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Former Spammer Reveals Secrets in New Book

Posted by Zonk on from the sleeps-better-on-his-bed-of-royalties dept.

StonyandCher writes "A retired spammer is looking to make money from a tell-all book rather than fleecing people dependent on pharmaceuticals and people with gambling problems. In this Computerworld article 'Ed', a retired spammer, predicts the spam problem will only get worse, aided by consumers with dependencies and faster broadband speeds. From the article: 'He sent spam to recovering gambling addicts enticing them to gambling Web sites. He used e-mail addresses of people known to have bought antianxiety medication or antidepressants and targeted them with pharmaceutical spam. Response rates to spam tend to be a fraction of 1 percent. But Ed said he once got a 30 percent response rate for a campaign. The product? A niche type of adult entertainment: photos of fully clothed women popping balloons ... "Yes, I know I'm going to hell," said Ed."

13 of 241 comments (clear)

  1. Let me guess... by Fx.Dr · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's a pop-up book? Sorry, couldn't resist.

    1. Re:Let me guess... by Red+Flayer · · Score: 4, Funny
      Speaking of pop-ups...

      It's hard to go into a bar and explain your job to a woman by saying "I advertise penis enlargement pills online," Ed said. "It doesn't go down very well."

      Of course it doesn't go down well, it's enlarged. Sheesh.
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  2. photos of fully clothed women popping balloons by klenwell · · Score: 5, Funny

    It's the only kind of adult entertainment fully endorsed by my church and my local clown guild.

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  3. Wow! by gstoddart · · Score: 5, Funny

    But Ed said he once got a 30 percent response rate for a campaign. The product? A niche type of adult entertainment: photos of fully clothed women popping balloons ... "Yes, I know I'm going to hell"

    I've never gotten such spam.

    I'm surprised it was only 30% -- that kind of thing is bound to pique the interest of a whole lotta people.

    (Oh, come on, admit it, you're googling it right now, aren't you? Oh, maybe I'm going to hell too ;-)

    Cheers
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    1. Re:Wow! by A_Non_Moose · · Score: 4, Funny

      I've never gotten such spam.

      I'm surprised it was only 30% -- that kind of thing is bound to pique the interest of a whole lotta people.

      (/user looks up from bubble wrap section)

      I (pop) haven't either (pop) but, honestly, (pop!pop!) have no interest in the (pop!pop!pop!pop!) subject.

      Now, clad in bubblewrap (pop), and the eventual popping (pop!pop!) is another subject (pop!pop!).
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    2. Re:Wow! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

      Oddly enough, if you combine the two fetishes (GPs male-only fetish and your female equivalent), you get something entirely normal and even a recommended practice to avoid pregnancy and STDs....

  4. I don't believe in an afterlife... by Nimey · · Score: 5, Funny

    ...but part of me wants there to be a very special hell for spammers (and people who talk in the theater).

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  5. ob ATHF by SCHecklerX · · Score: 3, Funny

    Enjoy!
    http://www.vimeo.com/78881

  6. Re: Actually... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Watching her inflate the balloon too much... you know it's gonna pop, you know she knows it... but she just keeps going... <<shiver>>

  7. Earn thousands with ads like this one by goombah99 · · Score: 4, Funny
    Earn thousands with ads like this one...send three dollars for instructions.

    This was an actual ad that frequently ran in the national enquirer

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  8. Re:A Gimp Suit ?!? by ettlz · · Score: 3, Funny

    No doubt there'll be some troll along shortly claiming that the GIMP suit is clunky and hard to use, and that they prefer a PhotoShop suit.

  9. Not my Church. by Bill,+Shooter+of+Bul · · Score: 3, Funny

    While there is nothing immoral in the pictures, but part of the sin lies in the objectification or women. If you're still objectifying them, its still wrong.

    brought to you by the local morality guide.

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    1. Re:Not my Church. by Adambomb · · Score: 4, Funny

      And the People for the Ethical Treatment of Balloons.

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