[ale] Spam methods

[Lightner, Jeff]

Spam is spam and no matter how novel it is they shouldn't be rewarded by
having you forward the original on to anyone.   Cold calling sucks I'm
sure but that is no excuse for spam IMHO.  Using "re:" in a subject line
is fairly common even without the first email.

Hell these days I don't even give telemarketers the names of decision
makers any more - I figure the harder they have to work at it the
better.

-----Original Message-----
From: ale-bounces at ale.org [mailto:ale-bounces at ale.org] On Behalf Of
Chris Fowler
Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 4:21 PM
To: ale at ale.org
Subject: [ale] Spam methods

I've been getting some spam lately and I think some of ya'll would find
it interesting.

The spam I've been getting has been B2B type emails.  Not scams.  People
trying to sell us services or products but wish to do a broadcast email
over cold calling.

The first spam will be the pitch.  It looks like a normal email and
legitimate.  I typically ignore these or forward to someone that might
need what is being pitched.

The second spam is linked to the first.  The sender sends a follow up to
their first email but puts a 'Re:' at the beginning of the subject.  I
think the idea is that if you see the 'Re:' you'll assume it is in
response to an email you sent and will read it.  Of course I've read a
few and do find the tactic intriguing.

Chris





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