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RC Car Craze: The Spam Connection

Posted by timothy on from the spam-from-ix dept.

Rick Zeman writes "The Washington Post is reporting that the latest toy craze, miniature radio-controlled cars, is actually fueled by spam, and that spammers are actually helping brick and mortar retailers. Dunno about you guys, but I get a couple of those a day...and I've resisted the 'temptation.'" The Washington Post wants to know your age, ZIP code and sex, and even provides you with hints on the first two. ...or read the same story on MSNBC.

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  1. First Post! by tavarua · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I got first post! Yay for me!