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bowhuntinBiatch
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Joined: Sep 17, 2004
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May 18, 2005 - 12:58 PM |
 
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not sure if you know anything about computers or spam
or how and by whom it is generated
but u thread says you don't
oh i am getting spam, u wouldn't believe it
i am also getting spam from debt collectors and pill sales
geepers, anyone else have this problem? duh?
it must be someone from this site
the scientific corrolation in incredible
we all post here, we all get spam, it has to be right
hahahaha, what an idiot
u wouldn't by chance have a vandetta to fill with someone here would you? |
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Michael
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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
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May 18, 2005 - 01:14 PM |
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Thats it Fidel.. start a bunch of rumors why don't you. You really have no clue. I have been getting those kinds of emails for months. Mostly because some of my addresses are posted online, I get anywhere from 50 to 500 spams a day.. its just expected for the amount of activity I engage in online. I have received warning emails from nearly every bank and virus and spam in a dozen languages for the addresses that I use online.
These particular kinds of spam get their emails addresses to send to from people who have viruses or trojans on their computer who collect those emails via their trojan and send them back to their master to be used to "phish" ( this is what its called) for illegal access to some people online accounts. Shangaiexpat members are not necessarily targeted - this is going on all over - and if one person who has a alot of emails gets a virus.. they have the emails of all the people in their address book.
So keep up your firewalls and virus software.. it is absolutely essential. Do not use third party tool bars. Get complete scans for adware, trojans, and viruses often.. I do. |
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skyline5k
Shanghai Royalty
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
Posts: 8816
Location: i am ERROR
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May 18, 2005 - 01:20 PM |
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This was taken from my "...Email Bombed thread. About 3 or 4 threads down.
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A variant of the Sober worm.
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Neo-Nazis use computer spam to spread propaganda
By Andy Sullivan Mon May 16, 4:44 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - "Spam" e-mail, used for years to sell snake-oil medicine, penny stocks and suspiciously low mortgages, is now being used to sell neo-Nazi ideology as well.
A new computer worm sent right-wing German messages to millions of computers over the weekend in what anti-virus experts said was a sign that spam has become a tool for propagandists as well as scam artists.
"We have seen a trend in which worm authors are using spam not to hawk goods, but as a tool for political propaganda," said Scott Chasin, chief technical officer for the anti-virus firm MX Logic.
Chasin and other experts said the messages were sent by computers that had been infected with a new variant of the Sober worm, which turns computers into "zombies" that can be used as a base for attacks.
Experts described the amount of spam generated as "staggering."
"We've gotten inundated with reports of small networks getting hammered," said Scott Fendley, an incident handler for the Internet Storm Center, a warning service that tracks online threats.
Bearing German-language subject lines that translate to phrases like "Multicultural = multicriminal," the messages point to racist German Web sites and news articles that could be used to support anti-immigrant views.
The timing of the attack coincided with two events that might arouse right-wing feelings in Germany: an election in the state of Northrhine-Westfalia and the 60th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe.
It came shortly after a similar spam plague that promised tickets to soccer's World Cup. That attack probably served as a blueprint for the current campaign, experts said.
The worm's author is likely a neo-Nazi sympathizer motivated by ideology, rather than a mercenary who would send out messages for any paying customer, experts said.
"It seems like this virus writer does not consider himself a spammer at this point," said Dmitri Alperovitch, a research engineer at the anti-virus firm CipherTrust, citing a message embedded in the worm's code.
The worm's author could tap the network of infected computers in the future to send more spam or knock targeted Web sites offline, Chasin said. |
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bowhuntinBiatch
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May 18, 2005 - 01:22 PM |
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kind of like fidel using the spam for his own political agenda
anyone else think this guy is a loser? |
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Michael
Moderator
Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 5321
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May 18, 2005 - 01:25 PM |
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Thanks skyline... very clear.. |
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Henry_Chinaski
Board Lord
Joined: Aug 16, 2003
Posts: 5025
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May 18, 2005 - 01:32 PM |
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I have received this kind of spam. Please find out who is doing it Fidel.
Thanks,
Henry Chinaski. |
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autorock
SuperStar
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
Posts: 1300
Location: Heizchase Nailway
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May 18, 2005 - 01:36 PM |
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The spams I get are fantastic. Free entry to clubs...free booze...this is the latest one I got. If anyone's heading to Singapore...have a read. 
Dear Vodka Lover,
Picture yourself as a debonair, sophisticated, style guru with a delicious martini in one hand and a prospective “someone special” in the other and you’re almost at Asia's first ever Martini Festival - The 42 Below Singapore Martini Festival.
It’s all pretty simple. 4 nights, 8 locations, 42 martinis. Every night there are two nightspots to visit. At the first location of the night – The Martini Fix – you get to sample 42 martinis carefully selected from some of the world’s best bars. At the second part of the night – The Martini After Party – you get to live it up, enjoy 42 Below promotional deals and groove away till the sun comes up. The open-air, double decker Hippo Bus will take you from the Martini Fix to the Martini After Party.
You can just turn up at any location and enjoy, or you can register* online at www.martinifestival.com.sg and you’ll get a free martini at every Martini Fix, plus you’ll stand a chance to win tickets for two to New Zealand, courtesy of Air New Zealand. Make sure you have your Citibank Credit Card on hand for exceptional 1-for-1 deals*.
Cheers,
Ryan O’Rourke
Brand Manager
42 Below Vodka
Email: ryan@42below.co.nz
http://www.42below.com/
*Registration entitles you to a free martini at each of the Martini Fix Bars (see http://www.martinifestival.com.sg/where.htm for further info) as long as you come and see the crew at the Registration Table. There is no registration table at the Martini After Party Bars and standard club rules and regulations apply.
** If you would like to unsubscribe from the 42 Below Vodka send outs, email me back with "unsubscribe" in the subject header. Some of you may have been wrongly added to this list after you signed up for sexual enhancement devices. Please email and let me know if this is the case and I'll remove you immediately. As more and more people start drinking 42 Below Vodka (the "'worlds best vodka" - UK Bartender Magazine) we will be doing more stuff and you will probably get more emails which will dangerously increase your chances of driving fast cars, faster lovers and rubbing shoulders with goons, groovers, gamblers and the Gotti Family. Also, if you're on the list twice let me know. However, it may just mean that you're twice as important as everybody else.
If you can't see this email, please visit this enormously worthwhile site www.martinifestival.com.sg |
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skyline5k
Shanghai Royalty
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
Posts: 8816
Location: i am ERROR
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May 18, 2005 - 01:37 PM |
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| Michael wrote: |
| Thanks skyline... very clear.. |
Thank ShanghaiUnderground for the research. |
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Michael
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Joined: Mar 22, 2002
Posts: 5321
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May 18, 2005 - 01:37 PM |
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Yes.. its huge problem but its nothing new.
And it is not unique to Shanghaiexpat members. The reason very probably, that a some members have received apparently all at once is because.. their email address in the the address book of someone whose computer was infected by one of these viruses mentioned above.
We have not given or sold or let anyone even access the user database for any reason. It is so stated.
I was receiving the paypal scam and other bank scams (if you look closely at the link it does not really go to paypal) for over a year. Yes its scary. You are safe if you type in the paypal address and have a secure connection to login. Never follow a link from an email to your financial providers. |
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skyline5k
Shanghai Royalty
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
Posts: 8816
Location: i am ERROR
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May 18, 2005 - 01:46 PM |
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If you get spam, never respond to...
Click here to be removed from our mailing list.
All it does is verify your address to spammers. |
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*CheerLeader*Mao
Post Roaster
Joined: July 07, 2004
Posts: 4678
Location: frenCh belgiuM
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May 18, 2005 - 02:59 PM |
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gooD woRK miChael,
we reCeivEd your updATed emAIL list for the CCP
we will now Spam EveryonE with a lETTer from CheerleadER
thank them for their laowai moneY and more propoGranda
FiDel ur compANY still in defaULT
senD liST by mAy 21st
if u takE youR uglY piCtuRe with ME aGain
and puT on youR websITE i will take awAy youR
recident caRD and puRge you bak to piCKing tea leavES in HuangShan
whErE i founD u in 1987 whEn u droppEd acid and lEft collEge |
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jenming
FooJay
Joined: Dec 20, 2002
Posts: 1675
Location: Right where you wanna be
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May 18, 2005 - 03:01 PM |
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| Fidel wrote: |
Hi Fidel, I hope oyu can help me. it's the second time I receive this spam email. Seems someone already start to use my email address or even identity for fraud. I should be concerned about this. I wish to know what's out there. This whole thing should be reported and handed over to local security bureau, the police can do a thorough investigation. Someone has to start to file complaint.
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where does this reference shexpat? Seems to me that the association between spam and shexpat is all in your head, Fidel.
I've noticed a lot of shanghai expat members wearing lighter clothes in the past couple of months. What could it be that has caused us to change our clothing habits? I'd be surprised if michael was involved, but you never know right? |
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*CheerLeader*Mao
Post Roaster
Joined: July 07, 2004
Posts: 4678
Location: frenCh belgiuM
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May 18, 2005 - 03:05 PM |
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light clothES very BAD
weaR only blUE or Green clotheS to SHow humilty
i buRN all WHITE cloTHEs wearing shexpat mEMBERS
and taKE awAy THeir visA
if you liKie LiGHT cloTHES than lEAVE CHINA you lAOWAI bAStARD!! |
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bleucheese
Veejay
Joined: Aug 01, 2003
Posts: 2000
Location: this side of the tracks
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May 18, 2005 - 03:12 PM |
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All I want to know is when does that Hippo Bus arrive in Shanghai with the vodka?
me so thirsty. |
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*CheerLeader*Mao
Post Roaster
Joined: July 07, 2004
Posts: 4678
Location: frenCh belgiuM
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May 18, 2005 - 03:14 PM |
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iT noT arriVE
i no GiVE them viSa yet
i onLY driNK RuSSian vodKa
unLESS i gEt commiSSion from SingApoRe gov't
besiDEs i no likie ChEeSe buT bluE is good Colour |
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skyline5k
Shanghai Royalty
Joined: Sep 06, 2004
Posts: 8816
Location: i am ERROR
Status: Offline
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May 18, 2005 - 03:20 PM |
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DaMn YoU MAo! |
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autorock
SuperStar
Joined: Dec 15, 2003
Posts: 1300
Location: Heizchase Nailway
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May 18, 2005 - 03:21 PM |
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The hippo got caned bleucheese. |
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*CheerLeader*Mao
Post Roaster
Joined: July 07, 2004
Posts: 4678
Location: frenCh belgiuM
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May 18, 2005 - 03:25 PM |
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| skyline5k wrote: |
| DaMn YoU MAo! |
luckie i nO beLieve in ReliGion
u gooD laoWai tho, mAo likiE
u CoME my homE i drink ManY voDka wiTh u!!! |
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*CheerLeader*Mao
Post Roaster
Joined: July 07, 2004
Posts: 4678
Location: frenCh belgiuM
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May 18, 2005 - 03:31 PM |
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| Fidel wrote: |
Personally, I accept Michaels explanation, but nonetheless there is still a deeper issue here of one particular shanghaiexpat member who has been harrassing and abusing other members here outside the confines of this forum and consequently the site has lost a few people. It is those people who now do not trust what goes on here, and who email me about their concerns instead. Michael should be trying to do something about it.
That is the reality of the situation.
Fidel |
u wriTe moRe spaM then ALL the gooD nazi jermANs
i ThiNK mIChAel shouLD stiCK glutonouS RiCe up youR buNG hole
tapE it ShuT
anD makE u EAt refriED bEans for twO days
wATch fAT laoWai expLode
haha, mAo likie |
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commando
Board Royalty
Joined: July 07, 2004
Posts: 7117
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May 18, 2005 - 03:42 PM |
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Funny that.
I keep getting harressed/Insulted/Threatened (HIGHLY ENTERTAINING IT IS AS WELL) by some people here as well, oh wait hang on its the same person.
Shame the TOS forbids me showing any of them. |
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GC
The Ginger Prince
Joined: Dec 01, 2003
Posts: 21544
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May 18, 2005 - 04:54 PM |
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| Fidel wrote: |
I've been emailed personally by a few members here that it seems have been receiving spam and junk emails to their personal email accounts.
In particular, emails recently in German language and also emails from "Paypal" concerning fraud on online accounts.
Can you post here and let me know if you've been getting such stuff as I have an idea that someone on this board may be responsible for it and want to investigate this further. It would be strange if shanghaiexpat members have been specifically targetted, and I would be suprised if Michael is responsible, but if several people here have received this it would indicate a common source, or someone using this as a source. There is a particular member here that is a suspect, but first of all let's see if this is in fact a problem here amongst members or not.
Please advice if you've been receiving these two types of spam.
Thanks
Fidel |
its strange how someone so concerned with attacks on other businesses feels the need, and the right, to continually attack Michael and his companies. |
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Henry_Chinaski
Board Lord
Joined: Aug 16, 2003
Posts: 5025
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May 18, 2005 - 05:15 PM |
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GC
The Ginger Prince
Joined: Dec 01, 2003
Posts: 21544
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May 18, 2005 - 07:35 PM |
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seems to be the only people who get any of this spam are the sh1t-stirrers, wonder why that is. |
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GC
The Ginger Prince
Joined: Dec 01, 2003
Posts: 21544
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May 18, 2005 - 07:36 PM |
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and why the **** does everyone seem to contact you whether its for spam or defamation of character or business |
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ShanghaiUnderground
StreetBeater
Joined: July 15, 2004
Posts: 2413
Location: Shanghai
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May 19, 2005 - 01:29 PM |
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| Henry_Chinaski wrote: |
I have received this kind of spam. Please find out who is doing it Fidel.
Thanks,
Henry Chinaski. |
Hilarious! |
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