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FIB - Scams 101
Rules of spam
Posted By: Bill, the Roadie In Response To: Re: scam/Premier mailing service,inc. (Dennis Bevers)
Date: Tuesday, February 5, 2008, at 11:55 a.m.(pst)
>> Remember, it's impossible for a leopard to change his spots, and very
>> unlikely for a spammer to change their ways!You probably meant to say scammer instead of spammer, but that reminds me of a set of rules that has evolved over the last 15 years of spam-fighting. We keep these up to date on a web site after discussions in various anti-spam forums (fora?). You might enjoy them:
The Rules Of Spam
Rule #0: Spam is theft.
* Angel's Commentary: Spammers believe it's okay to steal a little bit from each person on the Internet at once.
Rule #1: Spammers lie.
* Russel's Admonition: Always assume that there is a measurable chance that the entity you are dealing with is a spammer.
* Lexical Contradiction: Spammers will redefine any term in order to disguise their abuse of Internet resources.
o Sharp's Corollary: Spammers attempt to re-define "spamming" as that which they do not do.
o Finnell's Corollary: Spammers define "remove" as "validate."
Rule #2: If a spammer seems to be telling the truth, see Rule #1.
* Crissman's Corollary: A spammer, when caught, blames his victims.
* Moore's Corollary: Spammers' lies are seldom questioned by mainstream media.
Rule #3: Spammers are stupid.
* Krueger's Corollary: Spammer lies are really stupid.
o Pickett's Commentary: Spammer lies are boring.
* Russell's Corollary: Never underestimate the stupidity of spammers.
* Spinosa's Corollary: Spammers assume everybody is more stupid than themselves.
* Spammer's Standard of Discourse: Threats and intimidation trump facts and logic.
Rule #4: The natural course of a spamming business is to go bankrupt.
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