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Does anyone know why these random words appear at the bottom of spam mail?

I get a fair amount at the moment. Most if not all are addressed to Mark Grouth/Group/Grounen/Grouchard/etc.

The unsubscribe option should send my email back to them, but obviously sends the odd/wrong version. They are all for 'cheap' software/Finance packages/etc, but why do they bother?

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 11:50 (twenty years ago)

don't ever reply or use the unsubscribe, all it does is tell them it's a valid email address, not a black hole.

the random words are to fool spam filters by reducing the percentage of suspect words in the message text.

they bother because they are worthless as human beings and deserve to die even with a 0.01% hit rate, it's still very profitable.

Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:00 (twenty years ago)

my god Mark, i had this exact same thread idea only a couple of days ago but couldn't do it

Frankenstein On Ice (blueski), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:00 (twenty years ago)

I keep getting the cheap software/viagra ones lately.

Steely Zan (AaronHz), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:02 (twenty years ago)

I sussed the 'don't unsubscribe' thing immediately.

The words have a poetic quality. I'm sure they're taken from Bob Dylan's "Tarantula"

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:03 (twenty years ago)

I think there was a similar thread ages ago?

Treat it as found poetry. GLEE IS UP!

Archelll, Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:03 (twenty years ago)

Some of the ones I'm getting try really hard to look totally innocuous like they'll have From: Rebecca Boswell (or somesuch, always a girl's name) Subject: Hi!
then you click on it an it's:
AMBIIEN, \/1AAGRRA, CIAL11S, XAANAX, \/ALI1UM at CHEEAP!!!!!

Steely Zan (AaronHz), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:10 (twenty years ago)

Yeah, here are some other names...

Monty Poe
Vicky Huggins
Willie Bowling
Rodger Crum
Alejandra Haley
Amie Farr
Roscoe Presley
Prince Groves

and finally

Rubin Hood.

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:13 (twenty years ago)

I once had one from "noemi klein"

I stated a thread called "spam fiction thread" or something about this a while ago.

demon, my isp, uses brightmail spam filtering, which is very effective.

Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:20 (twenty years ago)

Actually looking things over they eventually stopped trying to be coy:
Veronica H. Mcghee - Hey can you please contact me?
Lauren H. Conley - Hi, how are you today?
Edwardo H. Driscoli - Sorry about the late response... (This is the only male sounding name I've gotten)
Sharon - You were recommended by a friend
Nita - About your L1FE 1NSURANCE
Rebekah Boswell - We have a Pill 4 Everything
Carina Hisako - ask AMBIIEN, \/1AAGRRA, CIAL11S, XAANAX, \/ALI1UM at CHEEAP reached secret
Blair Jeni - fact AMBIIEN, \/1AAGRRA, CIAL11S, XAANAX, \/ALI1UM at CHEEAP perfect doctor perhaps

Steely Zan (AaronHz), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:21 (twenty years ago)

Gmail is catching all these for me.

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:22 (twenty years ago)

yeah this isn't gmail, this is from another account.

Steely Zan (AaronHz), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:24 (twenty years ago)

the best message header i had was "lol. ur peniss r weird", which I think I also started a thread about. there was one with a header "your music" which of course E got all excited about, but it was just cialis or warez or something.

there was a bunch of them which were all "hey pindick, LEARN TO SATISFY YOUR WOMAN, YOU LOser", I think I started a thread about that as well. Brightmail email filtering has obviously robbed me of some er "prime" thread material haha.

I just sold a Prestige pressure cooker gasket, and three 60w bulbs. When I totalled up the sale it was £6.66! Ph34_r!! I cut the customer's head off with a magic sword anointed in holy water and buried him at a crossroads with a stake through his heart because he was obviously sa+an sold him the stuff for £6.50.

Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:32 (twenty years ago)

My telephone number starts with those familiar numbers...

mark grout (mark grout), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:34 (twenty years ago)

GET THEE BEHIND ME GROUTAN (runs away)

Pashmina (Pashmina), Wednesday, 22 December 2004 12:36 (twenty years ago)


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