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Tracking Spam to the Source

Posted by michael on from the hunt-the-wumpus dept.

cygnusx writes: "MSNBC is carrying a Wall Street Journal article on one reporter's attempts to track the spam she receives to the source. Armed with a few Hotmail and Yahoo accounts, reporter Stacy Forster actually responded to most of the barrage of spam she began to receive after a week or so. Not quite the best investigative jounalism ever seen, but still a good glimpse (or so I thought) at those who send us those unloved missives about "exciting business opportunities" and "millions of $$$ waiting"."

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  1. ep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    This early post for Ida. I love you!

    1. Re:ep by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      That is a filthy lie. Ida is a pure blood Swede. That means she of the most racially pure country on the planet. Futhermore there are no negros in Sweden as the country is too northerly for their sub-human physiology and they cannot survive in conditions in which Aryan people thrive.

  2. AAAAAAARRRGH!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    My dog just bit off my penis and I have an uncontrollable urge to post about it on slashdot! THE PAIN THE PAIN!!!!

    1. Re:AAAAAAARRRGH!!!! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      No I used some bacon grease. The paramedics just got it out of my dog and now they're going to take me to the hospital to have it reattached. I suspect that the talk with the doctor won't be a lot of fun :-(

  3. personally, I want by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    to increase my penis size by 1-3 inches in just weeks.

    1. Re:personally, I want by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      An average female vagina is only 5" deep.

      How long is the average male vagina?

  4. Re:Full text of the article (ie, karma whoring) by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I expect msnbc.com can handle the load.

    -1 redundant all round.

  5. Re:Bellsouth = Spam by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Whatever, the person who sold his address should be fired not him, dumbass.

    Your the reason AC's are seen as a bunch of assholes. Dick. :-)