[meteorite-list] SPAM from In Depth Friends Page

[Sterling K. Webb]

Hi, Mike, List,


> Who falls for that stuff anyway?


    Advance Fee Frauds, or 419 scams, collect in excess of
half a billion US dollars a year worldwide, of which at least
$80 million a year comes frome the US. The Champion US
Sucker is an Oregon woman who lose over $400,000 in 2008.

    Victims have been kidnapped for ransom, murdered,
and sometimes turned into criminals themselves. Read
all about it:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advance-fee_fraud


Sterling K. Webb
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Galactic Stone & Ironworks" <meteoritemike at gmail.com>
To: "Michael Blood" <mlblood at cox.net>
Cc: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 3:56 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] SPAM from In Depth Friends Page



> 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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