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Beware of MobileMe Phishing Spam

Beware of MobileMe Phishing Spam

by | Jul 8, 2011 | | 0 |

Posted by Greg Mills

Yesterday I got a fraudulent email warning me that my MobileMe account was expiring soon, to check my account phone number and credit card information. The email uses actual Apple MobileMe art so it looks very official, while it is as fraudulent as a 3 dollar bill. I remembered current MobileMe accounts were grandfathered in until next summer so the email alarmed me, as I seemed to remember renewal in December.



Welcome,

Just a reminder to renew your MobileMe subscription by July 10, 2011 PDT to avoid interruption of service.

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Bush signs national anti-spam bill into law

by | Dec 17, 2003 | | 0 |

U.S. President George W. Bush signed a bill into law Tuesday establishing federal rules for commercial e-mail and penalties for sending unsolicited mass spam e-mails. “Known as the CAN-SPAM Act, the Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act of 2003 takes effect Jan. 1,” reports InfoWorld. “The law prohibits the use of false header information in bulk commercial e-mail and requires unsolicited messages to include opt-out instructions.

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