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[Analysis] Could that email or IM be a trailhead, or SPAM?
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Phaedra
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bwochinski wrote:
where did that email come from Phae? Can you post the headers?


I'm trying to figure out how to get headers in Novell Groupwise. Anyone with ideas please PM me.

I'm hoping this is spam, because I do NOT want my work address out there. Confused
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:03 pm
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catherwood-offline
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tempting me at the office...
What I take from the headers is:
orchardintl.com
216.94.116.121
marcom productions incorporated
www.mgrp.com
(all indications of a legitimate marketing firm, in Canada)

Received: from [83.9.4.100] (helo=abxk100.neoplus.adsl.tpnet.pl)
(indicates a relay thru Poland?)

Subject: Six Apart Ltd
(indicates the site we should be searching for?)

Is the block print saying
TORA.OB or
TORA.08 or O8 or 0B?

PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:09 pm
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Phaedra
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catherwood-offline wrote:
Subject: Six Apart Ltd
(indicates the site we should be searching for?)


That sounds really familiar for some reason.

ETA: Six Apart is the software company that makes Movable Type/Typepad.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:10 pm
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bwochinski
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 		Yeah Six Apart was really familiar to me too... and now I know why...
http://www.sixapart.com/
Anyone who blogs much has probably heard of them.

This is starting to look more spammy now... :-/ Though i don't know why Six Apart would be spamming.
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 		I got same message in my in box at work this morning. It was sent to one of the e-mail aliases I'm on which is almost exclusively used for internal communication. Can't get the headers cause, well, I don't know how:)

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 		interesting. Tried the variants, and Tora.OB had the best results - the most significant hits coming up being for Tora Technologies stock
I'm guessing it's not a trailhead... odd though.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:19 pm
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bwochinski
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 		That's got to be it... good find Bruce...

This must be a new kind of penny-stock spam aimed specifically at ARGers...
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 		Here's a wiki article about Six Apart:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Apart

and their website:

http://www.sixapart.com/


EDIT: wow...nevermind. That'll teach me to wait and post until after dinner.
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:28 pm
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catherwood-offline
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false alarm
I just wanted to point out that Phaedra's email's subject line was different ('real regarding aswell may') than bwochinski's, as was the sender's address -- I'll bet Boozemonkey's headers were also different. So, forget about Six Apart, that was probably one of those random subject lines pulled from bw's own email folders to trick him into thinking it was legitmate. Standard spam tactics.

Still, I can't resist a puzzle. Are the numbers in the TORA block just random?

(I would add my Tin Hat Posse sig line, if i were logged in)

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 		Phaedra's email was also TORA.OB, but the font has spaces as half the size of captial letters. I believe the spacing is accurate now, though a couple spots look like a number is missing. So with the spacing fixed, it looks like this:
(the A's are there just so the text doesn't wrap - sorry for the stretch, can't make the font smaller)

Code:
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

00283064585248430   180152010115     07334738373158          841856                     52307126825       26251681580017
45871082258176448  38345352678508    1204188037856722       61037447                   84850512366866     882205737145473
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PostPosted: Fri Nov 17, 2006 1:56 pm
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molecularr
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 		I'm pretty sure it's spam, but just for the record I also got the TORA.OB drawn out with numbers email. I had to view the raw message in order to see what it was spelling since my client wrapped the lines on its own.

As far the numbers, I think that's just to get around spam filters. My filter report said something to the effect that the spam score was low because it had a large percentage of unique words. If all of the "words" are random letter strings, that would certainly make most of them unique.

Still, it's a pretty cool looking spam.

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JohnLockeGuy
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 		lookee here!

http://www.spamnation.info/go/stock/TORA.OB

Guess it's spam.
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 		Umm... hey guys... i got an email.... weird too... =P

Quote:
Other offices are located in New York City, Naples and Pensacola, Florida, Windsor, Ontario, and in Gdynia, Warsaw, and Wroclaw, Poland.
He is regularly called upon to render opinions on patents involved in high stakes litigation. We know Haynes and Boone shares our appreciation for modern, efficient, green development and we are pleased to have them join us at Victory Park.
He has argued three times before the United States Supreme Court and filed briefs in more than a dozen cases before the high court.
DeRenzi, Dickerson M. Patent and Trademark Office. in Comparative and Experimental Medicine, with an emphasis in Molecular Biology and Immunology, from the University of Tennessee.
In many ways, One Victory Park reflects that sort of forward-thinking preparation for the dynamically changing world of business law. Harrison, are experienced trial lawyers who have won cases in state and federal courts throughout the United States, as well as matters before administrative boards that regulate industry.
Fredelake will focus his practice on public and private construction contract law, construction contracts and construction litigation.
In many ways, One Victory Park reflects that sort of forward-thinking preparation for the dynamically changing world of business law. The firm has offices in Atlanta, Brussels, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, Dayton, New York, and Washington, D. Their significant courtroom experience complements our practice and provides new depth and resources for high-stakes litigation matters.
, the firm has offices in California, New York, Brussels, and London.
Fredelake received his J.
Blease has tried cases spanning a number of issues from business disputes to construction cases with tens of thousands of documents.
The complex will be just steps away from condominiums, apartments, hotels, restaurants, one-of-a-kind retailers, an urban market and the American Airlines Center. Fredelake will focus his practice on public and private construction contract law, construction contracts and construction litigation.
We know Haynes and Boone shares our appreciation for modern, efficient, green development and we are pleased to have them join us at Victory Park. We are also excited that our intellectual property practice in New York continues to gain momentum through three seasoned partners who offer significant litigation and counseling experience.
We are also excited that our intellectual property practice in New York continues to gain momentum through three seasoned partners who offer significant litigation and counseling experience.
We are delighted to be part of this cutting-edge project that means so much to our home. has joined the firm as an associate in the Intellectual Property and Litigation and Dispute Resolution groups in the Lansing office.
offices in Texas, New York and D.
London finance partner Kate Walters will move to Hong Kong to head up the three-lawyer office. Fredelake will focus his practice on public and private construction contract law, construction contracts and construction litigation.
Before entering law school, Dr. Blease has handled construction matters across the nation as well as eminent domain cases for landowners. Prior to entering the legal profession, Mr. Wilson said the move reflects the philosophical underpinnings of Haynes and Boone as a whole.
Crist and Kotthamp plan to announce additional team members in the next few weeks.
Their significant courtroom experience complements our practice and provides new depth and resources for high-stakes litigation matters.


and it came with the attached image... from the e-mail address wtlnnSPLATkitchienadal.com "Clement Sibil" with the subject being "transcontinental"
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Phaedra
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 		Stock spam.
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 		 weird email
I searched for this on the forums and didn't find anything, so i'm posting it here. I got an email from someone named "Margaret" with the subject "attempting contact" and all it said was "This is going to be a long day."

I thought it was a little argish, except the email address (FirstTimeForEverythingSPLATpclrmyna.it) sounds spammy.

I searched google for the email, and all I came up with was this.
http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20061117120152AAiJK3Q

It's a little weird that one of the people got a call from "margaret".

anybody know anything?
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