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

[Mike Easter]

ed wrote:

> Ah, thanks for explaining. I think this is should be ok to view the
> original message:
>
>
http://www.spamcop.net/sc?id=z1380168221zefa887d6a6f186b6a75d475f45d8087bz

Well that is definitely spammish being sourced from an open proxy
spamtrap hitting spamsource which is CBL listed and transacting with a
bogus HELO and a bogus header traceline.  Of course with bogus From.

You would never ask to be removed from such a scammish spamlist;
whereas some straightup spam you might, depending upon your listwashing
philosophy.

I would say the spam's purpose is one of two things.  Either it is to
create a 'sublist' of gullible spamreaders and spam respondents with a
good address -or-  if you send your resume' (or resumé) to the email
addy, that a correspondence might be established in order to set the
stage for identity theft.  Or perhaps some other nefarious strategy.
The fact that you don't know exactly what is up the sleeve doesn't mean
that anything is gained by opening and reading the spam, and it doesn't
mean that you should begin a correspondence with the spammer to try to
'trap' them.

I could tell some stories of how a friend of mine who doesn't listen to
me very well about corresponding with spammers was able to present bank
officers and law enforcement with proof and evidence of illegal activity
in the form of a bank draft and neither the law enforcement nor the bank
had any interest in pursuing the issue.

It is a big waste of time for a citizen to try to uncover the nature of
a scam.  The guidelines are 'defend yourself'.  The way you defend
yourself the most efficiently is to not open/read your spam.  You also
defend yourself by not corresponding with the spammer.


-- 
Mike Easter
kibitzer, not SC admin