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I occasionally share a list of amusing spam emails. Here are some of the latest. Use discretion when opening these kinds of messages — and a good antivirus program. For best results, don’t open them at all! I include their titles here, but did not open any of these emails.
Dear Confidant/Scam Victim
I love this one! Apparently they believe in telling you the truth right up front. You are a victim. What a timesaver.
Confirmation! Confirmation! Confirmation!
Because I might not pay attention if they just wrote Confirmation.
FBI Seeking to Wiretap Internet
Now, when I got this it was in all caps, but I wrote it like a title to fit my blog better. Which is another way you can tell if something is spam. It SCREAMS at you. Apparently, finding the caps lock key is too much of an effort for these folks.
Kind Request
Yeah right. Their kind request is for me to download their virus-laden attachment and/or click their malicious-site URL. No thank you.
Poverty Alleviation Program
I knew this was the real thing because it came from United Nation. Not Nations, mind you, but Nation. Although what this one nation is united with, I’m not sure. Maybe it’s an internal thing. Anyway, I didn’t open it. I prefer to alleviate poverty the old fashioned way — by working.
Verification Notice
This type of notice should be considered seriously. No, really! If you just joined a website and are expecting a confirmation of some sort, it can be handy. But in my case, I got one from the Chief Justice of Nigeria. Somehow I don’t think so. Gonna pass on that one.
Your Winning no: GB8701/LPRC
Okay, my winning “no” (which is an abbreviation for number — but I digress) is right there. If you want to contact Australia Lottery Inc and claim it, be my guest. But I’m passing on that one too. Kind of hard to be a winner in something I’d never heard of, and hadn’t played.
Use caution online |
USPS notification #1880453, #5216533, #2116200
Three notifications for me in one day, all from ISPS Inc. Gee, they must be afraid I’ll miss the packages they tried to leave for me. Maybe I should open this email and download the goody they sent me so I can claim it. I haven’t had a virus in a while. On second thought, think I’ll pass…
And there you have it. More spam spam and more spam from the wonderful world of email.
My husband and me, 2011. |
Painting “William C Hinkle” by Thomas Finley |
Apparently it isn’t as easy to create a blog as I thought. I’ve studied this process for a bit. I have created more than a half dozen blogs on Blogger, so it’s not like I’ve never made one before. This is the only blog I’ve done like this one.
I attached it to my website as part of my domain name instead of attached to Blogger, Blogspot, or WordPress. I am using a wordpress program to create the blog posts, but this is embedded on my main website. I’ll need to reassign my RSS feed to Triberr, transfer my old posts from Blogger and do other things to set up the site. What would have taken me 30 minutes tops on a Blogspot site has taken me more than three hours on this thing.
I wanted to create a post to test the waters and see how things look, so expect things to be a bit different when you come back.
Placing an image is completely alien from what I’m used to. I’ll have to work on making the process smoother. I can see where learning a few tricks might be helpful. I tried placing the cover for my new book, Keeper of My Pleasure on the right, then on the left, and made sure it had alt text and a caption. I sure hope it’s readable.
What do you think of the way this blog is laid out? Any suggestions for widgets to add? I’m open to suggestion and happy to try new things. I’ll definitely need to include it in Networked Blogs, and figure out how to get a widget on here for followers.
January 9, 1324, Marco Polo slipped the bonds of this world and drifted into history. He explored Asia, established trade routes with China, and launched a summer game loved by millions.
To celebrate his life and his game, we are launching Marco Polo day on Twitter. The rules are simple. Follow the players listed below from your Twitter account. When one of them yells MARCO you hit reply and @ them with POLO. First to respond will win an ebook. If you’re not following, you can’t win.
This Marco Polo game is also found on Voirey Linger’s website. Mine is a copy of hers, used with permission. See it here: http://voireylinger.com/2014/12/marco-polo-day-2015/
Marco Polo Day on Twitter is a collection of individual contests. Each MARCO! tweet is a separate contest. Participating authors are wholly responsible for running their individual contest and fulfilling the prize requirement. Winners shall receive one digital copy of a book from the author. Titles available are at the sole discretion of the author and may not be substituted for a cash or physical prize. Prize value is not to exceed $10 (US).
Unstoppable Heroes is not responsible for prize distribution except in those contests run on the Twitter account of @kayelleallen I’ll be giving away a copy of A Romance for Christmas. Click the cover to learn more about the book.
Kayelle Allen – @kayelleallen
SM Butler- @SuzanButler
Dee Carney – @dee_carney
Sam Cheever – @samcheever
Shae Conner – @shaeconner
Hailey Edwards – @haileyedwards
AM Griffin – @AMGriffinbooks
Arlene Hittle – @arlenehittle
Kelly Jameison – @KellyJamieson
Babette James – @BabetteJames
Anne Kane – @AnneKane
Marguerite Labbe – @MargueriteLabbe
Voirey Linger – @voireylinger
Karen Stivali – @karenstivali
Holley Trent – @HolleyTrent
Maggie Wells – @Maggiewells1