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" <meteoritem...@gmail.com>
To: "Michael Blood" <mlbl...@cox.net>
Cc: "Meteorite List" <meteorite-list@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 <mlbl...@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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