What are they trying to say?

by Caleb Spilchen

Posted: 13 years ago 14 replies

OFF TOPIC

I've received about 500 spam mails in the last day or so, from "Personal Notification" notifying me that I need to visit an Online Pharmacy.

And some more, telling me that I need to buy some viagara.

I wonder if they are just terrible marketers or really think teens need viagara?

Caleb

davis cup 13 years ago

Beware of SPAM. Never click on any links or fill in your bank details. They are cheaters to steal all the money.
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- Kay King 13 years ago
  
  Caleb -
  
  Don't worry - you aren't targeted. They send that stuff to me, too
  
  It's called aiming for a target market - and missing....
  
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HeySal 13 years ago

WE are a target market for the stuff, Kay. They seem to think that if we get the message we'll be the ones to urge our partners to go buy the stuff.

Actually - I think these spammers have almost every email on the net. What I don't get is why these companies aren't held responsible for their affiliates. Small businesses like people in this forum have are often tagged if their affiliates spam. I'd like to see them concentrate on drug peddlers for awhile.
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Britt Malka 13 years ago

They send it to me, too, and they offer my husband big boobies...
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- Tina Golden 13 years ago
  
  I think the latest flood is still connected to the breach a while back at Aweber. I'm getting tons of that but only on emails that I had used with Aweber.
  
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Sumit Menon 13 years ago

Hey, at least you don't get Enlarge Penis ads!
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- Kay King 13 years ago
  
  Hey, at least you don't get Enlarge Penis ads!
  
  Oh yes, we do get those.
  
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- Caleb Spilchen 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Sumit Menon
  
  Hey, at least you don't get Enlarge Penis ads!
  
  Again, bad marketing ...
  
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  Sumit Menon 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Caleb Spilchen
  
  Again, bad marketing ...
  
  Caleb
  
  Well, now, I wouldn't call it untar... nevermind!
  
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  Tina Golden 13 years ago
  
  The funniest spam email I ever got had the subject line, "Warning! Your penis may fall off!".
  
  I looked down and said, "Oh, no!"
  
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  seasoned 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Tina Golden
  
  The funniest spam email I ever got had the subject line, "Warning! Your penis may fall off!".
  
  I looked down and said, "Oh, no!"
  
  MAN,, I am going to have to REMEMBER that one! 8-) Yeah, I guess a bit over 50% "suffer"ed from that! IT'S AN EPIDEMIC!!!! 8-)
  
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seasoned 13 years ago

Could you imagine some guy being insecure, and "enlarge your penis" ads get sent to his wife or girlfriend? HE might have been considering it, and she might laugh, and mention he is plenty big already! The ads could actually HURT business!!!

You guys are LUCKY! I get ALL the above spam in English, Spanish, Italian, Russian, and JAPANESE!

Caleb,

Most of them don't even know if you are HUMAN! SERIOUSLY! Many don't even know if the EMAIL exists! You expect them to know you are a teenager!?!?!? HECK, with most teenage boys the LAST thing they need is viagra! 8-) EVEN if they had problems, I doubt they would be those that viagra could help. That IS funny!

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Jonathan 2.0 Banned 13 years ago

All they ever send me is how to reduce my penis size. :confused:
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- Bill Farnham 13 years ago
  
  Tina's right. This is a neverending problem associated with Aweber's breach.
  
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