Category Archives: spam

niche market

Posted on Thursday, 2003 November 13 by Anton

Most of the junk I see advertised by email, I can believe someone actually wants to buy (assuming it works as advertised). But here’s a head-scratcher: something that purports to make me “cu.rn like a p0rn star”. Why would I … Continue reading →

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the torrent

Posted on Monday, 2003 November 10 by Anton

Oy. 334 bogus ‘Microsoft security patch’ messages today from ‘particular’, all dated October 27-30. And how have you been?

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plus 25% for yourself

Posted on Friday, 2003 October 24 by Anton

Kieran Healy sees comic potential in the possibility of a Nigerian Pope. (Link from the incomparable Joshua Burton, who anomalously has no webpage to call his own.)

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to be fair, I haven’t already got one

Posted on Saturday, 2003 August 23 by Anton

Weirder every day. Just got a spam offering, as near as I can parse it, a picture of a dog for $19.

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no foolin’

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 August 20 by Anton

I just received an appeal from Princess Joy of Swaziland; the headers include From: I am a scammer <banohosegono@ecplaza.net>

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what next?

Posted on Wednesday, 2003 August 20 by Anton

Got a spam just now entitled “Improve Your Credit Rating by Paying off Your Bills.” What, really? Why didn’t someone think of that sooner! I dreamt that I was walking in some commercial street and an aggressive (and curiously-colored) panther … Continue reading →

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imposture

Posted on Tuesday, 2003 August 19 by Anton

Sigh. Some toad is using my return address on spam entitled “Your details”. I’ve had two bounces today, but happily no flames yet.

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