Comments for http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/the_michael_jackson_spammers.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/the_michael_jackson_spammers.html en-gb 30 Tue 15 Dec 2009 21:30:52 GMT+1 A feed of user comments from the page found at http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/the_michael_jackson_spammers.html ravenmorpheus http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/the_michael_jackson_spammers.html?page=13#comment2 "This information would be a useful heads-up for many people.Why isnt this a headline article in tech news or even on the main news front page?"Because if you have half a brain such scam emails and sites don't even get looked at.The problem is though many computer users don't have half a brain when it comes to technology.More education is needed to prevent people accessing "dodgy" websites and being so gullible they reply to emails saying they've won x amount of money, etc.And why is it when anything like a "celeb" dying that everything else is in some way connected to their death?!I suppose the heatwave we have in the UK at the moment is because of wacko jacko dying, isn't it? Tue 30 Jun 2009 17:42:09 GMT+1 lordBeddGelert http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/the_michael_jackson_spammers.html?page=6#comment1 SheffTim - But the irony is that the market for this malware exists precisely because the 'headline articles' on the main news front page have been over-loaded with over-hyped and over-emphasised 'stories' [speculation..] about Michael Jackson. When even the BBC official blogs are linking to TMZ, how can one expect anything else than febrile speculation leading to scam emails ? 'physician heal thyself..' ? Tue 30 Jun 2009 14:49:45 GMT+1 SheffTim http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/technology/2009/06/the_michael_jackson_spammers.html?page=0#comment0 This information would be a useful heads-up for many people.Why isnt this a headline article in tech news or even on the main news front page? Tue 30 Jun 2009 09:12:57 GMT+1