Spammers and con artists are brain dead
Feb 13, 2005 | 01:23 PM
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Spammers and con artists are brain dead
This is the latest email scam I received.
They try to get you to go to a site to put in your account info, but they leave all of the spam words in there too that try and trick the junk mail filters.
They gotta be brain dead if they think anyone will fall for these tactics.
They try to get you to go to a site to put in your account info, but they leave all of the spam words in there too that try and trick the junk mail filters.
They gotta be brain dead if they think anyone will fall for these tactics.
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and you MUST fill in the correct information within 48 hours of receiving this email. beckoned refusing guilders
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Feb 13, 2005 | 01:50 PM
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I just ignore them. They aren't worth my time to even skim over for entertainment. I am sure that some guillable types do respond, otherwise they wouldn't even exist.
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Feb 13, 2005 | 04:04 PM
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just remeber there are lots and lots of stuipid people out there.
I wouldn't ever fall for it but my neighbor , my step mom and a few other I know might. I'd give it 1 in 5000 would acually fall for it. send it out tens pf thousands of time ya just never know.
This is a sad attemp, very very poorly done
I wouldn't ever fall for it but my neighbor , my step mom and a few other I know might. I'd give it 1 in 5000 would acually fall for it. send it out tens pf thousands of time ya just never know.
This is a sad attemp, very very poorly done
Originally Posted by Corey
This is the latest email scam I received.
They try to get you to go to a site to put in your account info, but they leave all of the spam words in there too that try and trick the junk mail filters.
They gotta be brain dead if they think anyone will fall for these tactics.
They try to get you to go to a site to put in your account info, but they leave all of the spam words in there too that try and trick the junk mail filters.
They gotta be brain dead if they think anyone will fall for these tactics.
Feb 13, 2005 | 07:09 PM
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yeah,that is sad. Its gotten to the point where I don't even open email anymore if I'm not certain who its from. I understand that some of the emails will report back to the sender once you open them, letting the sender know that your email address is a valid address. Then the spam floodgates open up and you get inundated with more spam.
Feb 14, 2005 | 01:21 AM
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Usually you would have to click on a "read receipt", and then that would report back.
I am not sure if they can track you just by you opening up an email.
Does anyone know this for sure?
And never ever respond to spammers by cussing them out or just to tell them off.
That lets them know a live email address is out there.
Half the time anyways their emails are fake and will bounce back to you.
I am not sure if they can track you just by you opening up an email.
Does anyone know this for sure?
And never ever respond to spammers by cussing them out or just to tell them off.
That lets them know a live email address is out there.
Half the time anyways their emails are fake and will bounce back to you.
Feb 14, 2005 | 07:46 AM
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I believe that is the case for a plain text email. But I thought that some emails that have pictures or links embedded in them can inform the sender when opened by the receiver. I dunno for sure, though, so I never open anything I don't recognize anymore. I used to reply by typing "remove". Back in the day that worked sometimes, but now not worth the chance.
Originally Posted by Corey
Usually you would have to click on a "read receipt", and then that would report back.
I am not sure if they can track you just by you opening up an email.
Does anyone know this for sure?
And never ever respond to spammers by cussing them out or just to tell them off.
That lets them know a live email address is out there.
Half the time anyways their emails are fake and will bounce back to you.
I am not sure if they can track you just by you opening up an email.
Does anyone know this for sure?
And never ever respond to spammers by cussing them out or just to tell them off.
That lets them know a live email address is out there.
Half the time anyways their emails are fake and will bounce back to you.
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