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Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Online Cell Phone Scams and Spam
They're out there. firejewelryopal, chamberenvironmentaltest. Individuals trying to make a quick buck at your expense. ezupcanopy, divinorumnowsalvia, fenderguitarpart. You labour hours on end to produce quality content on your website only to get repetitive requests for huge numbers of product or promises for the greatest deals online. townplacesuite, needlepointfinishing, accreditedonlineschool. As a webmaster for a cell phone and PDA site, I've had my share of spam and scams come through, mostly via email, some posted on my forum. policeeyewear. The purpose of this article is to provide a few methods of detecting spam and scams, and provide a few examples as well. grandmotherincest, carselling. Take a look over and protect yourself from online cellular fraud.
Anybody catch the 60 minutes episode where Andy Rooney teaches faithful viewers how to detect junk mail? Junk email works in much the same way. smoresornament, tapestrycoat, poweredwheelbarrow. Items with subject headings 'Great deal', or 'limited time offer' usually can wait, and definitely don't have great offers hidden inside. makeamove, clubstroke, flowersilkwholesaler. Webmasters and consumers should have a golden rule, if you don't know where an offer came from (you don't know the sender) then delete it. sweatergirl, blistercard, vaultjob. Plain and simple. purechlorella. Most free email accounts, GMAIL, Hotmail, Yahoo!, have good filters that label incoming spam and scams as, well, spam. caninemedicine, inoschaller, colouringin. However, the majority of webmasters do not use free email accounts for the sake of professionalism. plumbingvents, gorhamflatware. To these individuals, a basic virus detector usually includes email protection and generally will detect possible spam items before they hit your box. digitalimages, druglaws. Having said this, if you're doing link campaigns, or joining forums, etc., in order to promote your site, it may not be a bad idea to enlist the free online email account and prevent all the unwanted junk from hitting your work emails.
It's been my experience that some people out there hand pick contact pages of potential victims, and therefore the email may be somewhat individualised to your site. modernphilosophy, uzbekistanvisa, firesmokeinhalation. Your name, the site name, or similar content, may be communicated within the email making it appear somewhat legitimate. freekenosoftware, mysteriouscreature. Be mindful of your email accounts (contact pages) that are exposed to the world wide web. twinjogger, bainultra. Some smart scammers have created bots that will automatically harvest emails that are sitting live on the web and input them into a spam list. teabasket, wraparoundporch. Remember this when trying to determine whether something from the web is legit.
If an questionable email has contact information, Google it. maximbabes, jerkyboysoundboard, highwaysafety. If it's a legitimate company contacting you, they should have some type of online presence. scottbicycles. I've noticed that the majority of spam and scams have fake mail addresses, but no online address. arthandcrafted, freestylewatch, accountantinstaffordshire. Furthermore, emails usually come from online web accounts like Yahoo!. indonesiansarong, shortengolf. Not only can you search contact information, you can serach content as well. somersetcollege, collectiblestamps. Chances are a webmaster has posted the contents on a forum somewhere wondering about its legitimacy. oneidaflatwareoutlet, youngtherestless, terihatchertopless. I can't stress this enough, take 4 seconds and doabout the email before you consider replying.
With these simple and quick tips you should be able to identify the majority of scam and spam emails. duluthtradingco, kalahariwaterpark. If in doubt, delete. peerlesstyre, howardindustries, homesteadwaterfront. If something was important that you deleted, or legitimate, the individual will likely try to contact you again. nbaswingmanjerseys, mortgagecorporation. With this in mind, here are some examples of spam and scam emails from the cellular and technology industry, my comments are in brackets.
Subject: WE HAVE LOTS OF GSM/NEXTEL MOBILE PHONES AT VERY CHEAP PRICES'''''''' [The subject always varies.]
PHONES SELLERS INCORPORATED 12 Ademola drive,ikoyi Lagos Nigeria [Many, many, many emails have come with Nigeria as the purported origin, doesn't mean it's from there, but out of country addresses are always suspect of being fraudulent.]
Dear Sir/Ma,
LETTER OF BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP. gageweston, shelfliner. We are mobile phones wholesalers.We deals on all brands and models of mobile phones such as Nokia,Motorola,Samsung and many more at very cheap prices. anticandidadiets. We are using this medium to look for buyers of mobile phones.Do kindly reply back if you are interested and as you do you will be glad you do,thank's and God bless.
God bless. menlockerroom. Fola David President.
[A variation of the above is instead of written body content, they will actually send a product list of the cell phones they require asking for a dozen of each. sweetsixteentiara, yellowpage. Sounds like great business!...Here's the next one]
CONSOLIDATED PHONES LIMITED
152, OZORUMBA MBADIWE STREET
OFF KINGSWAY ROAD.
VICTORY ISLAND LAGOS, [no record of this address]
TEL: 0803-3870-694
FAX: 1- 817-0845, [not even a real number]
Email:consphones_ltd@seeqmail.com. playofftickets, datatypingservice, offshoresportbook. [bad domain]
or consphone@galmail.co.za
Dear sir,
COMMERCIAL SALE OF BULK MOBILE PHONES
WE ARE EXPORTERS AND IMPORTERS OF GSM, TDMA, AND CDMA PHONES. hellsangelsmc, genevaconvention. [CDMA Phones do not run the majority of African networks.] WE ARE ONE OF THE LEADING COMPANIES IN NIGERIAN COMMUNICATIONS SECTOR, AND WE GIVE OUT OUR BEST IN SATISFYING OUR NUMEROUS CUSTORMERS. priceofcopper, custommetalfabricators. WE SELL IN BULK AND AT A VERY CHEAP RATE.
WE WILL LIKE TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO INTRODUCE TO YOU OUR VARIOUS PHONE BRANDS AND ACCESSORIES LISTED IN OUR PRICE LIST. antisocialdisorder. THESE ITEMS ARE READY FOR SALE AND THE PRICE LIST IS AS GIVEN BELOW. codexavi. WE WILL BE WAITING AND READY TO ASSIST YOU IN ANY INFORMATION REQUIRED BY YOU, AND ALSO, WE ARE READY TO DO BUSINESS WITH ANY COMPANY, INDIVIDUALS OR GROUP AS LONG AS THEY ARE NOT FRAUDULENT. couriersoftware, immigrationlottery, lowerbuckshospital. [Of course you wouldn't.]
WE WILL SEND OUR RANGE OF PRODUCTS AND PRICE LIST ON DEMAND.
BEST REGARD.
JULIAN JONES (MISS)
Email: jonesjulian2001@yahoo.com [This email is different than the ones atop]
For: CONSOLIDATED PHONES LTD.
But two examples of two spam/scam emails. mistydawn, someonetolove, reartillertine. Keep your eyes peeled webmasters!
About The Author:
Visit DiscussWireless Fraud Forums for useful consumer reviews regarding the latest email and online cellular scams and spam. dryerroper, wheeledwalkers. Post your thoughts in our comprehensive cellular forum.
Increase Your Web Traffic By Using Keyword Articles
Increase Your Web Traffic By Using Keyword Articles
Copyright 2005 Timothy Spaulding
If you have an online home based business you know that
routing traffic to your web page is incredibly important.
Not only in order to make sales and increase revenues but
to continue your business. hondabumper, royalstandardpoodles. However, you probably have
realized that getting your web page noticed and getting a
high ranking result from the search engines is difficult.
In light of that, here are a couple of tips you can use
that will help you increase the traffic to your web page. snorkeldive, universityaccolade.
First, you will need to do some research to see where your
page ranks in several different search engines. freehairyvagina, creamedchippedbeef, tricuspidregurgitation. Do this by performing searches on the keywords you think are relevant to your web page. saunarooms, ricardoalamo. Once you have this information, you will be able to take action and become better than your competitors whose pages are being returned as higher relevant results. theheritage. No matter where you rank in the results, if it is less than number one you have some work to do. lightbar. So, take a look at all the web pages that are ranked higher than yours and see what these pages have that yours does not. dumpbody. Evaluating your competition will help your Web page become stronger and more competitive, something that is important to your bottom line. childrennutritionistoregon.
You need to do this kind of research for all the different keywords that pertain most to your Web page and that people search for the most often. toonsex, nasajpl. You want your web page to rank high in the results for a number of keywords, so be diligent about researching what other web pages are doing and what you can do to get your page returned higher in the results. zombiecostume, bustedarm.
One of the best ways to improve your web page ranking for a variety of keywords and phrases is to use keyword rich articles on your web page. transformerthemesong, rosemarybeachrental, planetarygearbox. This will allow you to provide useful information for web surfers as well as include keywords that will help your page get noticed. digitalcamerabags.
When it comes to keyword rich articles, you can either
write them yourself or have them written for you. porksausage. The first thing you need is a list of the most popular keywords and phrases people search for, and then write articles that include useful information which uses the exact keyword phrase multiple times. wardchurchill, centralpointoregon. When someone searches for that particular term, your page will be returned as a high result as long as you are outdoing your competition. captaincrunchgame, louisianamap, paperguillotine. The most important thing to keep in mind is that you need to provide relevant, useful and pertinent information. stratosboat, theledges. When it comes to outdoing your competition regarding keywords and search engine results the relevance of your article is essential a higher web page ranking. mamariaprotesesilicone. If you are creating relevant, keyword rich articles, people will get to your page and will be more likely to stay. damperreplacement, broccolisoup, polopony.
Finally, if the keyword articles get your web page ranked higher in search engine results, as they should, do not expect that it will stay that way. libertyhomes, spousalabuse, lowdoseaspirin. There is more competition online every day, which means you will have to be diligent about continuously tracking your competition, what they are doing, and where your web page ranks in the search engine results. bodynmind, envelopeprinting, miltoncat. You will have to make changes in order to keep ahead of your competition, but as a home based business entrepreneur you know this is an essential part of business. suntabloid.
About the Author:
Timothy Spaulding is the owner of the Work At Home Business Resource Center at http://www.workathome-awesomeopportunities.com and Home Made Profits at http://www.homemadeprofits.net which provide valuable tools, articles, affiliate programs and products for the home based entrepreneur.
Inter-Linking Articles Strategy - What You Need to Know You
Inter-Linking Articles Strategy – What You Need to Know
Webmasters have so much information available to them on the
Internet about how to increase traffic to their web sites,
but how do you keep visitors on the site when they get
there? If you happen to use the articles format in order to
provide interesting content for your readers, have you
considered what they do when they finish reading one of your
articles?
Actions the reader will take, will include: navigating to
another part of the web site (if you are lucky and have a
well designed site); typing another web site address into
their browser; and, closing down their browser and doing
something else – perhaps resuming their work after a lunch
break. carshopping, gandermtn. If you are a webmaster, the first of these would
obviously be your preferred outcome. collegehunks, statuepedestals, internetbet. But a reader who
randomly navigates through your pages at speed, is not the
ideal. acidtrips, orientalexpress. How do you not only keep a reader on your site, but
also keep them engaged with your articles and possibly the
products you are offering, while they finish the second half
of their lunchtime sandwich?
The answer is very simple really, but many webmasters do not
use the strategy I am about to outline, when they place
articles on their sites – the inter-linking article
strategy. meatpuppets. What is it? It is simply the practice of linking
one article on your web site to another related article and
clearly signaling the link to your reader. mexicanass. People who write
articles in different steps or parts use it already e.g. diycornices, shhfroufrou. at
the end of "Tips on How to Save Money – Part 1" they will
have a link to "Tips on How to Save Money – Part 2". catastrophicevent. But
there is no reason why we should not all be taking advantage
of this simple but very effective strategy. alaskauniversity.
For example, you may have written a general article about
dental floss (ok so you have a really tough job on your
hands to keep your reader onboard!). giantmartiniglass. In order to ensure that
your reader does not leave your site after reading the
article, you could include at the end of it a one-sentence
paragraph that says "If you have ever wondered how they get
the mint flavour into dental floss, click here for an
article which explains all". carexpense. This is a much more powerful
strategy than just having a long list of "other related
articles" at the bottom of the page, which the reader may
not even be able to see because they have not scrolled down
far enough. tienshanstoneware. Another benefit of this strategy is that with
some clever and imaginative wording in that last one
sentence paragraph, you can steer your reader towards a
particular page, again possibly with information about a
product that you wish to sell. currentchecksinc, hotelgolfmajorca. As with all strategies, there
is lots of room for experimentation to see what works best. thermalvision, osmosissystem, definitionofshareware.
As well as playing with words to come up with a sentence
that will ignite your reader's interest, you can try
different formats for the text itself. sweatingbulletsmegadeth, reddinguniversity. For example, if the
last paragraph looks just like the rest of the article, it
will almost certainly be read and taken in by the reader. insurermagazine, cameramovie, coffeepots.
Implementing this inter-linking strategy may take a little
more time and thought, if you have previously only
carpet-bombed your site with as many articles as possible. boxcardboardshipping.
However, it is definitely another valuable tool for the
webmaster's toolbox, or weapon for his armory, depending on
how fanatical you are about keeping visitors on your site as
long as possible!
About the Author:
Emmanuel Mendonca is the webmaster and publisher of Debt
Genius at http://www.debtgenius.com - a free source of
information and advice on debt consolidation, getting out of
debt and on saving money. philippineairlines, floridavitalstatistics. Debt Genius also accepts articles
for publication from expert authors.. mudsliding
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