Recently I got a couple of spams sent to non-existent email addresses at a domain that I host. These spams were very similar, even though they use a variety of domain names and diferent postal address.<\/p>\n
Here are some of the domains:<\/p>\n
Here are spam samples:<\/p>\n
From: “J.R. Williams” <jason@hr-summit.net>
\nTo: “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” <YYYYY@YYYYYYYYYYYYY>
\nSubject: Geoffrey, interesting speaker
\nDate: Tue, 4 Oct 2011 09:30:32 -0400<\/p>\nHi Geoffrey, hope you are well. On Oct 12 at 12 pm ET I thought you would
\nenjoy dialing in to hear Welch’s VP of Human Resources speaking on
\n“Creative Ways of Developing Individuals in Smaller Organizations.” Just
\ngo to our site to become part of our group (takes just a minute), thanks!<\/p>\nTruly yours,
\nJ.R. Williams
\nHR-Summit
\nhr-summit.net<\/p>\nThis message is confidential and intended only for the original recipient.
\n If you have received this message in error, please delete it or mail us
\nback if you no longer wish to receive further email. If any follow-up is
\nneeded I show your contact information as XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,
\nYYYYY@YYYYYYYYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ and you may also reach us
\nat 12OO Abernathy Road #1700, Atlanta Georgia 30328 or through the
\ncontact information on our site.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nDomain cfo-summit.net:<\/p>\n
From: “Patrick Hansen” <patrick@cfo-summit.net>
\nTo: “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” <YYYYY@YYYYYYYYYYYYY>
\nSubject: Karen, interesting speaker
\nDate: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:43:43 -0400<\/p>\nHi Karen, hope you are well. On Nov 3 at 12 pm ET I thought you would
\nenjoy dialing in to hear Banner Health’s CFO speaking on “The Financial
\nImplications of the New Era of Healthcare.” Just go to our site to become
\npart of our group (takes just a minute), thanks!<\/p>\nTruly yours,
\nPatrick Hansen
\nCFO Summits
\ncfo-summit.net<\/p>\nThis message is confidential and intended only for the original recipient.
\nIf you have received this message in error, please delete it or mail us
\nback if you no longer wish to receive further email. If any follow-up is
\nneeded I show your contact information as XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,
\nYYYYY@YYYYYYYYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ and you may also reach us at
\n201 17th St, Ste 1200, Atlanta GA 30363 or through the contact
\ninformation on our site.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nDomain thehrsummits.org:<\/p>\n
From: “J.R. Williams” <jason@thehrsummits.org>
\nTo: “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” <YYYYY@YYYYYYYYYYYYY>
\nSubject: Jack, interesting speaker
\nDate: Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:25:12 -0500<\/p>\nHi Jack, hope you are well. On Dec 7th at 12 pm ET I thought you would
\nenjoy dialing in to hear Four Seasons Hotel’s Director of Human Resources,
\n speaking on “Finding the Right People for the Right Job.” Just go to our
\nsite to become part of our group (takes just a minute), thanks!<\/p>\nYours Truly,
\nJ.R. Williams
\nHRSummit
\nthehrsummits.org<\/p>\nThis message is confidential and intended only for the original recipient.
\nIf you have received this message in error, please delete it or mail us
\nback if you no longer wish to receive further email. If any follow-up is
\nneeded I show your contact information as XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,
\nYYYYY@YYYYYYYYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ and you may also reach us
\nat 201 17th St, Ste 1200, Atlanta GA 30363 or through the contact
\ninformation on our site.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nDomain cmosummits.org:<\/p>\n
From: “Matthew T. Keener” <matthew@cmosummits.org>
\nTo: “XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” <YYYYY@YYYYYYYYYYYYY>
\nSubject: Leo, interesting speaker
\nDate: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:55:06 -0500<\/p>\nHi Leo, hope you are well. On Dec 5th at 12 pm ET I thought you would
\nenjoy dialing in to hear Aramark’s Associate Vice President of Marketing,
\nspeaking on “Global Marketing.” Just go to our site to become part of our
\ngroup (takes just a minute), thanks!<\/p>\nTruly,
\nMatthew T. Keener
\nCMO-Summit
\ncmosummits.org<\/p>\nThis message is confidential and intended only for the original recipient.
\n If you have received this message in error, please delete it or mail us
\nback if you no longer wish to receive further email. If any follow-up is
\nneeded I show your contact information as XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX,
\nYYYYY@YYYYYYYYYYYYY ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ and you may also reach us
\nat 1200 Abernathy Rd, Atlanta Georgia 30328 or through the contact
\ninformation on our site.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nDomains bizsummits.org \/ thetrainingsummit.net:<\/p>\n
Reply-To: ryan@bizsummits.org
\nDate: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:35:37 +0000
\nSubject: John, follow up
\nFrom: Ryan English <trainingsummits1@gmail.com><\/p>\nHi John,<\/p>\n
You recently expressed an interest regarding joining our Training Summit and on behalf of our Administration and Membership; it is my pleasure to extend an invitation to participate in upcoming events and to join our organization. The Training Summit is an invitation only group that is comprised of innovative leaders and visionaries in the Training and Learning & Development field. We discuss best practices and find ways to help one another. Here are some details on upcoming meetings along with the featured speaker that month: <\/p>\n
12\/01\/11 Rob Patterson, CiTi, Senior Vice President, Learning Technology and Architecture-Topic: Utilizing Share points to support a learning organization <\/p>\n
We meet once a month via teleconference. In between these monthly calls we have an online forum where our more than 200 members network and collaborate. The membership dues are $1,250 per year, there is a 30 day evaluation period, if you do not feel like the group is advantageous to you or a fit; you can request a full refund. A list of topics and upcoming speakers can be found at www.thetrainingsummit.net. Please contact me ASAP for registration as it is filling up quickly, as well as to confirm networking information. Thank you very much for your time and consideration, if you have any further questions please do not hesitate to call me at (330)-769-7628. I look forward to working with you, have a great day!<\/p>\n
Regards,<\/p>\n
Ryan English
\nTraining Summit
\nDirect: 330-769-7628 <\/p>\nThis message is confidential and intended only for the original recipient. If you have received this message in error, please delete it or mail us back if you no longer wish to receive further email. You may also reach us at 1200 Abernathy Rd, Atlanta Georgia 30328 or through the contact information on our site.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Here are some more spam samples published on other websites, as I’m not the only one being spammed:<\/p>\n
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- Carolyn, another interesting speaker<\/a><\/li>\n
- Richard, interesting speaker<\/a><\/li>\n
- Heinz, interesting speaker<\/a><\/li>\n
- Don, interesting speaker<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
This company seems to have been at it for a couple of years already. They will probably keep going as long as some companies fall for their unsolicited emails and sign up.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Recently I got a couple of spams sent to non-existent email addresses at a domain that I host. These spams were very similar, even though they use a variety of domain names and diferent postal address. Here are some of … Continue reading