options, updating security information, and answering privacy concerns. Unfortunately, it doesn't look like that's been enough, with more than 70,000 people joining anti-Timeline pages across the board.</blockquote><li> Protect Your Facebook Account from the Latest Hack<br />
M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-79900179202549574262011-12-09T21:04:00.000-05:002011-12-09T21:04:05.387-05:00Better Business Bureau scammedStaff Reports<br />
Posted: 12/09/2011 12:44:34 AM PST<br />
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SACRAMENTO — The Better Business Bureau of Northeast California, an organization accustomed to warning consumers about scams and shady business practices, finds itself a pawn in a suspected fraud.<br />
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The BBB said consumers and businesses throughout Northern California are receiving emails pretending to have come from the bureau, but are actually random attempts to gain financial information, known as "phishing."<br />
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The bureau said the emails appear to be complaint forms, and have a variety of subject lines including operations@-bbb.org, support@bbb.org and riskmanager@bbb.org. <a href="http://www.chicoer.com/news/ci_19503937">continue reading</a>M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-55045780877346692722011-12-06T20:58:00.000-05:002011-12-09T21:02:39.595-05:00Forwarding Chain Emails Prime Target For HackersGreensboro - Email has become a part of daily life for most, but what many people don't know is how easily your email can be taken over by hackers. <a href="http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/202516/57/Police-Chain-Emails-As-Dangerous-As-Spam-Emails">continue reading</a> or Watch this video:<br />
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<li>"Poorly worded" email plea prompts scam worries, April 23, 2011, <a href="http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-04-23/news/dp-nws-tornado-moton-center-0425-20110423_1_storm-damage-moton-center-scam">dailypress.com</a> ["Tornado Damages Moton Campus — We Need Your Help!"]<br />
<li><a href="http://www.cookham.com/cookhamnow/bustrain/police/crime20110413.htm">Police Newsletter</a>: Crime: 13 April 2011, Thames Valley Police, UK<br />
<li> Beware of e-mail scam offering to rescue friends - <a href="http://www.topix.com/forum/tech/computer-security/T0ITDNSI1D1U9EKOO/p2">Topix</a><br />
<li><a href="http://www.elynews.com/articles/2011/04/08/opinion/oped01.txt">Something phishy is going on</a><br />
<li><a href="http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/04/07/investopedia51638.DTL">5 Natural Disaster <em>Scams</em> To Watch For</a><br />
<li> <a href="http://www.dodgecountynews.com/archives/1678-Beware-of-new-phishing-email.html">Beware of new phishing <em>email </em>Dodge County News, 16 Apr 2011</a><br />
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The email chain letter or Facebook invitations wading their way through the Internet this week are enticing to anyone who has had to fill up their car with gas lately: "Join a national protest by not buying gas on March 14!" Or, "Send a message to Big Oil by boycotting gasoline for a day."<br />
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But like every urban legend, it sounds good until you look at the details and realize it's the same misinformation that has been passed around for years. There are plenty of legitimate ways to save on gas, but these myths won't do it.<br />
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The gas boycott that has been called for in some form of a chain letter since 1999 is based on a flawed premise. The "gas out" doesn't ask people to use less gas, only to change their date of purchase and buy it a day earlier or later than they normally would, according to a Snopes.com analysis of the rumor. continue reading: <a href="http://www.walletpop.com/2011/03/11/boycott-gasoline-why-gas-urban-legends-wont-affect-prices/">http://www.walletpop.com</a><br />
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On the Same Shelf:<br />
<li> <a href="http://www.walletpop.com/2011/03/12/fbi-warns-of-three-online-scams-sex-taxes-and-a-desktop-hijack/">FBI Warns of Three Online Scams: Sex, Taxes and a Desktop Hijack</a> [<a href="http://www.foxbusiness.com/personal-finance/2011/03/04/6-things-buy-used/#ixzz1GRhLLsE2">source</a>]M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-609692882084813635.post-51760559921656874072011-02-19T16:04:00.001-05:002011-02-19T16:15:06.597-05:00Coca Cola’s Secret Recipe ‘Exposed’, Claims Website - Is it true or false?<a href="http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=4313">Link Newspaper</a> (leading Indo-Canadian Newspaper), February 18th, 2011 <br />
<blockquote>LONDON – The ingredients of Coca Cola have always been a mystery. Now, a website claims to have uncovered the soft drink’s top secret recipe which is said to be guarded 24 hours a day in a vault in Atlanta, Georgia.<br />
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‘Thisamericanlife.org’ claims to have discovered a list in a photograph in a newspaper article giving the secret ingredients and exact quantities to make the drink which was founded by John Pemberton, a medicinal pharmacist in 1886. <a href="http://thelinkpaper.ca/?p=4313">continue reading</a></blockquote><br />
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However, Toronto Life's update, "Recipe theft and cancer scares: rounding up Coca-Cola’s bad week," February 19, 2011 reports:<br />
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"Coca-Cola reps fired back this week, denying the accuracy of the leaked recipe. Spokeswoman Kerry Tressler told Reuters:<br />
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“Many third parties, including ‘This American Life,’ have tried to crack our secret formula. Try as they might, they’ve been unsuccessful because there is only one ‘Real Thing.’" continue reading <a href="http://www.torontolife.com/daily/daily-dish/pantry-raid/2011/02/18/recipe-theft-and-cancer-scares-rounding-up-coca-cola%E2%80%99s-bad-week/">Toronto Life</a><br />
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<b>See also on the same shelf</b>:<br />
<li> Team CoCo... Cola @ <a href="http://www.thisamericanlife.org/blog/2011/02/team-coco-cola">This american life.org</a>’<br />
<li> Coke has no alcohol in it, says manufacturer, <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/cons-products/food/coke-has-no-alcohol-in-it-says-manufacturer/articleshow/7514197.cms">The Economic Times</a><br />
<li> Coca-Cola's secret recipe on tap, "Coca-Cola's secret recipe reportedly revealed by radio show" <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/Coca+Cola+secret+recipe/4287440/story.html">Vancouver Sun</a> February 15, 2011<br />
[See the (alleged) Coca-Cola recipe, ingredient by ingredient, <a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/Coca+Cola+secret+recipe+reportedly+revealed+radio+show/4287440/story.html">here</a>]<br />
<li> Coca Cola Recipe Possibly Uncovered, <a href="http://www.chattershmatter.com/2011/02/16/coca-cola-recipe-possibly-uncovered/">ChatterShmatter.com</a> <br />
<li> What's in your soft drink? Safety of 'caramel colour' questioned, <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/the-hot-button/whats-in-your-soft-drink-safety-of-caramel-colour-questioned/article1911201/">Globe and Mail</a> <br />
<li> Coca-Cola Series, <a href="http://theformofmoney.blogharbor.com/blog/_archives/2008/8/15/3841585.html">The Form of Money</a>M Taherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05230356608624560148noreply@blogger.com0