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Posted by Don Kelloway on April 18, 2006, 8:47 pm
If you were Registered and logged in, you could reply and use other advanced thread options > First, an apology. This is not quite security related.
> However, based on previous discussions I've seen here, some of you
> will know the answer of the tops of your heads or can give me
> pointers. (Also, it is *almost* a security question.)
>
> I'm involved with a non-profit job-hunt support group.
> Recently, we've started getting "undeliverable mail" messages for
> mail we didn't send. The bigger problem is that at least some of
> the spam is dubious job offers, and that could affect our
> reputation. At least one such is for a supposedly foreign
> company, but whois shows that the domain name is registered with a
> US address.
>
> I know that forging FROM: in spams is illegal in the US. I
> don't know who to report it to. (I also know there's not much
> hope that anything will be done, but there's even less chance if
> it's not reported.)
>
> So, to whom do I report such illegal spam?
>
> --
> Arthur T. - ar23hur "at" speakeasy "dot" net
> Looking for a good MVS systems programmer position
It sounds like you're the victim of what is referred to as a 'joe job'. See
the following links for further information.
http://www.spamfaq.net/terminology.shtml#joe_job
http://www.g4tv.com/techtvvault/features/41474/Beware_the_Joe_Job.html
http://www.cotse.com/11022000.html
Re: who to report it to
If you can determine that messages originate from a company within the
United States then you can report the company the Federal Trade Commission.
Use the link below to file a complaint with the FTC.
https://rn.ftc.gov/pls/dod/wsolcq$.startup?Z_ORG_CODE=PU01
In addition you may consider the following links for filing complaints.
http://spam.getnetwise.org/action/
http://onguardonline.gov/filecomplaint.html
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Best regards, from Don Kelloway of Commodon Communications
Visit http://www.commodon.com to learn about the "Threats to Your Security
on the Internet".
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