Spamming Bureau authentic?

mail2me · 3 Oct 2003, 05:43 AM

I received a spam advertising a breast enhancement system claiming to be a part of Spamming Bureau. It has an option to opt out. I suspect it to be a trap. Has anyone heard of such an organization. Is it really anti-spam or a clever device to collect confirmed mailing lists for spammers?

kander · 3 Oct 2003, 06:41 AM

Looks like harvesters to me... For example, when reporting they ask for the 'spammers email address'. These are almost always faked, so it's kinda pointless asking for this...

Nah, I wouldn't trust them.

--K

3 Oct 2003, 05:25 PM

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Originally posted by mail2me
I received a spam advertising a breast enhancement system claiming to be a part of Spamming Bureau. It has an option to opt out. I suspect it to be a trap. Has anyone heard of such an organization. Is it really anti-spam or a clever device to collect confirmed mailing lists for spammers?

If its an actual anti-spam company I doubt it would advertise itself through breast enhancement spams

On the other hand maybe its an actual anti-spam organisation which has annoyed a spammer and this is the spammer having his revenge.

Dan

Killer · 3 Oct 2003, 05:57 PM

They sound more like spammers themselves..... except these are like the mafias among spammers....

3 Oct 2003, 05:43 AM	#1
mail2me Master of the @ Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: California, USA Posts: 1,597	Spamming Bureau authentic? I received a spam advertising a breast enhancement system claiming to be a part of Spamming Bureau. It has an option to opt out. I suspect it to be a trap. Has anyone heard of such an organization. Is it really anti-spam or a clever device to collect confirmed mailing lists for spammers?

3 Oct 2003, 06:41 AM	#2
kander The "e" in e-mail Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 4,112	Looks like harvesters to me... For example, when reporting they ask for the 'spammers email address'. These are almost always faked, so it's kinda pointless asking for this... Nah, I wouldn't trust them. --K

3 Oct 2003, 05:57 PM	#4
Killer Intergalactic Postmaster Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Singapore Posts: 6,762 Representative of: Killer.kkk.sg	They sound more like spammers themselves..... except these are like the mafias among spammers....