well I kinda meant sting operations within the UK. I mean the spammers _want_ to be contacted by mug punters, that's the whole point...
Ian W ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Horn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 1:00 PM Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] [ADMIN] Apparent "delays" and subscriptions > the Nigerians here use public faxes that they phaek > so the police swoop on the store that has the fax but the line has been > moved to a new location so all they get is an innocent store owner who'se > fax line has been out of order for months > > > clever buggers > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Ian Westbrook" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 12:02 PM > Subject: Re: [ cf-dev ] [ADMIN] Apparent "delays" and subscriptions > > > > I collect 419s - I think they're a wonderful testament to human greed and > > folly. > > > > Having said that, I'm amazed that the police don't catch more of these > > scamsters: after all they _want_ to be contacted, so must be sitting ducks > > for a sting operation. Would be an easy collar, no? > > > > Ian W > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Dave Phipps" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:52 AM > > Subject: RE: [ cf-dev ] [ADMIN] Apparent "delays" and subscriptions > > > > > > > Dear King of Siam, > > > > > > Here is my bank account details. Feel free to remove all of my money > and > > > then we can share the 60 million pounds between us. > > > > > > Do you know that people actually fall for it and the average amount they > > > lose is 40k!!! > > > > > > Sorry for the OT. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > > At 9/16/2003 00:17, you wrote: > > > >Shedloads of spam... I am getting loads of those "I am the king of siam > > > >and I need your help to transfer 60 million pounds" emails every day to > > > >the list. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Peter Gradwell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: 15 September 2003 21:35 > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: [ cf-dev ] [ADMIN] Apparent "delays" and subscriptions > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello > > > > > > > > > > Some of you may be thinking that mail to the dev/chat cfug > > > > > lists is being delayed. Whilst our mail server may > > > > > occasionally take more than 2 seconds to deliver all the > > > > > mail, the main reason is that you're address is not > > > > > subscribed to the list, and that your message gets deferred > > > > > for moderation. > > > > > > > > > > Currently, this list is getting 5 or spams a day (on a bad > > > > > day) which we're junking - so all email from non-members is > > > > > checked manually. > > > > > > > > > > If you want to make sure you are subscribed, send a mail to > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > If you want to subscribe a specific address, e.g. > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] then send your mail to > > > > > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > thanks > > > > > peter > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > peter gradwell. gradwell dot com Ltd. http://www.gradwell.com/ > > > > > -- engineering & hosting services for email, web and usenet -- > > > > > -- http://www.peter.me.uk/ -- http://www.jalamex.com/ -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > ** Archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For additional commands, e-mail: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > -- > > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > -- > ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- ** Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/dev%40lists.cfdeveloper.co.uk/ To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For human help, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
