I got this spam email today:
From:Â Â Â Â “Barack Obama” <BarackObama@ehb128.com>
To:Â Â Â Â “Subscriber” <catmommy9@meowmail.com>
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The links have been stripped, but if you look at the email addy in the header, you can see that it is NOT from the real Obama campaign. I already subscribe to Barack’s email newsletters, they all come from the BarackObama.com domain. They do not send unsolicited emails out to people, I never got any emails from them until I signed up to get them.
The SPAM email here doesn’t ask people to donate to the campaign. But I know damned well that once a victim signs up via that faux website, they WILL be asked for a donation. Only it will not go to the campaign, it will go into the scammer’s pocket.
I did a little research on the address and domain here…it didn’t take much to see what a scam this is.  I quickly found this blog post, which is proof that this is a scam.
No doubt that I was targeted for this because I openly support Obama, have badges for his campaign on all of my blogs. But no doubt that this scumbag is also trying to pull this same shit with those who support John McCain.
No matter who you support, if you want to send a donation, and feel hesitant to do it via an email you received, go to the candidate’s official website and donate from there. I have donated to Obama’s campaign, and the site is fully safe and secure. I am sure that John McCain’s donation page is the same way.
Please be careful, people!
This has been a public service announcement from your friendly neighborhood ailurophile.
