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  • RichardCranium
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    Google Mail appends the first text line (greyed) to the subject title, which makes it easy to spot the junk even if the sender name and title don't make it obvious (and in my case their spam detection is pretty near perfect).
    I registered for a Mail on Sunday account; the response email was moved to the spam folder by Google. So, yes, 100% right.

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  • Sysman
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    Originally posted by OwlHoot View Post
    You'd think these wretched spammers would have given up by now. I mean how many people actually reply to them?
    I think at least some of then are selling on the addresses to the naive. During bench time in the early '90s the local paper was full of envelope stuffing jobs, which given I had a computer and printer looked like money for old rope (if somewhat boring). I couldn't help but think it was really a means of shifting typewriters to unemployed hopefuls who had no computer.

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  • bogeyman
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    First rule of marketing: -

    1) Never underestimate the sheer stupidity and greed of human beings.

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  • Zippy
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    His message reads:
    Make your tiny lace a true symbol of your power

    with a link to "organwhite.com"
    Oh Lordy - why do people fall for this crap? Surely 'fed up of pissing on yourself?' would sell more?

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  • OwlHoot
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    Google Mail appends the first text line (greyed) to the subject title, which makes it easy to spot the junk even if the sender name and title don't make it obvious (and in my case their spam detection is pretty near perfect).

    You'd think these wretched spammers would have given up by now. I mean how many people actually reply to them?

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  • bogeyman
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    In their attempts to defeat spam filters, they make euphemisms an art form.

    "Your tiny lace"

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  • NickFitz
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    Originally posted by Zippy View Post
    Viagra? How subtle
    His message reads:
    Make your tiny lace a true symbol of your power

    with a link to "organwhite.com"

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  • Zippy
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    Originally posted by NickFitz View Post
    Blakely Piccolo
    Viagra? How subtle

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  • NickFitz
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    Mine have got a bit dull lately - back in the glory days of 2007 I was getting mail from such luminaries as:
    • Humble Richendollar
    • Priest Filman
    • Hakim Rude
    • Blakely Piccolo

    ...and of course my old friend and a favourite of us all, fdjsfjsf Konkov

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  • bogeyman
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    Originally posted by Zippy View Post
    I think I'm missing out since Yahoo pulled its finger out and got good at blocking spam
    I can put you in touch with Lazaro if you feel you are really missing out

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  • Zippy
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    I think I'm missing out since Yahoo pulled its finger out and got good at blocking spam

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  • HairyArsedBloke
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    Those Acai berrys are wonderful. They cure baldness and 'man problems', solve global warming, and allow user to commune with God. It's been on Oprah so it must be good.

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  • bogeyman
    started a topic Spam Sender Names

    Spam Sender Names

    Wherever do they get them?

    Here are a couple from my current junk mail folder...

    Lazaro Pap
    Melenie Coityus
    Joakim Seagull
    Rebecca Stain
    Betty Penwus
    Gerldorf Woo
    Amity Box
    Pong Tamoshunas

    You'd think that if they wanted their messages to be read, they'd come up with remotely believable names, wouldn't you?

    Anyway, I have ordered £200 worth of 'herbal viagra' from Lazaro Pap.

    Here's hoping!
    Last edited by bogeyman; 9 August 2009, 16:08. Reason: sp.

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