[meteorite-list] SPAM from In Depth Friends Page

From: Galactic Stone & Ironworks <meteoritemike_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 16:56:10 -0400
Message-ID: <e51421550908051356p66fd7215kbaae227da2eef368_at_mail.gmail.com>

Hi Michael,

I received a spam response from the friends page as well. But, I get
so much spam anyway (from the web in general, not your site), that it
didn't bug me. I just deleted it. It was the typical Nigerian type
scam involving millions of dollars, bank transfers, etc.

Who falls for that stuff anyway?

Best regards,

MikeG


On 8/5/09, Michael Blood <mlblood at cox.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> I have been alerted by at least 3 people that a
> Spam mailing, specifically citing my IN DEPTH
> FRIENDS PAGE (kindly hosted by that king of
> Web pages, Paul Harris & his partner in crime,
> The ingenious Jim Tobin)
> First: this particular spam actually cited my
> Page as their source - I assume to "gain" a sense of
> "honesty" or "affiliation." I can think of no other reason
> (unless I get really paranoid and start suspecting someone
> Is ticked at me and wants to taint my endeavors - seams
> Highly unlikely)
> Second: one must realize spammers have a wide
> Arsenal of methods of getting email addresses. Spam
> Is the dog poop on the lawn - yet we all continue to
> Have lawns (except that clever devil, Geoff Notkin,
> Who has sand and cactus).
> Those that want to remove their email address
> >From their IN DEPTH FRIENDS PAGE, go for it -
> You can edit it out just as you edited in any and all
> Information there. HOWEVER, that will be a drop
> In the bucket, as spamming bastards, as I said, will
> Get your email address so many ways it would blow
> Your mind - it starts when you GET an email address,
> Expands when you email ANYONE, visit ANY net
> Site, order anything on the net, receive email, etc.
> Every conceivable method one could think of
> (and MANY one would not think of) is used.
> I would be amazed if there is not an ebook available
> For spammers!
> Anyway, the point is, if you want to edit out your email
> Address you can do so just as you put it in but the effect
> On the amount of spam you receive will likely be unnoticeable.
> Sorry this is how it is.
> Best wishes, Michael
>
>
>
>
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Received on Wed 05 Aug 2009 04:56:10 PM PDT