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Title: Spammers allege Obama affair
Post by: Shana A on April 11, 2008, 07:10:27 AM
Post by: Shana A on April 11, 2008, 07:10:27 AM
Spammers allege Obama affair
April 11, 2008
http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/227147.html (http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/227147.html)
US Elections are the latest spam scam A spam campaign alleging that Senator Barak Obama has admitted to an affair is circulating on the web, according to security experts.
Trend Micro said that the emails entice recipients to click on a link that supposedly will take them to a video of Obama confessing to "his transsexual affairs".
April 11, 2008
http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/227147.html (http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/227147.html)
US Elections are the latest spam scam A spam campaign alleging that Senator Barak Obama has admitted to an affair is circulating on the web, according to security experts.
Trend Micro said that the emails entice recipients to click on a link that supposedly will take them to a video of Obama confessing to "his transsexual affairs".
Title: Re: Spammers allege Obama affair
Post by: tekla on April 11, 2008, 09:54:55 AM
Post by: tekla on April 11, 2008, 09:54:55 AM
Wow, that upping the ante, pulling a ->-bleeped-<- into the mix. Guess with all the Clinton, Vetter, Larry "wide stance" Craig, Newt, the Gov of New York (and his replacement) the ex Gov of New Jersey, just plain old sex don't cut it anymore.
Title: Re: Spammers allege Obama affair
Post by: Kaelin on April 11, 2008, 10:51:43 AM
Post by: Kaelin on April 11, 2008, 10:51:43 AM
Hold up, partner.
Actually, it's a scam to that installs malware on their computers. It's like a rickroll, except criminally evil in that your computer is no longer secure (and the potential consequences are wide-ranging). Unfortunately Obama and TGs seem to be the butt of it, but it's (probably) not coordinated by the Republican party or McCain's campaign... unless they want to risk getting hit with a double whammy of libel and Internet-related crimes (identity theft, destruction of property, or whatever the perpetrators seeked to).
We people educated on matters of TG are offended, but some of the people who click on the site (people who are ignorant of TGs and trust sensational stories) may be even more screwed if they had sensitive information on their computer (plus they will have the embarassment of knowing they were fooled).
It may be interesting to see how this matter unfolds, particularly with respect to the reactions of the deceived people.
Actually, it's a scam to that installs malware on their computers. It's like a rickroll, except criminally evil in that your computer is no longer secure (and the potential consequences are wide-ranging). Unfortunately Obama and TGs seem to be the butt of it, but it's (probably) not coordinated by the Republican party or McCain's campaign... unless they want to risk getting hit with a double whammy of libel and Internet-related crimes (identity theft, destruction of property, or whatever the perpetrators seeked to).
We people educated on matters of TG are offended, but some of the people who click on the site (people who are ignorant of TGs and trust sensational stories) may be even more screwed if they had sensitive information on their computer (plus they will have the embarassment of knowing they were fooled).
It may be interesting to see how this matter unfolds, particularly with respect to the reactions of the deceived people.
Title: Spammers allege Obama affair
Post by: Natasha on April 11, 2008, 04:00:59 PM
Post by: Natasha on April 11, 2008, 04:00:59 PM
Spammers allege Obama affair
http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/227147.html
4/11/2008
"A spam campaign alleging that Senator Barak Obama has admitted to an
affair is circulating on the web, according to security experts. Trend Micro said that the emails entice recipients to click on a link that supposedly will take them to a video of Obama confessing to "his transsexual affairs".
http://www.webuser.co.uk/news/227147.html
4/11/2008
"A spam campaign alleging that Senator Barak Obama has admitted to an
affair is circulating on the web, according to security experts. Trend Micro said that the emails entice recipients to click on a link that supposedly will take them to a video of Obama confessing to "his transsexual affairs".
Title: Re: Spammers allege Obama affair
Post by: tekla on April 12, 2008, 12:20:30 PM
Post by: tekla on April 12, 2008, 12:20:30 PM
no doubt, they just got him confused with Eddie Murphy. Happens all the time. Confused him with Tiger Wood last week.