Did anyone else get a VISIT email for a new forum started by a member who has posted I think three whole times?
This irritates me. It's spam.I don't know who you are, you don't know who I am, you pulled my email from hatrack and emailed me with crap.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I got one - I didn't know he was a member from here, as I didn't recall any of his posts.
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
They were a couple threads along the same line as what the "new forum" is about.
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I received one and reported it as spam. Totally inappropriate.
Posted by Bokonon (Member # 480) on :
Man, I don't even get Hatrack spam... And no, all of you forwarding it to me doesn't count.
-Bok
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
I got one. I replied. I sent him a raspberry :>
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
I got it too! First spam gmail has allowed in my inbox.
Hobbes Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Is that where that spam came from? Good to know.
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
I got one. I think I'll also report it as spam.
edit: I don't remember emptying my trash, but it's gone. Oh well.
I got two of them, actually.
[ January 22, 2005, 11:26 AM: Message edited by: PSI Teleport ]
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
Report it where?
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
quote: Hooray, no spam here!
Maybe I haven't posted enough.
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Somehow I doubt that's the problem Ryuko. I don't really know how all this works, but my guess would be that he just hasn't gotten to the "r"s yet.
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
he must have skipped the 'b's and 'c's since i didn't get any either. well some of the b's
[ January 22, 2005, 12:01 PM: Message edited by: celia60 ]
Posted by mackillian (Member # 586) on :
*resists*
*resists*
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
I meant report to Hotmail or something. I never got a chance to figure it out.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Hmmm? Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Luckily, my mind control powers allow me to stop him from ever getting the J's.
Posted by celia60 (Member # 2039) on :
i wonder if the hidden message is in the letters he chooses to spam, or the ones he avoids spamming.
c b j's?
Posted by Lupus (Member # 6516) on :
I didn't get one either. I guess I am to scary to spam.
GRRR
Posted by Joldo (Member # 6991) on :
Nah, it's all in the mind control.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I got one and reported it, but didn't know it was from here. What a loser. Very uncool. Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
cbcklr?
Posted by beverly (Member # 6246) on :
I'm a "b" and he got me.
Posted by breyerchic04 (Member # 6423) on :
I got one, so not all B's were skipped. I figured it was from here, but didn't really think of it as that bad, just ignored it.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
And I'm a "k".
Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
He probably just grabbed the names out of a particular thread and sent them to whoever posted there and had their email addresses visible.
Posted by Ryuko (Member # 5125) on :
Awww. But my conspiracy-theory fun!
Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
I wonder if he just harvested email addresses from posters that posted in certain threads. That would be an easy way to do it.
Posted by Hobbes (Member # 433) on :
It'd be easier to just increment the profile urls over and over.
Hobbes Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
He has a forum. It wouldn't be too hard to get some measure of revenge. Posted by PSI Teleport (Member # 5545) on :
I'm annoyed that the email is gone. I can't remember his name or the website name.
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
It was scifandhorror dot com
Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
I think. It was something like that, anyway.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
That sounds like it to me, too. Let's go get him! Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
scifihorror.com?
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
that's the site. I got one too and I recognized the name. It went straight to my inbox. Posted by MEC (Member # 2968) on :
I didn't get anything, then again, I've never gotten mail from hatrack. Posted by Derrell (Member # 6062) on :
scifihorror.com, that's it.
Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
Let's all spam him back.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Just got it again. Here's the header:
NEW SCI-FI FORUM-www.sfandhorror.com
Text:
VISIT!
His e-mail address, if anyone wants to spam him back:
"Dave George" <perseius@yahoo.com>
And I've reported it as spam again.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
ketchupqueen You should change your screen name to queen of revenge. Absolutely brilliant.
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
Unfortunately Yahoo doesn't do a <bleeping> thing about spam sent by their users. Now that I see I'm not the only one that had the idea, I'm off to go spam him too. Wonder if there's a way to auto-bot message board posts to that site? <eg>
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
KQ
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Well, thank you, but I don't think it's that good.
Seriously, being evil is fun. Come help, outraged victims!
[ January 22, 2005, 03:30 PM: Message edited by: ketchupqueen ]
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Dag, was the reply about guest posting you? 'Cause it's spot-on! Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
*whistles innocently*
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
It's a community service, people.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I'm thinking it might be good to do no more than a couple posts. Maybe he can realize he did something wrong and reform.
Posted by Nato (Member # 1448) on :
*sigh* Things like this make me wish my email address was only visible to cool people or something.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Dag, I'm figuring a couple of topics in each forum for him to clean up, then we sit back and watch the fun.
Posted by Synesthesia (Member # 4774) on :
AW, GREAT. now I got spammed. Posted by Boon (Member # 4646) on :
You should all feel really, really good. Apparently, I'm not even cool enough to get spam...let alone ham or turkey. ::sigh:: No sammiches for me. Posted by whiskysunrise (Member # 6819) on :
None here either, but I'm not complaining.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Don't think I got one either -- this is not a complaint -- unless it went straight to my spambox.
But, you know, I had outrage to vent on all of y'all's behalf . . . *whistles*
Posted by Goody Scrivener (Member # 6742) on :
spam spam spam spam spam spam spam spam wonderful spam spammity spam
Posted by Ela (Member # 1365) on :
I could have gotten one, but since my inbox is set to receive mail only from those on my mailing list, it would have gone into junkmail - so I would have deleted it as junk anyway.
Note to anyone not on my mailing list who tries to email me: if you want a response, put Hatrack or some other identifying words in your subject line. Posted by sarcasticmuppet (Member # 5035) on :
I got one too...and I didn't make the connection to Hatrack until I saw this thread.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
Good work, rivka. I wonder what he thinks of all this...
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
Dunno. He can't even be bothered to post, apparently -- there wasn't so much as a welcome post before y'all started posting, neh?
Posted by raventh1 (Member # 3750) on :
Registrant: Toyrama (DXNSPXFQKD) PO Box 1433 Toms River, NJ 08753 US
Domain Name: SCIFIHORROR.COM
Administrative Contact: Rubiano, Raymond (35188837I) Forcervg@aol.com PO Box 1433 Toms River, NJ 08753 US 732-270-5766
Technical Contact: Network Solutions, LLC. (HOST-ORG) customerservice@networksolutions.com 13200 Woodland Park Drive Herndon, VA 20171-3025 US 1-888-642-9675 fax: 571-434-4620
Record expires on 13-Jan-2006. Record created on 13-Jan-2003. Database last updated on 23-Jan-2005 03:47:58 EST.
Anyone want to report him to spews?
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
*narrowed eyes*
Toms River, NJ? Funny, I could swear one of our long-time regulars lives in or near there. Was this whole thing an elaborate game?
I won't name a name, because I could be misremembering . . .
Although that phone number is apparently for a 7-11. Something is very fishy here.
Posted by Farmgirl (Member # 5567) on :
I got one too -- I didn't know he got it from Hatrack e-mail addresses, although this IS the only place I use my gmail address. I just figured some bot picked up the addresses off this forum. I was also surprised to see spam in my Gmail, since I rarely ever get any such thing there....
Farmgirl
Posted by Lyrhawn (Member # 7039) on :
I got it twice, once last night and once this morning. Seems pretty random, I've only been posting on Hatrack for a couple weeks.
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
edit: This post is incorrect, it is based on the wrong domain name, scroll down for correct information.
If someone wants to, report him to the abuse department at his webhost:
I'd save a copy of one of his emails (I have one), and maybe send a screenshot of a post to hatrack (I also have one of these).
I won't be doing it unless he gets more annoying (my bayesian filter picked up on him once I said the first email was junk, and he's not posting all that frequently to hatrack), but if someone else wants to and would like the pieces of evidence, feel free to ask.
[ January 23, 2005, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: fugu13 ]
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
I don't understand the psychology behind this. It can't be that anyone would believe this approach would work, not in this day and age. Spammers are more hated than ... er, someone from a very hated profession, but we aren't going to name professions because that would be insulting some of our valued members with an inappropriate stereotype. But you can fill in the dots.
This has to be intended as harrassment, right? Right? Surely nobody is this intellectually dense.
[ January 23, 2005, 11:41 AM: Message edited by: ClaudiaTherese ]
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
Well, it depends--I'm sure that traffic at his site his higher than it would be if he hadn't posted his messages here and spammed us. I visited it just to see what other Hatrackers were saying, and I definitely never would have found my way over there on my own. I'll not be going back, of course....
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
edit: This post is incorrect, it is based on the wrong domain name, scroll down for correct information.
Oh, and he probably purchased the hosting through this identity of the host: http://www.valueweb.com/
Plus, the info on fraudulent DNS information (the wrong phone number, for instance) should be mentioned. It might go to his registrar (network solutions, likely purchased through his host) as well.
I suppose someone could always report him to AOL as well; from his email's member page (here: http://members.aol.com/ForceRVG/ ) its likely the same guy.
[ January 23, 2005, 12:37 PM: Message edited by: fugu13 ]
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
CT -- it likely is somebody who thinks it'll work. Similar tactics (though none this incompetent that I know of) have worked for spammers for a while, unfortunately.
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
quote:I don't understand the psychology behind this. It can't be that anyone would believe this approach would work, not in this day and age. Spammers are more hated than ... er, someone from a very hated profession, but we aren't going to name professions because that would be insulting some of our valued members with an inappropriate stereotype. But you can fill in the dots.
Nice save, CT.
But we all know what you were thinking. Posted by Kama (Member # 3022) on :
rivka, that's where Taal lives.
and him doing this is even less likely than kat starting a lust thread.
[ January 23, 2005, 11:52 AM: Message edited by: Kama ]
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Yeah. Plumbers are the Beast, eh?
*nervous giggle
So, this approach still works. Huh. That's one reason why I wouldn't be posting over at his site. I'm afraid any attention would be taken as positive reinforcement. Ewwww.
It's a shame, because if he were willing to invest of himself somewhere, I'm sure he's have a better chance of substantial returns. Ah, well, trying to get something for nothing. The modern way, and it's as old as the hills.
Posted by Boris (Member # 6935) on :
His address is sfandhorror.com, not scifihorror.com
Posted by fugu13 (Member # 2859) on :
Now I feel silly, I just copied from Mark's WHOIS.
Lessee . . .
His nameservers (and likely host) are verat.net *verifies* Yes, verat.net .
His host is the domain name holder, so not much more about him there:
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ketchupqueen You should change your screen name to queen of revenge. Absolutely brilliant.
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It's a community service, people.
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