tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post5232707433171287382..comments2024-03-27T10:25:48.913-04:00Comments on Still Writing: From the SpamfilesJ E Oneilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09780097298061829471noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-84616703347585933952015-05-21T05:14:16.080-04:002015-05-21T05:14:16.080-04:00Someone came up to me about an email offering mone...Someone came up to me about an email offering money. It took me awhile to convince him it was spam. Yes, people do fall for these things. <br /><br />I only get a few about money. I get a lot from women who must think I'm a man. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-73159151826566492672015-05-20T15:33:54.419-04:002015-05-20T15:33:54.419-04:00I always wonder who falls for these things. Someon...I always wonder who falls for these things. Someone must, or spammers wouldn't keep dong it. My fave is when the "FBI" emails me. If the FBI really wanted my attention, I somehow doubt they'd resort to email. Just sayin'.Liz Blockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160510626027597666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-68607068981733008942015-05-19T23:18:40.650-04:002015-05-19T23:18:40.650-04:00I never open them and read them. When it's fro...I never open them and read them. When it's from a woman and the heading is 'Sweetie,' 'Handsome.' Someone must fall for it or they wouldn't keep doing it.Susan Gourley/Kelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02669793865290876168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-34360114973656356482015-05-19T22:05:02.867-04:002015-05-19T22:05:02.867-04:00I've gotten a bunch where someone says she saw...I've gotten a bunch where someone says she saw my profile somewhere and wants a date (or something...). Notice I said "she"...Liz A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16531953467834426316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-56536651300884911372015-05-19T20:11:19.359-04:002015-05-19T20:11:19.359-04:00I've got another one of these coming up at som...I've got another one of these coming up at some point. The tell-tales are all there in these ones.<br /><br />As for spam, I find it precious that a spammer calling my readers "brain dead" will endear them to me.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-66573607720693391892015-05-19T17:06:13.715-04:002015-05-19T17:06:13.715-04:00It's amazing the amount of effort that goes in...It's amazing the amount of effort that goes into stuff like this. I wonder about people who might fall for it. I always find requests to advertise shoes and other products on my blog amusing, because obviously that's what I'm all about.Nick Wilfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03841776353790635132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-7378704684637061912015-05-19T15:49:18.423-04:002015-05-19T15:49:18.423-04:00I get all this crap in my email too. But I am fasc...I get all this crap in my email too. But I am fascinated by the spam blog comments caught by my WordPress filter. There are ones that advertise fake designer handbags and scarves. I get that. There are some that tell me they can help optimize my site. I get that too. More baffling are the strings of random text. What is that doing for the spammer? And then there are the ones that insult me: "Your blog used to be good, but you are slipping." "Well, duh. That's obvious, isn't it?" "This blog isn't as interesting as it used to be."<br /><br />What do the spam senders get out of insulting me? Am I supposed to chase them back through their link to defend myself and get a virus at their site?<br /><br />Spam is weird.Dianne K. Salernihttp://diannesalerni.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-25644523917523362032015-05-19T14:53:12.938-04:002015-05-19T14:53:12.938-04:00I just discarded one this morning from some poor p...I just discarded one this morning from some poor person in China needing money. How will I live with myself now?L. Diane Wolfehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06425864276166334896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-85982384537755030552015-05-19T14:21:02.574-04:002015-05-19T14:21:02.574-04:00The best one I ever got was one where the person h...The best one I ever got was one where the person had obviously Googled me and found my father's name. So I got this scam email saying my father had been in an accident in Nigeria and they needed money to get his body returned home. Luckily I'd just spoken on the phone to my father the day before so I knew it was garbage because his being in Nigeria was not out of the realm of possibility at the time. Kate Larkindalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06202347563426692610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-13995333832919251152015-05-19T09:44:05.142-04:002015-05-19T09:44:05.142-04:00Ah, spam...
Well, you know where all of my best go...Ah, spam...<br />Well, you know where all of my best goes.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1281469968333860626.post-74168022051138260912015-05-19T06:38:14.980-04:002015-05-19T06:38:14.980-04:00You do get your fair share of spam. I almost never...You do get your fair share of spam. I almost never get any. <br />It's sad, but you're right - they wouldn't keep sending those emails if they didn't sometimes get results.Alex J. Cavanaughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09770065693345181702noreply@blogger.com