[Chapter-delegates] Fight Against E-Mail Spam! < which looks MORE like spam

Carlos A. Afonso ca at cafonso.ca
Wed Sep 11 18:34:37 PDT 2013


Not at all... Just take a look at the source code of the original
message -- nothing to do with ISOC, it is a phishing trap. Otherwise,
would be a bit miserable on ISOC's part to do this to get a mere
US$20K... :)

--c.a.

On 09/11/2013 10:27 PM, Dr. Alejandro Pisanty Baruch wrote:
> Hi Takaki-san,
> 
> before going into such detail I honestly wonder and ask what is this campaign? is it really ISOC's? 
> 
> Several members of ISOC Mexico, and I personally, have noted that it has almost all the signs of which we warn our friends, family, students and colleagues.
> 
> Plus, did I miss a heads-up to the Chapters list? 
> 
> Does ISOC really need to crowdfund 20,000 dollars instead of spending them out of budget? Going for a million would actually make this message more credible instead of less.
> 
> As I wrote to an ISOC staff member a few hours ago, my laptop computer may not have enough electrons for all the questions I would ask.
> 
> And, it has been awkward to tell Chapter members who got the email that I don't honestly know what is going on after their pointed questions.
> 
> Yours,
> 
> Alejandro Pisanty
> 
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> Desde: chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org [chapter-delegates-bounces at elists.isoc.org] en nombre de HIGUCHI,Takaaki [higuchi.takaaki at miraitsystems.jp]
> Enviado el: miércoles, 11 de septiembre de 2013 20:10
> Hasta: chapter-delegates at elists.isoc.org
> Asunto: [Chapter-delegates] Fight Against E-Mail Spam!
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I wonder who is the main contact of this activity at ISOC,
> since I have been involved in anti-spam activities in Japan,
> and I'd like to know more details.
> 
> thanks in advance,
> Takaaki Higuchi, Japan Chapter
> 
> 
> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject:        Join Us in the Fight Against E-Mail Spam!
> Date:   Wed, 11 Sep 2013 11:36:00 +0000
> From:   The Internet Society <harris at isoc.org>
> Reply-To:       The Internet Society <harris at isoc.org>
> To:     Takaaki <higuchi.takaaki at miraitsystems.jp>
> 
> 
> 
> Join Us in the Fight Against E-Mail Spam!
> 
> View this email in your browser
> <http://us7.campaign-archive1.com/?u=2b178aff20babee9328e5c659&id=48ac092fb1&e=034461a2a1>
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> 
> /*Join the Fight Against Spam!*/
> 
> Dear Takaaki Higuchi,
> 
> We rarely think of Spam this way, but it has become a human development
> problem for several areas of the world, prohibiting citizens from fully
> realizing the potential of the Internet. With your help, we are
> determined not to let Spam continue to be a barrier to free trade,
> educational opportunities, and access to information for developing
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> TheInternet Society’s Combating Spam Project
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> problem and offer innovative solutions.  But, we have not yet been able
> to take the project off the ground.  We have only 70% of the funds
> needed to get the project running are already available.
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> We still need to raise $20,000 in the next 30 days to make this project
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