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| Michael Jackson 'suicide'
»blogs.chron.com/techblog/
Hackers use Michael Jackson 'suicide' as lure
No, Michael Jackson hasn't committed suicide.
The e-mail you may have received to that effect in your in-box is an attempt to get you to go to a Web site that will install malicious software on your computer.
But then, you're smart enough not to click on things like that when you receive them, right?
By the way, this isn't the first time cyberscum have used Jackson to lure the clueless and gullible.
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La Luna
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clubs: | DOH!! I can't believe people would be THAT stupid...and yet, I know they are. Sad sad sad..... |
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said by whocares  :Hackers use Michael Jackson 'suicide' as lure the full story at »www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/10···an_spam/ including links to similar "trap the gullible" things including the osama stuff.
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There's a sucker born every minute.
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| "Luna",yes your rught, & what makes it worst, (on other sites) that have chatted with people at,(local news media vhat board) IF YOU try to show them something new to protect them or their computers, most don't have the good sense to learn, thats why i am so PICKING about WHOM i show or let know about the DSL reports site,
those with an ATTITUDE problem, i am not about to rec/show them this site,
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said by whocares :By the way, this isn't the first time cyberscum have used Jackson to lure the clueless and gullible. I definitely see the connection though. 
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Gracie,
Your link gives a 404. It appears that the "/including" part is now gratuitous. Try:
»www.theregister.co.uk/2005/06/10···an_spam/
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said by whocares :"Luna",yes your rught, & what makes it worst, (on other sites) that have chatted with people at,(local news media vhat board) IF YOU try to show them something new to protect them or their computers, most don't have the good sense to learn, thats why i am so PICKING about WHOM i show or let know about the DSL reports site, those with an ATTITUDE problem, i am not about to rec/show them this site,
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Re: Michael Jackson 'suicide'
Does anyone know what ip's or url's to block? |
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| said by spamd :Does anyone know what ip's or url's to block?
Considering that the spam is distributed thru a botnet, you'd have to use a large database. Considering that the botnet is growing all the time (so many suckers, see my mule comment above), it would have to be a very dynamic database.
I would doubt that even the folks at news.admin.net-abuse.email know how to block this one effectively.
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said by La Luna :DOH!! I can't believe people would be THAT stupid...and yet, I know they are. Sad sad sad..... Oh come on now >> there are people that will send their Banking info asked for in an email so they can transfer money from an offshore account belonging to an EX-King of some tiny Country > Klendathu or some crazy shit like that.
Withdraw money from the bank and give it to an "Investigator" to "catch" a teller that is stealing money from customers accounts.
Or a contractor comes to the door saying they have "extra" materials from a job in the neighborhood and can do your house for a really low price >> oh you need to give a $ deposit to start.
It has just gone Hi-Tech-Low Mentality or I should say Low Common Sense.
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whocares
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so true and a lot of younger people on the internet will see this email & unknowingly open it,boom infection, |
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Re: Michael Jackson 'suicide'
and besides, why on earth would Michael Jackson want to commit suicide? 
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Re: Michael Jackson 'suicide'
said by BurntCricket :said by La Luna :DOH!! I can't believe people would be THAT stupid...and yet, I know they are. Sad sad sad..... Oh come on now >> there are people that will send their Banking info asked for in an email so they can transfer money from an offshore account belonging to an EX-King of some tiny Country > Klendathu or some crazy shit like that. Withdraw money from the bank and give it to an "Investigator" to "catch" a teller that is stealing money from customers accounts. Or a contractor comes to the door saying they have "extra" materials from a job in the neighborhood and can do your house for a really low price >> oh you need to give a $ deposit to start. It has just gone Hi-Tech-Low Mentality or I should say Low Common Sense. I know, I know....it just seems like they are getting dumber instead of smarter.
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