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January 6, 2006

EMAIL Hell - The Dumbest Spam Trick of All

by Ferdinand T Cat

Sometimes you have to wonder about the spammers who peddle herbal medicines and weight-reduction products.

I realize they are trying to appeal to people who are unusually gullible, and I realize that humans are, in general, not as smart as cats; however, I cannot imagine that ANYBODY would be dumb enough to fall for an ad that says

featured on 60 Minutes!

Respectfully submitted,

Ferdinand T. Cat


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The reason people fall for these ads is because millions of ads go out and a tiny, tiny hopeful people are willing to try anything. Therefore, the spammer wins. Hopefully, harsher laws on spamming will diminish it.


Posted by: Email Hosting at January 6, 2006 10:41 PM

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