Category Archives: spam

I think it was about a year ago that I got a spam that attempted to evade the filters by inserting an anodyne comment within each keyword, thus: bre<!–brother–>asts. Someone has now improved the wheeze, by making the comment unique … Continue reading →

(from a spam for growth hormone): “As seen on NBC, CBS, CNN, and even Oprah!” Speaking of spam, I almost wonder whether shiny new “Diplomas from prestigious non-accredited universities based on your present knowledge and life experience” might be more … Continue reading →

My latest spam report to kornet got bounced by – what else? – a spam filter.

I wish I were clever enough to write spoofs like The Kizombe Correspondence. (from acb)

The Economist reports: In an out-of-court settlement between Nigeria’s government and the family of the late Sani Abacha, $1 billion that the military ruler looted from the central bank and stashed in banks worldwide will be returned to Nigeria. You … Continue reading →

*sigh* It’s no fun trying to track down spammers anymore. A large fraction of them use cn.net, which ignores my mail, and/or xo.net, which explicitly rejects it!

And then there’s the spammer who goes to such lengths to cover its tracks that Netscape can’t parse its silly links. Is it zaam.net, goopt.net, or something else again?