I actually believe it's a cracker, wanting to get a bunch of people to reply to that, so he/she can hijack the domains. The reason I say that is they don't provide a domain to go to, but just reply to the email to > Laura Hoagland=2E > Sales Representative=2E > =20 > If you don't want to receive any promotional offer, kindly reply with REMO= > VE in subject line=2E
That is very suspicious to me. Affiliates have links that give them their payments for those using them, After all on a $15.00 sale to Verisign, how much of that would the share? probably at the most $2.00 and I don't know of any affiliate that would do extra work, for a measly few bucks. It would be much easier to just give their link, and let Verisign do all the work, then collect the few bucks. I have never seen one say "Just email me your domains", how would they collect their money? I don't think that is legitimate. Crackers are pretty clever, and very intelligent. I could be wrong, but sure sounds "funny" to me. Richard. ----- Original Message ----- From: "WebWiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 18, 2002 8:10 AM Subject: SPAM from Verisign (?) > I just got a SPAM from Verisign to renew domain names for > only $15. (Full text below). The funny thing about this > one is that it came from a YAHOO address! :) > > I suspect it's from a Verisign "affiliate", but I got a > chuckle out of it. > > Regards, > Eric Longman > Atl-Connect Internet Services > > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > | Atl-Connect Internet Services http://www.atlcon.net | > | 3600 Dallas Hwy Ste 230-288 770 590-0888 | > | Marietta, GA 30064-1685 [EMAIL PROTECTED] | > +-------------------------------------------------------+ > > > Return-path: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Received: from smtp016.mail.yahoo.com (unverified [216.136.174.113]) by > hermes.atlcon.net > (Rockliffe SMTPRA 4.5.6) with SMTP id <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> for > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; > Fri, 18 Jan 2002 08:04:35 -0500 > Received: from rev.tatanova.com (HELO yahoo.com) (203.124.226.131) > by smtp.mail.vip.sc5.yahoo.com with SMTP; 18 Jan 2002 13:04:33 -0000 > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > X-EM-Version: 6, 0, 0, 6 > X-EM-Registration: #00F06206106618006920 > X-Priority: 3 > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: "Domain Renewal Savings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: "Save Money On Domain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: VeriSign Domains - Save US $ 20 > Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 18:35:45 +0500 > MIME-Version: 1.0 > Content-type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > Date: 18th Jan 02 > > Dear Sir/Madam,=20 > > Save 57 % On Domain Renewal/Registration with VERISIGN =96 Network Solutio= > ns=2E=20 > =20 > We are currently having a special offer for renewing domain names with Ver= > iSign at the rate of $15 per domain name/per year as against regular price= > of US $ 35=2E > =20 > Please check this out and take advantage of the savings we offer=2E=20 > > When you renew domains under this offer, you will also get (at no extra co= > st) :- > > -=09Immediate personal attention for all your requests and issues with Ver= > iSign regarding your domains=2E > -=09You will be assigned personal account manager who will take care of yo= > ur future requests for any change related to your domains=2E You will neve= > r need to wait for endless voice menu option and lifeless email auto respo= > nders ! > -=09Free News, update and discounts on other top level domains=2E > -=09Discount on web-hosting and web-promotion services=2E > > Just RESPOND/ REPLY to this email and send us the complete list of domains= > you want to renew or register=2E Experience the pleasure of personalized = > service at exciting prices=2E > =20 > Thank you very much for your time and attention=2E=20 > =20 > With warm regards, > Laura Hoagland=2E > Sales Representative=2E > =20 > If you don't want to receive any promotional offer, kindly reply with REMO= > VE in subject line=2E > =20 > > > =09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09=09 > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > >
