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Funny Spam Mail

Discussion in 'Whatnots' started by Ragusa, Jul 16, 2002.

  1. Ragusa

    Ragusa Eternal Halfling Paladin Veteran

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    my killfile grows and grows ... I actually started to ban whole e-mail domains just to be sure not to be harassed ....
    Shows effect, I keep the flow of spam restricted to about 3 per day on that account. On my unfiltered account that easily exceeds 12+ ... :(
     
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    Aside from not liking the things at all, but I guess there must be some money for someone in the system this way for it to become increasinly prevalent. Funny thing is, the e-mail address I've signed up for most things, doesn't seem to get any spam, but my regular one does.

    As for the stupid ones, well surely almost all count in someway. I wouldn't like to buy a bus, cookoo clocks, have bigger breasts (I'm male), visit teen porn sites where I am a 'special' visitor, take part in a pyramid scheme or even attempt to read some of the messages where there is so mich HTML used it is unreadable (text only as the rule). Maybe they are the best actually. But the worst has to be the mortgage ones. Always in dollars too. Now it really shouldn't take a genius to figure most people who have an e-mail address ending in .ac.uk probably don't have a mortgage in the States.
     
  3. Arabwel

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    I use yaohoo. That explains it all.

    I can get over a hundred spam mails overnight, and most of them are porn and the likes... I, too, have gotten thos confidentals... I also get bugged by credit card/mortgage offers.... aaaghhhh!

    Thank Whatever for the Bulk Mail feature on Yahoo...

    Ara
    (Spam with quality instead of quantity)
     
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    I get so much friggin porno spam its not funny. I get (for some unknown reason) people emailing me to tell me that I sign up for porno sites that I've never been to (and never will go to).
     
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    Most of the spam mail I receive comes from my no-good classmates!! Most of them just send me chainmail that really doesn't give a lot of sense.

    :evil:

    Here's one that I received recently. It's about some promo Microsoft is doing. I don't really know if it's true or just simple crap... you tell me:

    Please do not take this for a junk letter. Bill Gates is sharing his
    > > > > fortune. If you ignore this you will repent later. Microsoft
    and AOL
    >are
    > > > now
    > > > > the largest Internet companies and in an effort to make sure
    that
    > > Internet
    > > > > Explorer remains the most widely used program, Microsoft and
    AOL are
    > > > running
    > > > > an e-mail beta test.
    > > > >
    > > > > When you forward this e-mail to friends, Microsoft can and will
    track
    >it
    > > > (if
    > > > > you are a Microsoft Windows user) for a two week time period.
    For
    >every
    > > > > person that you forward this e-mail to, Microsoft will pay you
    >$245.00,
    > > > for
    > > > > every person that you sent it to that forwards it on, Microsoft
    will
    >pay
    > > > you
    > > > > $243.00 and for every third person that receives it, you will
    be
    paid
    > > > > $241.00. Within two weeks, Microsoft will contact you for your
    address
    > > and
    > > > > then send you a cheque.
    > > > >
    > > > > Regards.
    > > > >
    > > > > Chinu!
    > > > >
    > > > > I thought this was a scam myself, but two weeks after receiving
    this
    > > > e-mail
    > > > > and forwarding it on, Microsoft contacted me for my address and
    within
    > > > days,
    > > > > I received a cheque for US$24,800.00. You need to respond
    before
    the
    > > beta
    > > > > testing is over. If anyone can afford this Bill Gates is the
    man.
    >It's
    > > > all
    > > > > marketing expense to him. Please forward this to as many people
    as
    > > > possible.
    > > > > You are bound to get at least US$10,000.00.
    > > > >
    > > > >

    :shame: scam? thought so...
     
  6. Taluntain

    Taluntain Resident Alpha and Omega Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Resourceful Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) BoM XenForo Migration Contributor [2015] (for helping support the migration to new forum software!)

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    [​IMG] At least 3 year old scam. I've seen it back in 1999 first.
     
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    [​IMG] I wish I got spam. Then at least SOMEONE would email me.

    Wait, wait! I can just go into an AOL chatroom for 1 hour! That's it! Boo-yah! Here I come, mail frauders, con artists, virtual moonshiners and porn advertisers! :)
     
  8. Blackthorne TA

    Blackthorne TA Master in his Own Mind Staff Member ★ SPS Account Holder Adored Veteran Pillars of Eternity SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!) New Server Contributor [2012] (for helping Sorcerer's Place lease a new, more powerful server!) Torment: Tides of Numenera SP Immortalizer (for helping immortalize Sorcerer's Place in the game!)

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    Whoa, how did I miss the restart of this topic? The guy spends 35 years drinking himself away, and NOW he needs chemotherapy for his liver? Sounds like he's already had plenty! :shake:

    And what is the chemotherapy supposed to cure? His liver cirrhoses? Too much!
     
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    BTA, it's to cure his idocy.

    I, too, am getting tired of the e-mails advertising bigger breasts, and one recent one I got. The subject line was "products to enhance your male partner's pleasure"(I'm male). I am now blocking pretty much all e-mail with any connotations like that in the header line.
     
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