Quadrille
08-06-2007, 07:12/07:12AM
Some spammers have a sweet way of revenging themselves on people who discuss their nasty spamming ways:
They add your email address to email petitions to the US government!
This uses YOUR name to spam US elected representatives, and in return, you get spammed by auto-responders, irate Senators and the FBI!
One of them was kind enough to let me have the original as she received it.
-----Original Message-----
From: my email@********.***
Sent: 6/8/2007 3:31:28 AM
To: names removed
Cc:
Subject: Petition: Make Mardi Gras a Holiday
The following is the result of an Internet-based form submitted on
email = my email@*******.***
Name = Andrew
Petition =
Whereas the rest of the country is gripped by winter doldrums and the go-to-work-in-the-mornin' blues; And whereas there isn't a major, national holiday between President's Day and Memorial Day, nothing fun anyway; And whereas New Orleans spends the entire Mardi Gras Day partying anyway; And whereas purple, green and gold are such fun colors; And whereas we think it's only fair that the rest of the country be allowed to share in the revelry; We, the undersigned, do petition the Congress and President to join together in a non-partisan proclamation declaring Mardi Gras Day a National Holiday! Laissez les bon temps rouler and make Mardi Gras a National Holiday!
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Naughty people!
Correction - NOT the people I thought it was; an unfortunate similarity in their names! However, I'll leave the thread, as I'd like the FBI to know that I will help them in any way I can ;).
Adding names of enemies to mailing lists is common, as well as childish - but in this case, it may involve law breaking -so if you get irate letters from senators - DON'T delete; keep for evidence. And wait for the Feds to call.
They add your email address to email petitions to the US government!
This uses YOUR name to spam US elected representatives, and in return, you get spammed by auto-responders, irate Senators and the FBI!
One of them was kind enough to let me have the original as she received it.
-----Original Message-----
From: my email@********.***
Sent: 6/8/2007 3:31:28 AM
To: names removed
Cc:
Subject: Petition: Make Mardi Gras a Holiday
The following is the result of an Internet-based form submitted on
email = my email@*******.***
Name = Andrew
Petition =
Whereas the rest of the country is gripped by winter doldrums and the go-to-work-in-the-mornin' blues; And whereas there isn't a major, national holiday between President's Day and Memorial Day, nothing fun anyway; And whereas New Orleans spends the entire Mardi Gras Day partying anyway; And whereas purple, green and gold are such fun colors; And whereas we think it's only fair that the rest of the country be allowed to share in the revelry; We, the undersigned, do petition the Congress and President to join together in a non-partisan proclamation declaring Mardi Gras Day a National Holiday! Laissez les bon temps rouler and make Mardi Gras a National Holiday!
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Naughty people!
Correction - NOT the people I thought it was; an unfortunate similarity in their names! However, I'll leave the thread, as I'd like the FBI to know that I will help them in any way I can ;).
Adding names of enemies to mailing lists is common, as well as childish - but in this case, it may involve law breaking -so if you get irate letters from senators - DON'T delete; keep for evidence. And wait for the Feds to call.