[Scspamcop] Re: low importance - anyone know what this spammer is peddling?

[ed]

On Fri, 3 Aug 2007 10:56:32 -0700
"Mike Easter" <MikeE at ster.invalid> wrote:

> If I should ever be 'confused' about whether or not a particular item
> in my Junk folder is actually spam, I can inspect its headers first.
> It isn't necessary for me to open or read the spam.  If an item in my
> Inbox is possibly spam, it is highly likely that I can determine that
> it is spam by examining its headers.  It isn't necessary for me to
> open and read the body.

I was wondering about putting a script together to report the spam for
my. I have a script that sends the email to SC, but is it against
policy to use another script that presses the 'report' button for me?

> > I was wondering, is this spammer trying to perform ID fraud?  
> 
> It is possible that such a spam as this might have some 'elaborate'
> scheme up its sleeve that starts with the recipient answering the
> spam. Then the respondent is engaged in email and potentially
> telephone dialogue, based on the response of the respondent.
> 
> Generally a spammer knows that he has a fish on the line by the fact
> that the fish was reading his spam.

Well, I've tried to get some of the spammers to do things for me, like
sending me a picture of them holding a copy of today's news paper... is
this a bad idea?? To try and waste the 419ers time?

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