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13 years ago

The latest ones I'm getting are a continuation of UPS deliveries I've not ordered, speeding fines from NY police, despite being in London and others telling me to check my tax return.

All are from bona fide email addresses gauranteed to trick even the most switched on people, like sjyrfbceuiyftbcai @ 12ku~*.ru, which you'd naturally expect from the NYPD, tax office and UPS.

They're just soooo clever.

:rolleyes:

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koolphoto 13 years ago

I use Yahoo for my email. It all goes into my spam box. So, I'm happy I don't have to see that garbage.
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Sandor Verebi 13 years ago

Hi,

The amount doesn't reduce I get, but more diverse. Some fine one:

- pislls for seexs

- viqaqrav - make sjexxx

- your check is waiting to be clarified

- get your diploma cheap online

- want to win a lottery?

- imediate contract payment (Mr L.... S...)

- funds release order (Bank of Eng....)

- immediate compensation payment (Union Bank of Nig.... PLC)

- IRS notification

- $500 unemployment check for you

- general manager status vacancy

As Richard said, people are inventive.

Best,

Sandor
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Sandra Martinez

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Richard Van

The latest ones I'm getting are a continuation of UPS deliveries I've not ordered, speeding fines from NY police, despite being in London and others telling me to check my tax return.

All are from bona fide email addresses gauranteed to trick even the most switched on people, like sjyrfbceuiyftbcai @ 12ku~*.ru, which you'd naturally expect from the NYPD, tax office and UPS.

They're just soooo clever.

:rolleyes:

they come with attachments, isn´t it?

that´s not spam... those are virus.

hard delete them as fast as you can...

Sandra

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Sandra Martinez

they come with attachments, isn´t it?

that´s not spam... those are virus.

hard delete them as fast as you can...

Sandra

Oh yes, I never open any attachments, I can only read the email because it automatically shows it on outlook without opening them.

It's amazing how silly they are though. I mean, at least get the country right! Long time no speak, hope you're well.

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affilcrazy

13 years ago

What the hell are you all talking about?

None of the above is spam. I have responded to all of these emails, and with miraculous results.

I have managed to secure $10,000,000,000 in two separate payments. The first came via a Nigerian prince, whereas the second payment was through a long-lost relative from Mars.

With this money I have satisfied my 72 tax bills, so no more Inland Revenue to worry about, and I have even paid my 7 speeding tickets in New York (2), Mumbai, Hawaii, Cape Town and Brisbane (2).

Finally, I have a manhood I can now be proud of, and I believe the outstanding 9 UPS deliveries I need to collect are a mixture of the **** Berries I ordered and hopefully good news from the employers who I practiced my new-found interview skills on!

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Partha

p.s. If anyone would like to know how I earnt $153,985.65 in only 2 days, doing no work, and by simply using 3 words, please click the affiliate link in my signature.

p.p.s I really am proud of my manhood!

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DireStraits

13 years ago

Originally Posted by affilcrazy

Finally, I have a manhood I can now be proud of

Lucky for some. I took those "manhood" enlargement pills, and all they gave me was man-boobs. Then again, I'm always hearing that men aren't what they used to be.

Originally Posted by affilcrazy

p.p.s I really am proud of my manhood!

Pinocchio once said that, and his nose grew ever so slightly longer.

He was last seen drunk, cursing at the stars and wishing he was a "real [man]". :p

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affilcrazy

13 years ago

Originally Posted by DireStraits

I took those "manhood" enlargement pills, and all they gave me was man-boobs.

Aah! You were taking them incorrectly...apparently they're suppositories!

Originally Posted by DireStraits

Pinocchio once said that, and his nose grew ever so slightly longer.

OK, calm down Geppetto!

I'm sure there's a joke in there somewhere about "wood" Michael, but I'll leave that to someone else.

Cheers
Partha

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JohnMcCabe

13 years ago

At least the spam you guys are getting is in English (more or less).

Who knew Nigerian princes could type in Chinese, or Russian (I'm assuming from the Cyrillic alphabet).

I hope that check gets here soon - I'm going broke on translators...

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Dan C. Rinnert

13 years ago

I just received an eMail saying I can "now download the product without breaking a sweat!"

Which is good news because, as you well know, after most product downloads, you end up dehydrated and in need of a shower.

Of course, I don't know WHAT the product is that I can download without breaking a sweat, because they have omitted that important detail, but apparently I have a VIP pass to do the download.

As a side note, spam is another reason to distrust bit.ly URLS...

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R Hagel

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert

As a side note, spam is another reason to distrust bit.ly URLS...

YES! Excellent point.

I NEVER click on bit.ly links or similar. Not on FB, not on Twitter, not on forums, not in emails, not on Tuesdays, not on rainy days, not anywhere, not anytime. I like to have some idea/clue as to where a link goes before I click on it.

No iota of a clue = no clicky.

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Martin Luxton

13 years ago

Originally Posted by R Hagel

YES! Excellent point.

I NEVER click on bit.ly links or similar. Not on FB, not on Twitter, not on forums, not in emails, not on Tuesdays, not on rainy days, not anywhere, not anytime. I like to have some idea/clue as to where a link goes before I click on it.

No iota of a clue = no clicky.

Yes, Becky.

I'm going to get a baseball bat and stand behind a few of my nearest and dearest saying, "No clicky!" until they understand.

Google have introduced new, bigger preview panes to gmail which might help a bit in manual filtering:

New in Labs: Preview Pane - Official Gmail Blog

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Richard Van 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Dan C. Rinnert

Which is good news because, as you well know, after most product downloads, you end up dehydrated and in need of a shower.

Dam it Dan, I sure wish I'd received that email, my webcam went off by accident and captured me downloading a product earlier...
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- Martin Luxton 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Richard Van
  
  Dam it Dan, I sure wish I'd received that email, my webcam went off by accident and captured me downloading a product earlier...
  
  Richard,
  
  How often do you download products while standing in a soccer net? :-)
  
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  Richard Van 13 years ago
  
  Originally Posted by Martin Luxton
  
  Richard,
  
  How often do you download products while standing in a soccer net? :-)
  
  Martin
  
  No Martin, that's to break my fall if the dehydration makes me pass out.
  
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glinda2011

13 years ago

The new yahoo beta has spam protection. If you use gmail also it will go to your spam folder. Just delete spam. Ignore it.

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charlieboy747

13 years ago

LOL, "My dearest friend, I am writing this to you on my deathbed". Even had one kid send out phishing emails from his high schools email system! Needless to say I forwarded it to his principal

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ideasuniversity

13 years ago

Everything goes to my spam box, thanks to gmail

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samual james

13 years ago

I am getting lots of spam on daily basis like you won xxxxxxxx$ or you got a job in x company like that

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Incidentally I've now managed to rack up two more speeding offences since this thread started, in New York, both at 7.25 this morning, despite it being 11.10am and I've been in my office, in London, since 7.00am.

I don't half get about these days....

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Sandor Verebi

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Richard Van

Incidentally I've now managed to rack up two more speeding offences since this thread started, in New York, both at 7.25 this morning, despite it being 11.10am and I've been in my office, in London, since 7.00am.

I don't half get about these days....

Richard, it's fine.

I got a beauty five minutes ago from 'Uniform traffic ticket'. What makes it interesting is that they backdated all the eleven message to 2011.08.03.

And these messages hold a virus. So, be careful, fellows.

Best,

Sandor

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martyJames

13 years ago

Who are these viagra spammers anyway? i mean does anyone actually buy off them , for all the effort they put into spamming? Maybe someone should release a WSO on viagra spamming if its so profitable !!

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Nathy Curiel

13 years ago

Sometimes read some of spam because it is just so funny !

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TravellingMissie

13 years ago

All spam goes into my spam folder but I still go in there just to check no other emails are there and link to read some of the titles - they really make me chuckle!

I have been getting loads from UPS at the moment and the lottery and 'death bed' ones have started to reappear. I'd be interested to see what their response rate is (if anything).

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DireStraits

13 years ago

I've been getting the tax ones too.

Shame they're so poorly targeted. Had they pretended to be from HMRC, I might've batted an eyelid, at least for a second or two, because I'm registered for the online service and haven't yet done my 2010-11 tax return.

As it stands, I'd rather submit my details to an "estranged Nigerian prince" than fill the coffers of the IRS, no matter their demands. At least he'd probably spend it on something decent.

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Richard Van

13 years ago

Dam, another speeding ticket in New York.

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DireStraits 13 years ago

Originally Posted by Richard Van

Dam, another speeding ticket in New York.

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John Romaine

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Richard Van

Dam, another speeding ticket in New York.

Im getting the same dude. Maybe we should car pool?

New York State -- Department of Motor Vehicles
UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET

POLICE AGENCY

NEW YORK STATE POLICE>
Local Police Code

THE PERSON DESCRIBED ABOVE IS CHARGED AS FOLLOWS

Time
7:25 AM
Date of Offense
07/05/2011
IN VIOLATION OF
NYS V AND T LAW
Description of Violation
SPEED OVER 55 ZONE
TO PLEAD, PRINT OUT THE ENCLOSED TICKET AND SEND IT TO TOWN COURT, CHATAM HALL., PO BOX 117

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Richard Van 13 years ago

Originally Posted by ramone_johnny

Im getting the same dude. Maybe we should car pool?

Jeez Johnny, that's a miracle!

Fancy you flying over from Sydney, me from London and both going down the same road at the same time and both getting a speeding ticket!

We could have had coffee had we known.

Oh well, next time perhaps.

Heres the other annoying one that seems to come in at least a dozen times a day.

Yup, getting those as well several times a day.

We must be on the same list.
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Sandor Verebi

13 years ago

Originally Posted by ramone_johnny

Im getting the same dude. Maybe we should car pool?

New York State -- Department of Motor Vehicles
UNIFORM TRAFFIC TICKET

POLICE AGENCY

NEW YORK STATE POLICE>
Local Police Code

THE PERSON DESCRIBED ABOVE IS CHARGED AS FOLLOWS

Time
7:25 AM
Date of Offense
07/05/2011
IN VIOLATION OF
NYS V AND T LAW
Description of Violation
SPEED OVER 55 ZONE
TO PLEAD, PRINT OUT THE ENCLOSED TICKET AND SEND IT TO TOWN COURT, CHATAM HALL., PO BOX 117

Hi Johnny,

Mine were the same. Funny is, I don't know how my speed was recorded, because I was not in New York since 1987.

Oh my bad, I almost forgot, I've been there in my dreams about sometimes. Now the dream is punished?

Cheers,

Sandor

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by DireStraits

I'd rather submit my details to an "estranged Nigerian prince"

Yes, we'd noticed you've started co-operating with those ... the bank account details you supply aren't always quite accurate, though, it seems: I really must ask you to pay more attention, when replying to my staff's entreaties, if you'll be so kind ... we wouldn't want to start having to send the boys over to explain the error of your ways, you understand ...

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DireStraits

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Yes, we'd noticed you've started co-operating with those ... the bank account details you supply aren't always quite accurate, though, it seems: I really must ask you to pay more attention, when replying to my staff's entreaties, if you'll be so kind ... we wouldn't want to start having to send the boys over to explain the error of your ways, you understand ...

Considering the amount of time your lads apparently spend attempting to balance everything but your books and professional affairs, I'm rather surprised they even noticed. :p

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John Romaine

13 years ago

Heres the other annoying one that seems to come in at least a dozen times a day.

UPS notification

Dear customer.

The parcel was sent your home address.
And it will arrive within 3 business day.

More information and the tracking number are attached in document below.

Thank you.

Copyright © 1994-2011 United Parcel Service of America, Inc. All rights reserved.

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R Hagel

13 years ago

Originally Posted by ramone_johnny

UPS notification

Dear customer.

The parcel was sent your home address.
And it will arrive within 3 business day.

More information and the tracking number are attached in document below.

That one is totally legit -- the UPS package contains the hard copy of the NY speeding ticket. Duh.

Becky

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Mr Bill

13 years ago

I'm surprised at how fast my email gets sold to a spam list. I always use a custom email for every new web form and those emails are ending up on spammer's lists within a few days sometimes instantly and yes, sadly...even from here.

Example, I arrive at a form so I customise the email to suit so I can track spam. I might use something like wso-warrior-userx-oto@mydomain.com when buying a One Time Offer and within a few days I'm getting spammed at that address. Funny thing is I wouldn't even know how to sell an email or how to find someone who buys them or anything about the internet underworld. How do these guys all know each other? What's an email address worth I wonder?

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travlinguy

13 years ago

If it's somethin' bout my manhood
I know they're up to no good

If they say there's money waitin'
Then for sure I'll be a skatin'

Join in with a verse or two. We'll call it Ode To Spammers

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Richard Van 13 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

If it's somethin' bout my manhood
I know they're up to no good

If they say there's money waitin'
Then for sure I'll be a skatin'

When UPS say I'm due a pack,
I know they must be talking crap,
and when NYPD catch me speedin,
it's bloody high time I stop readin.....
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DireStraits

13 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

If it's somethin' bout my manhood
I know they're up to no good

If they say there's money waitin'
Then for sure I'll be a skatin'

Join in with a verse or two. We'll call it Ode To Spammers

When they say my wood need amendin'
The middle finger I be extendin'

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Dan C. Rinnert

13 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

If it's somethin' bout my manhood
I know they're up to no good

If they say there's money waitin'
Then for sure I'll be a skatin'

Join in with a verse or two. We'll call it Ode To Spammers

Well, you can always spot a spammer bot,
They say my blog's the best--I know it's not.

They come to thank me all night and all day,
They just want to give feedback, have their say.

They say my words that day hit the right spot,
Though the post's a picture, a quick snapshot.

They promise the world for pennies a day,
But, to their offers, you must give a "Nay!"

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Alexa Smith

Banned 13 years ago

Originally Posted by travlinguy

Join in with a verse or two. We'll call it Ode To Spammers

Shakespeare was there ahead of us, it seems ... with his famous "spam soliloquy" from Hamlet.

To spam, or not to spam, that is the question:
Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The spam and backlinks of outrageous email,
Or to take clicks against a sea of spammers,
And by deleting end them? To read, to spam,
No more; and by a spam to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks
That email is heir to: 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished.

Or something like that, anyway ...

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Martin Luxton

13 years ago

Originally Posted by Alexa Smith

Shakespeare was there ahead of us, it seems ... with his famous "spam soliloquy" from Hamlet.

To spam, or not to spam, that is the question:
Whether tis nobler in the mind to suffer
The spam and backlinks of outrageous email,
Or to take clicks against a sea of spammers,
And by deleting end them? To read, to spam,
No more; and by a spam to say we end
The heart-ache, and the thousand natural shocks
That email is heir to: 'tis a consummation
Devoutly to be wished.

Or something like that, anyway ...

In "Troilus and Cressida" Shakespeare also complained about recycling tired subject lines as being

'Quite out of fashion, like a rusty mail.'

Martin

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