Japan’s tragedy is already used by spammers
By Gina on March 16, 2011 | Spam and email, Japanese earthquake and tsunami spam, spammers, fake email letter, email spam, Japan tsunami spam, Japan earthquake spam
With this Japan tragedy and of all Earth people concern about this nation, spammers seem to be not concerned at all. They even try to use people’s vulnerability against themselves at this delicate time.
Do not be surprised if you get an email that claims you need to donate to the rehabilitation of those affected by the quake and tsunami. This email message will be marked as Urgent and asking you to "monitory help".
This spam email can be noticed because of its subject “Japanese earthquake and tsunami…(A Cry for Help)”. You are recommended to check legitimacy of this email sender at first before you respond to it.
According to Symantec , once after the disaster, researchers have found more than 50 domains with the names of either "Japan tsunami" or "Japan earthquake". Do not be surprised if you see them used in phishing or spamming purposes. Symantec warns everyone to be cautious and vigilant in believing those emails you may get.
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