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Oh great, more filter-evading spam

Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 4:58 pm
by Avder
Presented for your disaproval, the following spam message that was delivered to my inbox folder:
Nòt tóò lòng ago wé sênt ÿóú än émáîl còncërnìng thè specìál cìrcûmstäncès sûrróúndîng ÿòur hòmë.

Wè havè sincé rëëvâlüátêd yóür hòmës qúâlîfícâtîòn lévèl, änd wóûld lìkê yòù to cóntäct ùs ìmmediátêly cóncernîng thë ädjùstmënts.

îf ÿòù àrë able tó vêrífy the ínformatiòn pròvídéd for ÿóûr cónvënìèncé hère in thë línk bélòw by Móndáy, Maý 17th, wê wíll bë âblé to gèt ýoû in for prîòritÿ prócessìng
Please note all the special characters used. Of course we can all see that these characters are just basic BS thrown in for the benifit of the spam filters, same as there ar ways to get past the swear filter here.

Why the hell do marketers keep trying to bombard us with this sh!t? If I wanted to refinance a home, or buy the newest wonder drug, or increase the size of minivader, I'd contact them, not vice versa. Stuff like this just pisses me off. Hopefully the anti-spam orginizations jump on the use of these characters quick and find a way to get the filters to treat ë like a regular e.

Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 5:37 pm
by Top Gun
ROFL at "minivader" :P.

To put it simply: spammers should be shot, cremated, and flushed. Not necessarily in that order, either :P.

Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 8:07 pm
by Liquid Fire
No no, are you mad? Don't do that to them. That's much too kind.

Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 8:13 pm
by Top Gun
All right, then. Let's get sadistic >:).

Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 8:50 pm
by Tyranny
Send em' to the Jihadis :twisted:

oops, or was that below the belt? I think not :P

Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 8:57 pm
by Lothar
a while back, I got a spam e-mail where every single word was misspelled or written in l33t. I was like "hrm, I wonder if they actually sell anything like that?"

Posted: Thu May 20, 2004 10:28 pm
by De Rigueur
I think spammers do help us understand the rationale behind the doctrine of eternal damnation ;)

Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 12:02 am
by fliptw
won't trick a good spam filter

Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 6:55 am
by CUDA
I opened a new yahoo account last week because I was sick of all the spam I was getting with my old account. thought someone had gotten my addy and sold it I was getting about 8-10 spams a day, but after 1 week on an account I never used I recieved 623 spams WTF BA$TARDS LEAVE ME ALONE

Posted: Fri May 21, 2004 8:36 am
by Topher
CUDA wrote:I opened a new yahoo account last week because I was sick of all the spam I was getting with my old account. thought someone had gotten my addy and sold it I was getting about 8-10 spams a day, but after 1 week on an account I never used I recieved 623 spams WTF BA$TARDS LEAVE ME ALONE
8-10 a day? That's nothing. That's why I <3 spamassassin.

Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 11:50 am
by Boo
Once a spammer started spoofing my adress in the from field, and I got every single bounced e-mail. That's like 1000-2000 per day... :x :cry:

Re: Oh great, more filter-evading spam

Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 5:16 pm
by Dedman
Vader wrote:Why the hell do marketers keep trying to bombard us with this ****?
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

Posted: Sat May 22, 2004 9:23 pm
by roid
nigeria's milkshakes bring all the boys to the yard.

naira naira naira naira naira naira !!!