Wednesday, March 31, 2021
Odd variation on Sucker Filter
Now that the "election" crap has cleared out of spam, the spammers are back to the usual tricks. One recent trick is new and puzzling.
Congratulations Capital One Customer!
Special Offer for Wells Fargo Customer!
Refund for Walgreens Customer!
Open for news, valued State Farm customer!
And today a paper mail containing a supposed refund from Hemmings Auto News.
Why odd? They're all for companies that I don't use. My bank is USBank, not Wells Fargo. My credit card is Citibank, not Capital One. My insurance is Allstate, not Geico or State Farm. And I've been subscribing to Collectible Automobile for 20 years, but never bought an issue of Hemmings.
The spam is never aimed at my actual purchasing patterns. All of it seems to think I'm a customer of a different company in each category.
Must be Sucker Filter. If you're foolish enough that you don't know your own bank and insurance and shopping habits, you're foolish enough to go for Bitcoin or an inheritance from somebody you never knew.
Labels: Sucker Filter, TMI
¶ 12:39 PM
