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Hurricanes Affecting Spammers?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the show-me-the-proof dept.

Ant writes "According to BusinessWeek Online's article, Lots of folks think the hurricane hits in Florida, the Sunshine (and Spam!) State have taken slowed the volume of spam." I've not noticed any decrease.

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  1. Funny, i just checked my yahoo account by nb+caffeine · · Score: 4, Interesting

    and for the first time in months, no spam! Havent cleared it in days. Theres usually 100+ pieces in there, and now none! Not that this is evidence or anything, but interesting nonetheless...

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  2. From an insider's perspective... by maxchaote · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Working in the internet marketing industry (not spam) I can tell you that Boca Raton in particular has a reputation for being host to some extra-shady operations.