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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."

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

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

  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 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. 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>>