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14-Dec-2023
Freaky Geek Ball
The Freaky Geek Ball was an event — a Halloween Dance Party — put on by various defunct San Diego tech groups in October of 2000. I was running the WebSanDiego listserv at the time and played a big part. It of course had a domain, and a website. Here in 2023 I have started...
11-Dec-2023
Email Solicitation of the Day
I am writing to express my interest in the possibility of contributing a guest post to your esteemed platform. Having thoroughly enjoyed the insightful content on your platform, I believe that my article on [topic] would resonate well with your discerning audience. —exact quote from a spam email
27-Mar-2019
Seems legit.
Attn: beneficiary. This is to inform you that United Nation gave me instruction to contact you regarding your Compensation of ATM Visa Card. After an extensive close door meeting between the Board of Directors of the UNITED NATIONS, THE WORLD BANK-GROUP AND INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND), it was resolved and agreed upon that this body “world...
27-Mar-2019
Scam from 805-723-2700
Latest scam phone call: Please try again. Hello. This is not a sales call. But a response to your request for information regarding a medical-grade brace to help you with chronic pain. Through new standards, you are now entitled to receive a medical-grade brace at no charge. For more information on how to receive your...
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23-Mar-2018
Bizarre fraudulent phone message from 904-945-9929.
Here’s a weird message from someone impersonating agents of the federal government: https://cdn.artlung.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-23-message-from-904-945-9929.mp3 So, it has been considered as an intentional fraud and lawsuit has been filed under your name by United States Government. You may call our department number 904-945-9929. I repeat 904-945-9929. Thank you. Though the “9929” sounds like “nine ninety-nine” when this...
https://artlung.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/2018-03-23-message-from-904-945-9929.mp3
11-Feb-2008
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Actual comment spam content left on one of the blogs I manage: Please, do not delete the given message. Money obtained from spam will go to the help hungry to children ugand+ Won’t anyone please think of the children?