Getting back at spammers

mrmitchell · July 27, 2003, 22:50

I just got an e-mail from one of those Nigerian con artist guys.

From now on, any pop-ups I see that request my e-mail address for something that is undeniably spam will not go empty. They will start sending e-mails to (moderators: is it okay if I post his email address?)

Anyone have any other ideas for getting back at spammers and their brethren?

Jon Miller · July 27, 2003, 22:57

create a spam program and run it

Jon Miller

Ming · July 27, 2003, 23:00

No... DON'T Post somebodies email address... even if they are pond scum. This site doesn't encourage or support that kind of activity.

What you do in you own time is a different matter

reds4ever · July 27, 2003, 23:03

To be honest my days are not too busy that I can't I read them, they make me laugh when I think of the 0.0001% of people who do actually send money and then complain they've been the victim of a 'cunning internet plot' that a backward five year old could see through!

Jon Shafer · July 27, 2003, 23:05

Sometimes I save some of the more amusing ones. Certainly the "enarge your **** four inches in a day" ones get toasted, but the pyramid scheme ones are good for rainy days.

Nubclear · July 27, 2003, 23:10

I would support this. Let spam eat spam.

If I could get a list, I would spam for spammers to spam spammers.

mrmitchell · July 27, 2003, 23:16

And spammed away!

I've certainly at the least given him enough to make him think twice before sending any more spam.

Q Classic · July 27, 2003, 23:34

the problem with that is that sometimes they take other people's real addresses and use those.

i can't tell you how many times my yahoo account has had "mail undeliverable" messages advertising body enlargements and herbal viagara... things which i naturally don't sell.

Panag · July 27, 2003, 23:46

Quote:

Originally posted by mrmitchell
I just got an e-mail from one of those Nigerian con artist guys.

From now on, any pop-ups I see that request my e-mail address for something that is undeniably spam will not go empty. They will start sending e-mails to (moderators: is it okay if I post his email address?)

Anyone have any other ideas for getting back at spammers and their brethren?

hi ,

there are some intresting "mirrors" , they reflect and bounce off again a certain message , .....

but some go a bit toooo far ( dns attack ) , ......

just dont respond at all and get a good program like zonealarm pro 4 or so , .....

have a nice day

Makeo · July 28, 2003, 04:03

a guy on another forum that i post on had a long correspondence with one of the nigerian scam artists. i think there were about ten emails on each side stringing them along.

eventually the nigerian was asking for his passport etc, so this guy scanned a fake passport with a picture of a wombat on it and then had a lengthy conversation about his terrible effliction, ie looking very hairy and slightly like a wombat with the scammer. He eventually said he was insulted that the scammer didn't think that it was his real passport and that if the scammer wanted his help the scammer would have to give him a sign of faith, ie deposit money into his bank account.

i'll see if i can find the thread because its very funny and worth a read.

Makeo · July 28, 2003, 04:43

check this out

http://forum.ski.com.au/scripts/ulti...3;t=000013;p=1;

starts slowly but gets better.

Frozzy · July 28, 2003, 05:03

ROFL...

Classic

Ben Kenobi · July 28, 2003, 06:05

"Honorable Wombat Marsupial."

An internet legend is born.

Adagio · July 28, 2003, 10:28

Quote:

Originally posted by Makeo
a guy on another forum that i post on had a long correspondence with one of the nigerian scam artists. i think there were about ten emails on each side stringing them along.

I once read about one who also played along, but with his passport he used both name and picture of a person from star wars (or was it star treck?), and the other guy didn't notice

MrFun · July 28, 2003, 11:03

There is no end to it.