Tis’ the Season To Be Spammed!
Symantec is predicting that this holiday season will bring a flood of new spam hawking everything from cheap watches to penny stocks. With gas prices rising higher and higher, more people are turning to online shopping. More folks looking for deals online equals more chances for spammers and scammers. The IT departments of the major online retailers claim they are on top of their game and online shopping is safer than ever, but it still pays to be cautious when buying online.
Now that the holiday season is upon us, enjoy Symantec's version of the "12 Days of Christmas":
12 Days of Christmas Spam
On the first day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
A brand new shiny PCOn the second day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the third day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the fourth day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the fifth day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
Vi – A – Grrrr -Ra,
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the sixth day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
A pink iPod Nano,
Vi – A – Grrrr -Ra,
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the seventh day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
Super chee – eap software,
A pink iPod Nano,
Vi – A – Grrrr -Ra,
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the eighth day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me,
A blue Razr cellphone,
Super chee – eap software
A pink iPod Nano,
Vi – A – Grrrr -Ra,
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the ninth day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
Nintendo D – ee – Ses,
A blue Razr cellphone,
Super chee – eap software,
A pink iPod Nano,
Vi – A – Grrrr -Ra,
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the tenth day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
A Canon camera
Nintendo D – ee – Ses,
A blue Razr cellphone,
Super chee – eap software,
A pink iPod Nano,
Vi – A – Grrrr -Ra,
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the eleventh day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
The perfect weight loss drug,
A Canon camera,
Nintendo D – ee – Ses,
A blue Razr cellphone,
Super chee – eap software,
A pink iPod Nano,
Vi – A – Grrrr -Ra,
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PCOn the twelfth day of Christmas,
a spammer offered me
$500 gift cards
The perfect weight loss drug,
A Canon camera,
Nintendo D – ee – Ses,
A blue Razr cellphone,
Super chee – eap software,
A pink iPod Nano,
Vi – A – Grrrr -Ra,
H – D – TV,
Cheesy business cards,
A Rolex watch,
And a brand new shiny PC
Really sometimes this spamms should be allowed, at least during the holidays when you have to look for lots of presents and you can’t afford to pay too much on everyone… and a new Rolex would never upset me!