Gawd, I'm lucky!

frank m · February-20th-2006, 10:57 AM

This morning I received not one, but three different letters from Nigeria offering to make me rich. At this rate, I'm gonna own the place.

Anybody want it???

Scott Dolan · February-20th-2006, 11:42 AM

Jesus, are they still running that tired old scam? I thought that one had died off years ago.

Ron Thorne · February-20th-2006, 10:11 PM

I've received one within the past 10 days, too.

Noj · February-20th-2006, 10:58 PM

I never read Spam, I just delete them in bulk. If I don't know you, I'm not opening the email. Simple as that.

Scott Dolan · February-20th-2006, 11:22 PM

I still don't get spam.

Ron Thorne · February-21st-2006, 12:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

I still don't get spam.

Being glib is one thing. Sharing your secret(s) with your pals is quite another.

Yes, I'm fully aware that you've made remarks along the way, but a fuller "recipe" for success might be greatly appreciated by many.

Fadda~

Scott Dolan · February-21st-2006, 01:22 AM

Brother, if I knew what I was doing that was so different from what everyone else is, I'd be the first to share.

But I honestly don't know.

Ron Thorne · February-21st-2006, 03:05 AM

Fair enough, though I'd hoped for something different. I didn't mean to imply that you were "holding back", Scott.

I've applied everything I know to the problem of spam, and while I've made a huge dent, I'm far from spam-free.

Gary Delligatti · February-21st-2006, 05:45 AM

Sadly, my wife was telling me a story of a senior citizen that fell for one of these scams out of Nigeria in our home town. They lost 2500. They came into the bank where she worked and ask if they could intervene, of course they could do nothing. If One in a thousand hits, they'll keep it up the bastards!

patricia · February-21st-2006, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gary Delligatti

Sadly, my wife was telling me a story of a senior citizen that fell for one of these scams out of Nigeria in our home town. They lost 2500. They came into the bank where she worked and ask if they could intervene, of course they could do nothing. If One in a thousand hits, they'll keep it up the bastards!

And that's the thing. Businesses that use snail-mailers as their main means of soliciting new buiness consider a 1% return rate a good rate. I would imagine that these Nigerian clowns do also. Now, with the internet being able to contact millions of addresses that don't block spam, their return rate is probably similar. Something for nothing is still a powerful lure.

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moneyp · February-21st-2006, 10:19 AM

You can't avoid spam. You give out your e-mail address, somebody will fuck it up and send you an online greeting card, and bam, you're in a database.

Y'all should be using gmail. I have no qualms, whatsoever, about using my gmail address for business sites now, because the spam filtering is fantastic. I'd say no more than four or five have made it to my inbox in the year-plus that i've been using it. It gets routed to a spam folder, and unlike Yahoo, once I report the thing, I don't see any more messages from the same people. Unless your place of business is forcing you, you should never have to use a POP3 program again.

Scott Dolan · February-21st-2006, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dweebly

You can't avoid spam.

I disagree. My buddy, who really got me into this whole computerized world, never gets any either.

And your greeting card theory doesn't stand up. My brother, especially when he's deployed overseas, send me plenty of online greeting cards.

February-21st-2006, 11:41 AM

Nigeria doesn't even know I exist. I'm hurt.

moneyp · February-21st-2006, 12:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

I disagree. My buddy, who really got me into this whole computerized world, never gets any either.

Then you can thank your e-mail host, I suppose. Otherwise, you and your buddy are just incredibly lucky.

Scott Dolan · February-21st-2006, 12:53 PM

That doesn't wash either.

We're obviously doing something different. Besides, I've had several different ISP's over the years, it's not the host.

moneyp · February-21st-2006, 01:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

We're obviously doing something different. Besides, I've had several different ISP's over the years, it's not the host.

You're doing something different but you don't know what it is. Whatever, Scott. Why don't you give me your e-mail address and we can test your defenses, because frankly, I think you're full of it.

I've spent many years doing e-mail administration and can tell you 100% that there isn't a damned thing you can do to your system that will prevent you from getting spam.

The only precaution you can take is to be careful in who you give your e-mail address out to, and even that isn't a precaution when they send you an eCard from some fly-by-night company or e-mail you their Amazon wishlist. It doesn't take much.

Brian Olewnick · February-21st-2006, 01:02 PM

I've wondered about this too. When I was with GIS, I only rarely received any spam, maybe once a week, without doing anything on my part. Since switching to Verizon a little over a year ago, I haven't received a SINGLE piece of spam. Again, I didn't set up any filters or nuthin'. My e-mail address is around, too. I've received mailings from places I've done e-business with like e-bay or amazon, but that's it. No Nigerian mailings!

Scott Dolan · February-21st-2006, 01:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick

I've wondered about this too. When I was with GIS, I only rarely received any spam, maybe once a week, without doing anything on my part. Since switching to Verizon a little over a year ago, I haven't received a SINGLE piece of spam. Again, I didn't set up any filters or nuthin'. My e-mail address is around, too. I've received mailings from places I've done e-business with like e-bay or amazon, but that's it. No Nigerian mailings!

Outstanding!!!

Now how can we possibly convince that wunderkind of all things digital, Dweebly, that we aren't full of it?

Brian Olewnick · February-21st-2006, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Scott Dolan

Outstanding!!!

Now how can we possibly convince that wunderkind of all things digital, Dweebly, that we aren't full of it?

It's probably an acknowledged fact worldwide that my penis is of sufficient size.

Dennis Gonzalez · February-21st-2006, 01:11 PM

AOL sends my spam directly to the spam box, but I'm still interested in who's spamming me. so I go read the Sender line!

They sometimes make a mistake reading which is Spam and which is not. But it's not bad.

Brian, you've never had penis spam?

Scott Dolan · February-21st-2006, 01:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick

It's probably an acknowledged fact worldwide that my penis is of sufficient size.

The implications here are making me feel very uncomfortable.

Cem · February-21st-2006, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis Gonzalez

"penis spam"

doesn't go well with breakfast...

Brian Olewnick · February-21st-2006, 01:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dennis Gonzalez

Brian, you've never had penis spam?

I'm tellin' ya, nothing! No Viagra, no rod-extenders, no offers of fame and fortune.

Now, at my work mail, I get these "quarantined" messages a couple times a day, generally having to do with shady pharmaceutical sales. Presumably, these are targeted at hospitals? Because I don't use my e-address from work anywhere outside of work. Dunno.

I should say that, if there's some overly-anal (in a good way) program atwork behind the scenes at Verizon, I haven't noticed any legit e-mail not getting through. So.....

RBS · February-21st-2006, 01:20 PM

I have just posted Scott Dolan's email address on sixty different public sites, twenty different liberal mailing lists, and www.coupons.com.

Not only that, when I see him I'm gonna kick his ass.

Scott Dolan · February-21st-2006, 01:39 PM

God bless RBS.

For the sake of his family, we can only hope that he has his affairs in line.

moneyp · February-21st-2006, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brian Olewnick

It's probably an acknowledged fact worldwide that my penis is of sufficient size.

Again, Scott's lack of spam goes unexplained.

Enforcer · February-21st-2006, 02:39 PM

I rarely get spam, but I also rarely give out my email address. I don't use it to register for anything on websites. I have an alternate, free email address for that. I get spam on that one, but it's not too terrible, maybe an average of 1 a day.

moneyp · February-21st-2006, 02:47 PM

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Subject: Re: your request
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To: "Peter" (p_quigley@hotmail.com)
Date: July 21, 2002 11:06 PM
Subject: Re: Saturday night
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To: "Peter" (p_quigley@hotmail.com)
Date: July 24, 2002 6:22 PM
Subject: You asked for it!!! XXX ACTION
This message appears to be junk mail. This is not junk mail

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To: "Paul" (p_quigley@hotmail.com)
Date: July 28, 2002 7:09 PM
Subject: Last Chance! URGENT REPLY REQUESTED!!!
This message appears to be junk mail. This is not junk mail

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From: "Katie" (katieg253@whowantsit.net.ra)
To: "Paul" (p_quigley@hotmail.com)
Date: July 30, 2002 12:52 AM
Subject: Special Offer Just for You, PAUL
This message appears to be junk mail. This is not junk mail

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To: "Paul" (p_quigley@hotmail.com)
Date: August 1, 2002 5:33 PM
Subject: TEEN WHOrES ACHING for COcK!!!
This message appears to be junk mail. This is not junk mail

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From: "Katie" (katieg253@whowantsit.net.ra)
To: "Paul" (p_quigley@hotmail.com)
Date: December 22, 2002 10:31 PM
Subject: You have a FREE GREETING from a SECRET ADMIRER!!!
This message appears to be junk mail. This is not junk mail

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Scott Dolan · February-21st-2006, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mone peterson

Again, Scott's lack of spam goes unexplained.

Dirty son of a bitch!!!

Cem · February-21st-2006, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mone peterson

"HAIRLESS CLAM"

Spam is at least good for picking band names, no?

So is it Mone Peterson or Peter/Paul Quigley... or as the spam subject line goes: "do you come too quigley?"