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Entries from February 2009

The “new shopping new life” spam

February 12th, 2009 · 77 Comments

For about a year I have been receiving spam emails like this one below. They all look like they’ve been sent by private individuals somewhere in the world (usually from Yahoo or Hotmail accounts) but advertise companies in China:
hi:
New shopping new life!
How are u doing these days?Yesterday I found a web of a [...]

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“Please respond or Some Stranger will think you said no :(“

February 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

I never really got used to the idea of MySpace “friends” and Facebook “friends”, a concept that seems to appeal mostly to teenagers seeking peer-approval. Friends are not objects you collect like others collect postal stamps or or sports memorabilia. Real friends are there for each other when we need someone. With my friends, years [...]

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Tags: spam