Dude, Where's My Spam?

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Dear Google Adwords Customer!

Scam artists are always looking for a way to rip off cash from someone else. The most recent trick is aimed at business people who use Google AdWords. Users will receive an Email purporting to be from an official representative of Google, however the language used is not very Google-like and itself is a giveaway.

However, it often fools people who are newer to the web, but it needn't be that way. Many people don't understand URLs and it can cause a problem.

The first thing that can get you into trouble is not paying attention. Even a smart person can be tricked into giving up their login and password.

You must realise that anyone can pretend to be a trusted email sender, creating a message that looks legitimate, from someone you know and trust. There are a few things the tricksters still can't do. They don't know how Google refers to you.

> They will never address you "Dear Google AdWords Customer!"

O Brother, Where Art Thou?

Dell has acquired MessageOne, which makes email-management software, for $155 million in cash. One of the deal’s big beneficiaries is the Dell family.

MessageOne was co-founded by Adam Dell, Michael Dell’s lesser-known brother – to be fair, it’s hard to be the successful sibling when your brother is a billionare.

Family connections aside, why did Dell buy MessageOne?

In Dell’s case, the company’s core PC business has slowed and the company is looking for ways to boost profits. So it’s playing off the relationships it’s built selling tech equipment that businesses use in their data centers – the large corporate computing rooms – to try to sell services as well.

Via WSJ

Help Google deliver mail!

Do you have mad video-making skills? OK, how about just a video camera and a little bit of spare time to get creative?

Imagine how an email message travels around the world. Submit your clip by August 13th, 2007 to be considered for the collaborative-video.