Comments on: Odd Gmail Spam http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=odd-gmail-spam Bubble? What Bubble? Thu, 24 May 2012 17:20:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50235 John Thu, 06 Aug 2009 11:50:46 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50235 never post your e-mail address anywhere spammers can get at it.. <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50235">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> never post your e-mail address anywhere spammers can get at it..

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]]> By: Anonymous http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50217 Anonymous Wed, 05 Aug 2009 23:13:02 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50217 in 419eater.com Once the spam baiter started baiting them he didn't get any email. But I agree don't reply it will confirm your email. <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50217">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> in 419eater.com

Once the spam baiter started baiting them he didn't get any email. But I agree don't reply it will confirm your email.

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]]> By: blueskies http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50208 blueskies Wed, 05 Aug 2009 20:44:03 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50208 this perfectly explains daves' presence here.... :-) <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50208">2</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> this perfectly explains daves' presence here…. :-)

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]]> By: read on http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50198 read on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:14:24 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50198 or do the jumbo (at) dogbiscuit (dot) com thing <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50198">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> or do the

jumbo (at) dogbiscuit (dot) com

thing

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]]> By: arit http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50195 arit Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:35:07 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50195 Hi, My guess is that it works like this: In order to obtain valid email addresses, the robot does the following: 1. Conducts a spider search for email addresses over the web. Bloggers are one of the type of addresses which are exposed. 2. Send a robotic email to address. If there is a reply, the address is "live". These are harvested periodically and sold to to database resellers who will pay 50cents for a valid address. One way to avoid it is to bitmap your address into the site. Regards arit <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50195">4</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Hi,

My guess is that it works like this: In order to obtain valid email addresses, the robot does the following:

1. Conducts a spider search for email addresses over the web. Bloggers are one of the type of addresses which are exposed.

2. Send a robotic email to address. If there is a reply, the address is "live".

These are harvested periodically and sold to to database resellers who will pay 50cents for a valid address.

One way to avoid it is to bitmap your address into the site.

Regards

arit

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]]> By: read on http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50192 read on Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:08:54 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50192 sacha, if you replay with yr own address, it just make you get more spam as it proves your address is live. delete button. <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50192">1</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> sacha, if you replay with yr own address, it just make you get more spam as it proves your address is live. delete button.

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]]> By: NO -LYMPICS http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50191 NO -LYMPICS Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:07:42 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50191 Pope: I'll ask my Nigerian banker. He owes me one...( I am waitng for the cheque to come ). <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50191">10</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Pope:

I'll ask my Nigerian banker.

He owes me one…( I am waitng for the cheque to come ).

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]]> By: reboot http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50189 reboot Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:02:13 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50189 nice reply. from the grammatical syntax of the query, it appears to originate from Asia. <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50189">0</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> nice reply. from the grammatical syntax of the query, it appears to originate from Asia.

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]]> By: Sacha http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50188 Sacha Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:47:50 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50188 I will confirm that I have received this sort of spam from Gmail on financial-related topics. I just spam all of them. Your theory about content harvesting is valid, or perhaps if they get any response they will sell your address to some database. <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50188">1</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> I will confirm that I have received this sort of spam from Gmail on financial-related topics. I just spam all of them. Your theory about content harvesting is valid, or perhaps if they get any response they will sell your address to some database.

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]]> By: Arwen http://vancouvercondo.info/2009/08/odd-gmail-spam.html#comment-50185 Arwen Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:20:35 +0000 http://vancouvercondo.info/?p=1304#comment-50185 Very funny! <p class="top-comments">Current score: <span class="top-comments-karma" id="karma-50185">2</span> <small>(to vote for this comment, please visit the site)</small></p> Very funny!

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