Spam Comment of the Week — Week 10 2023
I have two for you this week. One is the usual nonsensical jumble of “huh” words:
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Then there’s another one — a really dangerous one because it almost sounds like someone knew what he/she/they were saying:
We are a group of highly qualified ethical hackers who scan tens of thousands of sites every day for critical vulnerabilities and patch them for a small fee.
On your site – we have discovered 5 critical vulnerabilities, each of which can give attackers full access to your site, databases and the server as a whole.
Pay $3000 (0.15 BTC) by visiting this site where you will be able to copy our bitcoin (btc) address or scan the QR code with your device And after payment within 12 hours we will fix all the vulnerabilities on your site and you can sleep peacefully without worrying about the safety of your site and server.
If we are hired by well-known corporations, then we charge from $50000 for our services, so you are lucky that we offer you the same service for $3000 (0.15 BTC)
The second one is scary. Is there someone who would actually pay that kind of money to an unknown group of alleged hackers? I hope not!
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 
The only spam I got this week is totally unrepeatable without the use of lots of ****** 🙄
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I would NEVER use any of these “offers” — EVER. But I worry that they are beginning to sound more respectable.
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Yes, I suspect some people do fall for them, otherwise the spammers would have changed their tactics by now.
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the first one is the typical nonsensical wobbly spam and the second is a very common scam. ignore both
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I know that, but I wonder if — assuming spammers learn to write in understandable English — if everyone will get that these people ARE dangerous.
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I think that, if the group of “ethical hackers” (an oxymoron) has discovered vulnerabilities in that can give “unethical hackers” access to “your site, databases and the server as a whole,” they should be reaching out to WordPress, not to you as an individual blogger because as the host, WordPress owns the actual site, including the database and servers. So don’t go writing any checks, Marilyn. I think you’re okay.
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Quite right. The moral of course is don’t give money to random people on the internet.
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Trust me. I never had ANY intention of sending money to any of these people. I’ve been attacked before. You can’t even safely email these people. They are DANGEROUS and if they get any kind of access to your site, you are cooked.
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Ethical hackers — sort of like honest bank robbers. But the more they “sound reasonable,” the more dangerous they can be. I know better, but a lot of people don’t realize that just because their language skills improve it doesn’t mean their intentions are better.
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I can’t imagne these people, whoever they are, would EVER reach out to legitimate (more or less) organizations.
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Well executed. 😂😂 They can’t spell either 😂😂
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Illiteracy seems to be a keynote for most spammers. I worry more when they sound more or less normal.
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