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Posted By engineer 1 year, 1 month ago in Science & Technology
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This week saw global spam levels drop significantly after two major US internet providers pulled the plug on spurious hosting firm McColo.

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    memestryker1 year, 1 month ago

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    Of course they'll just go offshore and reboot themselves. And the reason they do it is because enough people respond positively that they make money.

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      Engnr1 year, 1 month ago

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      So what you are saying we just off shored some more jobs. Hmmmmm

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        memestryker1 year, 1 month ago

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        Actually, it was probably just one or two hackers--no real jobs. This doesn't take many people to perpetrate. Until people stop positively responding to spam, it won't stop unless we make the internet permission-only, which would not be a good thing.

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      LumFan1 year, 1 month ago

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      Well, it's a start. Too bad that the temporary reprieve will not last. *sigh*

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        Jeboba1 year, 1 month ago

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        Hooooray even if it is short lived! Now if we could just get the nigerian scams stopped!

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          Sludge-Guzzler1 year, 1 month ago

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          Ever since I switched my email to a free yahoo account a couple years ago, the spam I used to get has literally disappeared.

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            Progressive1 year, 1 month ago

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            I'm getting more Nigerian phishing than spam these days, but here's a site that gives you an option beyond just hitting the "delete" key:

            www.spamcop.net

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              CRYMTYPHON1 year, 1 month ago

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              Hello [ Progressive ]!
                    I am Chief Financial Officer Ivan Gotasudonim , head of the Nigerian Foreign Fund Transfer office!

              Here is to hoping we are having nice day!

              I wish to take this time to ask if you were aware change of government here, requires we empty and refill treasury?

              Your associate [ Ind06 ] has recommended that we can trust you to allow to send many money to your account for holding! And you keep half!

              To faciliate this trustworthy transfer [ system note: propeller has deleted the rest of this message as being not funny enough. ].

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                Progressive1 year, 1 month ago

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                Here's the opening line on one that just came in:

                "I have been waiting for you since to come down here and pick your Cashiers
                Cheque but did not hear from you since that time."

                Most of them seem to come through British or Chinese servers.

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                  Progressive1 year, 1 month ago

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                  This one came from France and was signed, "James Brown"!

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              frctm51 year, 1 month ago

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              Now if we could just find the scum that is sending the other 30%.

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