[Gllug] how do i report spam?

[Chris Hunter]

t.clarke wrote:
> Hi
> We are getting huge quantities of spam attempts from a site in the States
> which appears to an adsl connection through verizon.net
> 
> They are all being blocked at smtp time  (upon receipt of mail from: <>)
> so no real problem,  but they may well be a problem for others.
> The emails purport to come from various 'bank' domains  (halifax.co.uk,
> alliance-leicester.co.uk,  woolwich.co.uk) and presumambly contain a virus
> or somesuch.
> 
> Any suggestions as to how to get the ISP concerned to do something about it,
> or would I just be wasting my time ?
> 
> TIm

It's a complete waste of time.  We've been seeing exactly the same stuff 
(purporting to be banks) from a couple of German and several Polish 
ISPs.  These are all phishing scams of one sort or another.

Chris

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