Spam Mail
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I received some spam mail today - NO WAIT - not spam Email, spam snail mail. Would you believe it? What lengths will these people go to. I thought the economics of sending email spam were pretty clear, but spending real money on paper, printing ink, window envelopes and postage stamps has to mean that it's a lot more lucrative than I ever imagined. Oh, and by the way, the message was the usual, in fact it could almost have been copied and pasted from a spam email. Somebody with a similar name to mine was halfway through a business deal and had an accident in China and died intestate, and there's $10.5 million up for grabs, and the spammer only wants a 50% cut after expenses, and I can have the rest if I keep quiet and tell no-one. Yea, fine.
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I received some spam mail today - NO WAIT - not spam Email, spam snail mail. Would you believe it? What lengths will these people go to. I thought the economics of sending email spam were pretty clear, but spending real money on paper, printing ink, window envelopes and postage stamps has to mean that it's a lot more lucrative than I ever imagined. Oh, and by the way, the message was the usual, in fact it could almost have been copied and pasted from a spam email. Somebody with a similar name to mine was halfway through a business deal and had an accident in China and died intestate, and there's $10.5 million up for grabs, and the spammer only wants a 50% cut after expenses, and I can have the rest if I keep quiet and tell no-one. Yea, fine.
This scam, variants of the "Advanced fee fraud" also known nowadays as the 419 scam, predate email by about 100 years
The Nigerian 419 scam is a form of advance fee fraud similar to the Spanish Prisoner scam dating back to the late 19th century
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This scam, variants of the "Advanced fee fraud" also known nowadays as the 419 scam, predate email by about 100 years
The Nigerian 419 scam is a form of advance fee fraud similar to the Spanish Prisoner scam dating back to the late 19th century
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I received some spam mail today - NO WAIT - not spam Email, spam snail mail. Would you believe it? What lengths will these people go to. I thought the economics of sending email spam were pretty clear, but spending real money on paper, printing ink, window envelopes and postage stamps has to mean that it's a lot more lucrative than I ever imagined. Oh, and by the way, the message was the usual, in fact it could almost have been copied and pasted from a spam email. Somebody with a similar name to mine was halfway through a business deal and had an accident in China and died intestate, and there's $10.5 million up for grabs, and the spammer only wants a 50% cut after expenses, and I can have the rest if I keep quiet and tell no-one. Yea, fine.
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I received some spam mail today - NO WAIT - not spam Email, spam snail mail. Would you believe it? What lengths will these people go to. I thought the economics of sending email spam were pretty clear, but spending real money on paper, printing ink, window envelopes and postage stamps has to mean that it's a lot more lucrative than I ever imagined. Oh, and by the way, the message was the usual, in fact it could almost have been copied and pasted from a spam email. Somebody with a similar name to mine was halfway through a business deal and had an accident in China and died intestate, and there's $10.5 million up for grabs, and the spammer only wants a 50% cut after expenses, and I can have the rest if I keep quiet and tell no-one. Yea, fine.
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I received some spam mail today - NO WAIT - not spam Email, spam snail mail. Would you believe it? What lengths will these people go to. I thought the economics of sending email spam were pretty clear, but spending real money on paper, printing ink, window envelopes and postage stamps has to mean that it's a lot more lucrative than I ever imagined. Oh, and by the way, the message was the usual, in fact it could almost have been copied and pasted from a spam email. Somebody with a similar name to mine was halfway through a business deal and had an accident in China and died intestate, and there's $10.5 million up for grabs, and the spammer only wants a 50% cut after expenses, and I can have the rest if I keep quiet and tell no-one. Yea, fine.
BarrRobot wrote:
spam snail mail.
Well the worst part is there is no "this is spam" option with snail mail.
WP7.5 Apps - XKCD | Calvin | SMBC | Sound Meter | Speed Dial
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BarrRobot wrote:
spam snail mail.
Well the worst part is there is no "this is spam" option with snail mail.
WP7.5 Apps - XKCD | Calvin | SMBC | Sound Meter | Speed Dial
I got one. The walk back indoors from the mailbox passes the recycling bin. ;P Cheers, Peter
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012