Spam and Scam:Fanbox.com
"Welcome to FanBox"
Fanbox.com, formerly known as sms.ac, is one of the most annoying and sleaziest spams and
misrepresentations going right now. Here's how to stop receiving this spam.
If you are receiving email list this, we
urge you to forward them to the federal Trade Commission. If they receive
enough complaints, perhaps they'll get off their lazy government backsides and
do something about the scum behind this scam:
How to Block Fanbox Emails or Cancel Your Account
Don't click on the link to cancel
your account. That will only confirm to these scum that your email
address is being used and ensure MORE spam. And since you never signed up for
it, you haven't got an account to cancel. They are just trying to trick
you into clicking on a link and confirming your information!
Instead, put fanbox.com, fanboxapps.com, and sms.ac in your junk / blocked senders,
junk email or spam list in your email program (eg., Outlook junk mail list)
Report these spammers to the government:
How their scam works:
When you sign up for FanBox, it asks for your permission to email everyone in
your address book. After you give them your password (DON'T do it!) it will
start spamming everyone in your contact list / address book. It will send
them these stupid ":____ asked you a question" spams.
We've received them here; and verified that the senders had no intention of
sending them to us, or "asking" a question. They felt victimized.
For detailed discussion of this scam see these links:
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Fanbox is the new plaxo
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Spamhuntress.com: sms.ac turns into fanbox/
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Steve Riley: faxbox, the latest in password scams
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Fanbox: do not touch it
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Here is an example of the spam:
Welcome to the FanBox platform
In this email, we'll tell you about your new FanBox account and:
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Why you
want it
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How you
got it
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How you
can control or cancel it
Why you want it
FanBox enables millions of people to use
thousands
of applications provided by the best application developers
from around the world.
Applications that improve your life - such as:
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Your own @FanBox.com
totally
spam-free email address
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Automatically backs up your PC files
— you can access them from any Web connection
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Games to
entertain
you for hours
How you got it
You were provided with a free FanBox account when you used an application
called "Question It!", recommended to you by otiko.
To help avoid a double-registration process, users are instantly provided
with a free FanBox account if they attempt to use an application (such as
"Question It!") that runs on the FanBox platform.
How you can control or cancel it
Visit
your Web-desktop to enjoy games and applications
Visit
email settings to control the frequency of emails
You can instantly
cancel your account in one easy step
We hope you enjoy FanBox as much as millions of others.
Look for the "Suggest!" links all over the site to let us know what you
think. We're here to serve you.
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