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The Spam/Spoof Trifecta

Jul 14 2009

I have not come across this horrible spam Frankenstein ever. Now I have seen parts here and there but this one takes the cake and took some time to bake. Yes is is a horrible email and most likely you would not check it out, but here at eROI we take one of the team for you day and day out.

msnicontactspamspoof1. Spoofed from Field to be the same as the To Field.

2. Baked in some MSN preference center love to give the pharma spam some legitimacy.

3. For good measure ripped off iContact’s footer and preference center links

A complete rip off trying to legitimize spam. Man will it ever end?

But it’s not done here. What can we do to combat this or anyone else doing something similar? IS there a fix?


Published in Brand Marketing, Spam Emails, The Spam Cops, Worst Of Email

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    Twitted by emailexperts says:
    July 14th, 2009 at 2:41 pm

    [...] This post was Twitted by emailexperts [...]


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    Luke Glasner says:
    July 14th, 2009 at 7:45 pm

    But wait! There’s more:

    I almost mistook that Viagra pill for the tweeter logo. Probably just my lack of sleep the pass two weeks. Anyway this is an excellent example of how good spammers are getting at faking legitimate marketing to get past a content based filter. So perhaps the best way to combat it is through authentication and managing your digital reputation.

    And remember men, if you have been on twitter tweeting for a period lasting more than 4 hours, call your doctor…