In the morning today I was reading random blogs. I came across one which said the following
We programmers always work to make our softwares safer from the idiots out there. But unfortunately, the idiots keep getting better, and so does our software have to be updated.
This is nice. A loop wherein either species benefits from the other. But shouldn’t the same rule apply to spammers as well ? When will they learn that their methods are old and taken care of. I hardly get any spams in my gmail inbox now. The last spam that fooled my gmail and got into my inbox, and believe me it was after a long long time, was one telling me about a bank account that I apparently have inherited from some rich recently deceased personality. How do you even want me to believe that !
And then those screened by the gmail spam filter, they all look ridiculous. No one can be naive enough to get fooled by those.
But the worst ones are the chain mails. An example of one is given below :
DO YOU NEED $8,000? ? ? ? ? ?
Let Bill Nelson tell you how I have run one of these promotion letters — four times in the past year. The First time I received $7,000 in cash and around $7,800 the other three. It this letter is continued as it should be, everyone profits! Yes, and don’t worry about financing or paying money back. After the first time, you’ll see what I mean, and next time you will be more eager and glad. Now, let me give you the
complete story and details.Please forward them and in about 30 days you will be $8,000 richer.
This letter will pay up to $8,000 because there are only four names at all times. Three moves and you are in a position to receive one dollar from each participant. This chain letter was initiated by William Neham from Nashville, Tennessee, for the purpose of investment capital. But, now this has been expanded. Your participation is one dollar to the first person or firm in the Number One position below, while omitting the name to whom you sent the dollar. Then, move the list of names up one place and place your name at the bottom. Mail a copy of this letter to 20 new prospects.
MAIL YOUR LETTERS within 48 HOURS AND DO NOT BREAK THE CHAIN. When your name reaches the Number One position, it will be your turn to collect the fees. They will be sent to you by 8,000 persons like yourself. Please DO NOT BREAK THE CHAIN BECAUSE IT REALLY WORKS!! In fact, I guarantee it, provided you do not break the chain and follow the simple rules above. Try it and see. You are investing ONLY, ONE DOLLAR, and that is all you can lose. Be sure to copy this letter completely. Don’t leave any of it out.
Send your report to Imperial Sales Company, 3096 Ivey Avenue, Knoxville, Tennessee 37914. Let us know when your fee was sent and how much you received within nine days. We have at the present time almost 100% return to the people carrying out this letter promotion. The majority received $7,800. If four names should be listed on your promotion, the one in Number One position is omitted, after you send him your one dollar. Then, put your name and address in the Number Four position.
$8,000 is capital absolutely free! Send letters only to people who have secretaries or whom you personally consider “Doers.” Look — 20 times 20 times 20 equals 8,000!!!!.
People are stupid enough to fall this fraud and immediately mail the letter to as many as they can. And then there are a few mails which tell you that an anonymous lottery had been drawn in your name, and you have been fortunate enough to win a 9 figure digit as reward. The next line says that you need to provide them your identity proof, and also your bank account details so that the money can be promptly wired to your account. People don’t detect fraud even in this ! I know people who have mailed back their bank account numbers and social security numbers and have waited hoping to get lucky. Fools !
Then there is this facebook group I came across today. It urges everyone to join up. They intend to find your look alike, where ever in the god-damned earth he may be. They claim to be able to send you details of it within a fortnight. This is their statement -
FIND YOUR LOOK ALIKE IN THE WORLD |
Perhaps there is someone in London, Paris, New York, Tokyo or Rome that looks exactly like you!
The experiment works!! Facebook is the perfect virtual platform to discover someone who is
IDENTICAL to you!All you need to do is invite your friends to join this group!
The experts say that each human being can have around one billion different physical variations.
Since the population of the world is approximately six billion, each one of us has at least
six look-alikes in the worldFIND YOUR LOOK ALIKE IN THE WORLD aims to help us to find our look-alikes and body doubles.
So if YOU WANT, you can invite your friends to find their look alike, too!
¤ ¤ ¤ INSTRUCTIONS ¤ ¤ ¤
1 – Join this group
2 – Invite at least 15 friends (click on “Invite others to join”)
3 – You will receive updates via private messages within three weeks… And it’s completely FREE!
IMPORTANT !!! , invite at least 15 of your friends .
In a few days we will send you a message with more instructions.
See you soon
Please tell me you can suspect something here, that the sole purpose of the creator of this group is to have lots of people join it, and then have a platform for mass spamming. The last time I checked, the group had more than a million members !
I have always wondered, whether there really exists girls as stupid, naive, senseless as is shown in a few of the tv serials, specially the blondes. Watch Two And A Half Men, and you’ll know exactly what I mean. Alternatively, watch the blondes in the Bond movies, equally stupid.
And then I look at all these spam mails, it seem to suggest an answer. Yes ! Yes indeed, there are people of both genders foolish enough never to use the grey matter and be naive enough to fall for the most foolish and simple trick over and over again. And this is why the spammers never learn. They shall never be able to spam me, but they have countless group of fools willing to dance to their tune.
Just like the Pied Piper
Led rats through the streets
We dance like marionettes
Swaying to the symphony
Of the Spammers
I do intend to write a post on spamming some day. Just so that someone might be clever again not to fall for the stupidity.
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