Creepy Marketing

14 years ago

I didn't get anything overtly "creepy" out of that. Someone was basically saying, hey we became friends a while back. Haven't talked much. I'm open to engage some communication, how about you?

#1, you accepted their friend request, so you're connected to them. If you don't want communication from them, then why are they still in your friend list and what was the purpose for accepting their request?

#2, that message is so far above the typical friendship request and then WHAM BAM, the first shot is an affiliate link or MLM recruitment post. To me THAT'S CREEPY!!

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KenThompson

14 years ago

Scott,

Its been a helluva long time. But, just wanted to say...
I, I love ya, man.

Originally Posted by MichaelHiles

#2, that message is so far above the typical friendship request and then WHAM BAM, the first shot is an affiliate link or MLM recruitment post. To me THAT'S CREEPY!!

There's an aspect of creepiness that carries an out-of-the-blue
quality; something you don't often see. That's part of why it's
creepy.

As for #2 above, that has happened to me so much it's just another
bowl of marketing beans. lol

Ken

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Daniel Rickfold

14 years ago

I think you're overly protective... seeing internet marketers everywhere...

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riz92

14 years ago

:pcreepy...

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Louise Green

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Scott Ames

What other forms of creepy marketing have you seen?

Anything that starts with.. "Dear Friend..."

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Scott Kennedy 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Louise Evans

Anything that starts with.. "Dear Friend..."

THIS!!!!!! x1000000. I ALWAYS exit on sales pages or WSO's that start with "Dear Friend".
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Goatboy 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Louise Evans

Anything that starts with.. "Dear Friend..."

They must not like you very much because they now adress me as "Dear Beloved..."
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- AprilCT 14 years ago
  
  I've gotten "Dearest" and a few other things in the email. Haven't counted up the money I've "lost" though by not participating in the Nigerian scams. Should be in the hundreds of millions of dollars by now.
  
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Enygma44

14 years ago

This sounds harsh, but at this point, any e-mail from a native African name which starts with "Dear Sir" is going straight to the trash can...

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abbie kye 14 years ago

lol! I like the humour!

Originally Posted by Enygma44

This sounds harsh, but at this point, any e-mail from a native African name which starts with "Dear Sir" is going straight to the trash can...
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Kim Davis

14 years ago

I find it creepy when someone just pops up on my Skype with a website link to some miracle. I find it creepier when they show up and say I want to come to your country and marry you. Then when you block them they seem to find their way back.

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Daniel Rickfold

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Kim Davis

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I find it creepier when they show up and say I want to come to your country and marry you. Then when you block them they seem to find their way back.

wow... actually I got those emails too... from africa somewhere saying they have $15,000,000 in some suitcase somewhere in a bank but they can't get it... so they need my help... for only $12,000 I could get 20% of that

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deloriagod

14 years ago

Originally Posted by antipot

wow... actually I got those emails too... from africa somewhere saying they have $15,000,000 in some suitcase somewhere in a bank but they can't get it... so they need my help... for only $12,000 I could get 20% of that

I got that one too! Except I just kept messing with whoever sent it until they gave up and quit emailing me back.

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Barry Unruh

14 years ago

By the way Scott,

It has been a while since I said "hello". How the hell are things going in "the west of rockies"?

Do you remember the last time we chatted and you were asking about my new guide to Creepy Marketing tactics?

I just finished typing it up in notepad a couple minutes ago, and I'm ready to send you the free trial. All I need is your credit card number for safe keeping.

Looking forward to your reply...

Barry

P.S. If you don't want to send the CC info it is ok, I can work with holding your first born captive until you finish checking out the product.

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Kevin_Hutto

14 years ago

Theres a lot of creepy stuff going on with craigslist... We are selling a bunch of stuff because we are moving... and my wife has gotten probably 5 different KINDS of nigerian scam emails... and she didnt even know any better (and she's a lawyer)...

The first one was the "we will mail you a certified check and have someone pick it up" scam... and she was gonna do it. Makes me realize how so many people get ripped off on the interwebs...

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Michael Mayo

14 years ago

Scott,
I received the same message last nite and thought who the heck is this person.

Dr{name removed} posted something on your Wall and wrote:

"Hello Michael...it has been awhile since we have made contact and I just wanted to drop you a note.. Hope all is well with you and yours and I will keep in closer contact in the future...

See you
{name rempoved}

ps. whats new with you."

I also received one yesterday from someone I know also saying that they posted something
on my wall although in the email it didn't show what they had posted so I didn't click on the
link in the email(I never do)but rather visited FaceBook and checked to see if this person
actually wrote something. Nothing was there from the person.

I think the email was a scam to get me to click on the link. I'll have to go look at the email
source code now and check it out.

If it is, then a lot of unsuspecting people will be in trouble falling for it.
***Never click on links in an email*** Visit the site and check it out via typing the address
into your browser manually.

Have a Great Day!
Michael

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Dan C. Rinnert

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Scott Ames

What other forms of creepy marketing have you seen?

"Please add me".

Maybe not creepy, but annoying. Who are you? I don't know you. Why should I add you? Your profile is blank. We don't have any friends in common. Why should I add you?

Ugh.

Originally Posted by Michael Mayo

I also received one yesterday from someone I know also saying that they posted something
on my wall although in the email it didn't show what they had posted so I didn't click on the
link in the email(I never do)but rather visited FaceBook and checked to see if this person
actually wrote something. Nothing was there from the person.

I think the email was a scam to get me to click on the link. I'll have to go look at the email
source code now and check it out.

I've been getting lots of those lately. They're especially easy to spot when you receive them on eMail addresses not connected with your Facebook account.

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Scott Ames

14 years ago

Originally Posted by timmyhay

Ahhh. The illusion of Facebook "friendship."

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day
Since we're together we might as well say
Would you be mine, could you be mine
Won't you be my neighbor
Won't you please, won't you please
Please won't you be my neighbor

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Michael Mayo

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Scott Ames

I've always wanted to have a neighbor just like you
I've always wanted to live in a neighborhood with you

So, let's make the most of this beautiful day
Since we're together we might as well say
Would you be mine, could you be mine
Won't you be my neighbor
Won't you please, won't you please
Please won't you be my neighbor

Scott(Mr Rogers)Ames

Doesn't have a good ring to it.

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Shannon Herod

14 years ago

This is not creepy marketing, but I once had a client call me up and let me know that he had hunted down my home address and MapQuest me. He wanted to let me know that he was on his way over to talk about a potential JV deal.

I politely had to tell them that he was not invited and I own several guns and I'm not afraid to use them :-)

Shannon Herod

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Scott Ames

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Shannon Herod

This is not creepy marketing, but I once had a client call me up and let me know that he had hunted down my home address and MapQuest me. He wanted to let me know that he was on his way over to talk about a potential JV deal.

I politely had to tell them that he was not invited and I own several guns and I'm not afraid to use them :-)

Shannon Herod

I would be horrified. I don't even like it when relatives show up without advanced notice. If a client did that I might have the same response.

These days with MapQuest, and especially Google Maps with Street View it's easy to be found. For entertainment I've looked at the address provided by marketers with their Aweber emails. Most have a UPS or business address listed, but some have their home address.

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shamabamma

14 years ago

I recently sold a hot tub on craigslist and had a Nigerian "Prince" reply to my ad asking me to ship the hot tub to his "Palace" because my particular model of hot tub was "Very sought after in his country". Of course, he was going to send me a check for 50k to cover "shipping costs" and was instructed to wire the balance back to him. Needless to say, he is still hottubless.

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Peter.J

14 years ago

Originally Posted by shamabamma

I recently sold a hot tub on craigslist and had a Nigerian "Prince" reply to my ad asking me to ship the hot tub to his "Palace" because my particular model of hot tub was "Very sought after in his country". Of course, he was going to send me a check for 50k to cover "shipping costs" and was instructed to wire the balance back to him. Needless to say, he is still hottubless.

HAHA, that is pretty funny. What these people get up to.
I sometimes reply to the mails to have some fun, its amazing, its almost as if they bought the same script from a flea market in Nigeria

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R Hagel

14 years ago

How about a marketer who Googles his customers to track down their FB accts... and then comments on a public forum about how "hot" they are? That's creepy:

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-list-hot.html

Cheers,
Becky

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Dan C. Rinnert

14 years ago

Originally Posted by R Hagel

How about a marketer who Googles his customers to track down their FB accts... and then comments on a public forum about how "hot" they are? That's creepy:

http://www.warriorforum.com/main-int...-list-hot.html

That exact thought had crossed my mind while reading that thread.

But, I think it's the hormones of a 17 year old kid more so than creepy.

Now, if he were 57 years old and reporting that the girls on his list were "hot", then we'd be in creepy territory.

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Sylvia Meier

14 years ago

Dan,
I totally agree. He's just a 17 year old with hormones. If it were some creepy old guy, then yeah that is for sure creepy.

I cannot stand the "Dear Friend" opening line, or the "Personal" that goes out to everyone on their list.

In regards to the OP yah it's creepy.

My personal creep experience is the ones who find me here on the WF, then track me down on every social media place possible to try and friend me, and then when you look it is some anonymous name, with no info, and they expect me to "friend" them.

Personally, if you want to see creepy marketing, you could also just check out some of the comments on Alexa's profile. Like come on guys, really, trying to pick up girls on the WF?

Just my two cents,
Sylvia

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Dan C. Rinnert

14 years ago

Originally Posted by Sylvia Rolfe

Personally, if you want to see creepy marketing, you could also just check out some of the comments on Alexa's profile. Like come on guys, really, trying to pick up girls on the WF?

Oh my. I'd be worried by some of the repetitive ones.

Her profile currently has 17,893 views. Allen and Alexa should JV on a special ad just on her profile. Get a product that targets that audience and they could make a killing.

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Daniel Rickfold 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Sylvia Rolfe

Like come on guys, really, trying to pick up girls on the WF?

I see a new niche opportunity

Alright... who wants it? Only $27
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Sylvia Meier

14 years ago

Why should I have to change my profile picture, it is a picture of me taken yesterday. Males on the forum use their real pictures without a problem, so females no matter their "hottness" should be able to as well.

And yes, it is creepy. Given you are the exact type of profile I was speaking about. No picture, no information, nothing to "know" you by. Other males on here could say the same thing and I would find it flattering, because they know me enough for it to be alright.

Again, my two cents.
Sylvia

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paulie888

14 years ago

It happens all the time on Facebook, and even more so on MySpace. There is lots of cyber-whoring still going on, but it's definitely not as prevalent as it once was - blame it on all the sex/dating affiliate programs out there!

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Rough Outline

14 years ago

Got a weird email today, some guy from Burkina Faso (exotic I know!) has offered me £2,000,000,000 which is great timing to be honest, means I can pack the IM business in and help this poor guy out in the process. I sent Mousoofoygdave my bank details so hopefully we can get this sorted and I can be a billionaire, don't know why people give these emails a bad press, easy money to me.

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David McKee

14 years ago

Well, to me creepy is the "chinglish" adds I get every day like this:

"Blue pill make you get big toolbox in your shorts! Every Girl pop eyes out..."

Yeah, that direct from Chinese to English viagra crap is creepy.

-DTM

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Dennis Gaskill

14 years ago

What I found creepy was a guy who called me up out of the blue about 11 PM one night, drunk as a skunk. It turned out he really liked my web site and newsletter and wanted to thank me and ask a few questions. I entertained him for a while and never heard from him again. I'm guessing as drunk as he was he didn't even remember making the call . . . until his phone bill arrived.

PS - Hey Scott, what's your phone number?

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Tracy Yates

14 years ago

How's this for creepy......

This just popped into my inbox from someone on FB:

i just findout your profile on facebook
your profile pic was very good
can i share my pics with you ?
i am

Xxxxx

dont msg back on this email

contact me at
xxxxx @ xxxxxxxx . xxx

Weirdo. Email deleted without response.

Tracy

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Daniel Rickfold

14 years ago

I think that was ehoring... or how it's called...

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Sylvia Meier

14 years ago

Daniel,
I love the e-book LOL. Maybe someone should JV with Alexa and offer it to the visitors on her profile page.

Sylvia

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Daniel Rickfold 14 years ago

Originally Posted by Sylvia Rolfe

Daniel,
I love the e-book LOL.
Sylvia

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