LinkBack Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Prev Previous Post   Next Post Next
  #35   Report Post  
Old 02-01-2004, 01:34 PM
Rusty Hinge
 
Posts: n/a
Default OT email from africa

The message
from "Tumbleweed" contains these words:

Yes but an African fraud letter doesn't because it would fail totally if
it did (unless there's an alternative address in the body)


Bouncing mail back or even writing something rude wastes their time and
may take their mailbox over quota.


And if you're posting it back through your ISP they can do a 'whois?'
and you may well find an armed yardie on your doorstep.

DON'T MESS WITH THEM.


If everyone who got one of these messages replied to it, the fraudsters
would be unable to continue their scams, due to teh sheer volume of replies
they wouldnt be able to sort out the small proportion of 'real' replies from
gullible idiots. The well-meaning advice not to reply merely enables the
spammers to have the gullible sort themsleves out for the spammers, since
they are the only ones who will reply (plus the few who write amusing web
pages about them).


I suggest you talk to your local C.I.D.

--
Rusty
Open the creaking gate to make a horrid.squeak, then lower the foobar.
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/


 
Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Posting Rules

Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are On
Pingbacks are On
Refbacks are On


Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Marty Wallace email [email protected], [email protected] wastes anastonishing amount of time staking/harassing people by phone & email FROMverve energy Muja Power Station and [email protected] Australia 0 19-02-2008 08:42 PM
Marty Wallace email [email protected], [email protected] wastes anastonishing amount of time staking/harassing peopleby phone & email FROM verveenergy Options PGSASSOC Australia 0 19-02-2008 03:47 PM
email extractor , site , solutions , email based marketing , email marketing solution , email extractor , newsletter software , mass email , e-mail marketing , email marketing solutions , bulk email software , web advertising , email marketing , mark Nuclear Incorporation. www.nuclear-inc.com United Kingdom 0 05-04-2007 09:36 PM
GM Cotton a big success in Africa Larry Caldwell sci.agriculture 0 26-04-2003 12:30 PM
GM Cotton a big success in Africa Larry Caldwell sci.agriculture 0 15-03-2003 08:32 PM


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 03:38 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
Copyright ©2004-2024 GardenBanter.co.uk.
The comments are property of their posters.
 

About Us

"It's about Gardening"

 

Copyright © 2017