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PCWorld.com : Antivirus experts have warned users to beware of a spam e-mail campaign that promises a sizable grant from The Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fund. The fraudulent e-mail messages say the recipient has been selected to receive a grant of 2.6 million British pounds (about $4.5 million in U.S. funds) grant and should contact the organization. However, the e-mail messages do not come from the memorial fund, which was founded in September 1997 soon after Diana's death. The spam is unusual in the sense that it uses the name of a real charitable fund, plus the name of an actual employee there, according to a warning from security vendor Sophos. "This is not one that will look phishy," said Carole Theriault, a security consultant with Sophos. "They've obviously done their research before they put it out." The memorial fund has also issued a warning on its Web site. Limited Success Some of the messages contain links to Web sites asking for bank ac...

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Kron.com: Tired of all that spam filling up your E-mail Inbox? Maybe it's time to get anti-spam software. Most Internet service providers have some kind of spam-blocking tool built-in and free E-mail websites like Yahoo! offer free spam blockers as well. But paying a premium will get you more accuracy and more protection. As much as 70 percent of E-mail -- 12 billion messages a day -- are spam. It's really annoying. But how dangerous is it? "They can download software into your computer that records your keystroke, and they can take personal information from you such as account number, credit card number, even your social security number," says PC World editor Narasu Rebapragada. She says anyone who uses E-mail these days faces some real threats. The danger often isn't in the E-mail itself, but rather in the website the E-mail will try to send you to. "They are giving you possibly a free iPod. You are giving them sensitive information." So-called "...