April 24 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #214 Mark Donaldson

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I have published the April 24 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #214 Mark Donaldson.

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April 24 2009 COOLSITES Newsletter #214 Mark Donaldson

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Clif Notes Newsletter, Feb 2007 http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotes

"The COOLSITES Newsletter - find the coolest links here. This fella named Mark Donaldson has been sending out his lists of cool sites since 2003. I'd never heard of him before last week. One day I was Googling myself to see who was posting links to my newsletter, and I found his website. I guess he's mentioned my newsletter at least 3 times. I like the COOLSITES website too, but I think it could use some reformatting to make it a bit easier to read. What I really like is the content there. Mark must really read a lot of stuff on the web and he takes the best links then tells you about them." http://freewarewiki.com/CoolSitesNewsletter

Welcome to Clif Notes Newsletter
April 19, 2009

Sorry. No new newsletter this week.

Last newsletter http://freewarewiki.com/ClifNotesNewsletter090412

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Security News and Links

I get these links and news from good sources however I do not test the programs myself because I just don't have the time. The definitive source of rogue info is Spyware Warrior- Rogue-Suspect Anti-Spyware Products & Web Sites: http://www.spywarewarrior.com/rogue_anti-spyware.htm

They Tried To Scam Me

I got 2 new scam emails this week. Mark.

Human Resources Service Co.
CNOOC Oil Base Group Ltd.
Address:6 Dongzhimenwai Xiaojie,
Dongcheng District, Beijing, China 100027
Email:cnoocoilbasegroups2009@yahoo.com.hk
Website:www.cnooc.com.cn

Good Day,
JOB OPPORTUNITY
We are exporter’s base in China; we deal on Oil Exploitation, technical service, chemicals, fertilizer production, refining, natural gas, power generation, financial services, logistic services and new energies development. Visit our corporate website: www.cnooc.com.cn .

We have costumers in Asia, Europe, America, Australia, Canada and Africa. Our company (CNOOC) was established in 1982. We are interested in employing company serves services, to work with us as our payment agent our north America customers will make payment to you on our behalf for goods and raw materials we supplied to our customers in North America,

If your company is interested in working with us, we will be very glad. Subject to your satisfaction, your company reward of working with us as a Payment Officer is 10% of any Payment your company receive from our costumers .most payment ranges from $300,000.00 to $3.3 Million US Dollars.

Please if you are interested forward the following info to us:

1. Your Full Name:
2. Your Full Contact Address:
3. Phone/Fax Number:
4. Occupation:
5. Age
6. sex

Thanks for your corporations.

Yours Sincerely,
Mr. Wu Mengfe info222 DeleteThis @cnooc.com

This one had this in the email body: READ EMAIL ENCLOSED IN THE ATTACHEMENT PLEASE($14.6Million)

So I scanned the attachment with every malware scanner I had and this is what it said:

Dear Friend,

My name is Sgt. Anderson Everson, I am an American soldier with Swiss background, serving
in the military with the army's 3rd infantry division. With a very desperate need for
assistance, I have summed up courage to contact you. I found your contact particulars
in an address journal.

I am seeking your kind assistance to move the sum of (US$14,600,000M) Fourteen Million Six
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars to you, as far as I can be assured that my share will
be safe in your care until I complete my service here, this is no stolen money, and there is
no danger involved. Source of money: Some money in various currencies was discovered in
barrels at a farmhouse near one of Saddam's old palaces in Tikrit-Iraq during a rescue
operation, and staff Sgt Kenneth Buff and I that some part of this money be shared among
both of us before informing anybody about it since both of us saw the money first agreed it.
This was quite an illegal thing to do, but I tell you what? No compensation can make up for
the risk we have taken with our lives in this hellhole of which a roadside bomb killed my
brother in-law last week. You will find the story of this money on the web address below:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/2988455.stm

The above figure was given to me as my share, and to conceal this kind of money became a
problem for me, so with the help of a British contact working here and his office enjoy
some immunity, I was able to get the package out to a safe location entirely out of trouble
spot. He does not know the real contents of the package, and believes that it belongs to a
British / American medical doctor who died in a raid here in Iraq, and before giving
up, trusted me to hand over the package to his family in united states. I have now found
a much-secured way of getting the package out of Iraq to your country for you
to pick up, and I will discuss this with you when I am sure are willing to assist me. I want
you to tell me how much you will take from this money for the assistance you will give to me.
One passionate appeal I will make to you is not to discuss this matter with anybody, should
you have reasons to reject this offer, please and please destroy this message as any
leakage of this information will be too bad for us soldier'shere in Iraq.

I do not know how long we will remain here, and I have been shot, wounded and survived two
suicide bomb attacks by the special grace of God, this and other reasons I will mention later
has prompted me to reach out for help, I honestly want this matter to be resolved immediately,
please contact me as soon as possible as my only means of communication is through email and do
remember to include the following info's: 1. YOUR FULL NAMES 2. PHYSICAL ADDRESS 3.TELEPHONE
and MOBILE NUMBER (if any).

God Bless
Sgt. Anderson Everson sesgtanderson008 DeleteThis @dslextreme.com

Apple users no longer safe from malware, suggest experts: http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/2009/apr/16/apple-osx-trojan/print

Behavioral Targeting- $4.4 Billion of Ad Messages Just for YOU. Scambusters.org: http://www.scambusters.org/behavioraltargeting.html

Free Script for Hiding Your Email Address from Spammers: http://www.hide-email-script.com/

Laptop stolen- Tools work remotely - Tips, Reviews and Advice on All Things Digital - The Kim Komando Radio Show: http://www.komando.com/tips/index.aspx?id=3045

Mouse Print. Credit Card Security Flaw Revealed: http://www.mouseprint.org/

Proland Software Antivirus Software for Windows XP, Vista, Me, 98, 2000, 2003, NT, Exchange and NetWare: http://www.pspl.com/

SMS messages could be used to hijack a phone: http://ct.cnet-ssa.cnet.com/clicks?t=185432112-be56918137808c8d29d6177...a633af-

Update. AVG LinkScanner 8.5.289: http://download.cnet.com/AVG-LinkScanner/3000-2162_4-10610872.html

Update. Spybot Search and Destroy Detection Updates 04-22-2009: http://www.safer-networking.org/index2.html

Update. WinPatrol 16.0.2009.2: http://www.winpatrol.com/

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Consumer News and Links

From http://www.consumerworld.org/

How to Haggle Your Way to Savings
10 Things Your Cable Company Won't Tell You
Fed's Survey of Credit Card Rates by Bank
Are Bloggers' Reviews Running Afoul of the FTC?
College Students Carry Record Debt on Credit Cards
Buying Tips for HD Camcorders
Free Gas Card Promo Takes More Victims
More Consumers Sue Debt Collectors Over Tactics
AP & Newspapers Think About Charging for Content
How Smart Retailers Play to These Tough Times
Some Airfares Now Cheaper than Luggage Fees
Landlord Slips Free Cupcake Clause into Fine Print
How They Fake Caller ID and Steal Your ID [video]
Senate Hears Testimony on Deceptive Health Insurance
Pew Proposal for Better Credit Card Practices pdf
Drug Costs Being Shifted to Consumers pdf
How Little Crooks Sell Your Stolen Info For
Some Tax Refunds Derailed by ID Theft
Avoid Being a Victim of Foreclosure Rescue Scams
IRS' Dirty Dozen Tax Scams
BofA Raises Another Credit Card Fee
Signs that Your "Free" Vacation is a Scam
10 Calorie Vitamin Water Has 25 Calories!
The President's 2008 Income Tax Return pdf
Why Customer Service is So Bad [audio]
Lookalike Cable Sites Confuse Would-be Subscribers
Scraping by on a Six-Figure Income
7 Questions to Ask When Picking a Financial Advisor
Big Brands to Stores: Stop Deep Discounting
DirecTV/Comcast Pay Big Do Not Call Fines
If You're Too Fat, You'll Need Two Airline Seats
Phony Parking Tickets Lead to ID Theft

15 Things You Didn't Know Your Insurance Covered. Some policies provide benefits you never knew about: http://www.insure.com/articles/carinsurance/you-did-not-know.html

Consumer Reports. Top-rated groceries: http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/magazine-archive/may-2009/food/supe...rkets/g

DealerRater.com. How Good is that Car Dealer: http://www.dealerrater.com/

How to Boost the Curb Appeal of Your Home: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/photos/0,,20270648,00.html?xid=hinewsl...er-0414

MagicJack fined over supposedly free 30-day trial on clarkhoward.com: http://clarkhoward.com/liveweb/shownotes/2009/04/17/15565/

Making Free Calls With Jaxtr: http://www.lockergnome.com/web/2009/04/17/making-free-calls-with-jaxtr/

Walgreens' 'Free Healthcare for the Unemployed' isn't so free after all: http://www.lockergnome.com/oztech/2009/04/15/walgreens-free-healthcare...r-unemp

What It Costs - Everything Costs Something: http://www.whatitcosts.com/

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Windows Secrets Newsletter

Free content posted on April 23, 2009:

TOP STORY
By Scott Spanbauer
Gmail accounts hacked via unpatched hole
Provide some protection for webmail with https
Gmail's sea-surf hole can't be closed by SSL
POP3 and IMAP protect Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo Mail

WACKY WEB WEEK
By Katy Abby
"Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin!"
http://WindowsSecrets.com/comp/090416

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COOLSITES 89 cool links

I harvest what I believe to be the best links from the best sources that are safe, fun, informative, useful and just plain cool. I categorize them and edit their descriptions for clarity. I may make comments about the links but you will know because I always sign them with "Mark".

To see the full newsletter with all of the COOLSITES links please click and bookmark this link: http://luem42.googlepages.com/coolsites.html and check it each week. Thank you. Mark.