Perhaps one way to get back at spammers is to shed a little light on them. In my previous message I mentioned that several people use geocities.com to host their e-mail accounts and/or web sites. Some of my latest garbage comes from the following:

"Jamie Oneal" at
http://it.geocities.com/Hanson85_a40/

and "Antonio Curtis" at http://geocities.yahoo.com.br/Lelia37_o1/

But, other sites and service providers are also home to spammers. Other purveyors of garbage include:

"Don McClure" at http://approval.ahrw004.com

"Jack Mejia" at http://approval.hyima002.com

and "Porfori Moon" at http://www.karygo.com/9cz

I suppose we can assume if you pull up those addresses you'll get nailed with some sort of virus or spyware, so I don't suggest doing that. I've provided that information solely for informational and indentification purposes.

Finally (for today anyway), the Golden State checked in with another spammer. This one listed an address of:
2 0 3 3 S a n E l i j o A v e n u e # 4 7 0 , C a r d i f f B y T h e S e a , C A 9 2 0 0 7

The fun--and fight--continues.....

Goecities.com continues to be a popular site for hosting spammers, particularly those offering mortgages and refinancing. Interesting how the spammer can claim I have been pre-approved, when the con man doesn’t know a thing about me.

Another common trait with these so-called lenders is that they never offer a way to unsubscribe. Just hide behind an address situated at geocities.

But now geocities has some “competition.” Another helpful loan provider has contacted me. I’m to visit a site at quadrek.com. Guess what I’ll find when I go there…

For a tastier diversion, I can also buy green tea through other spammers. These folks use a site at didrenatl.com. Haven’t checked it out, and don’t plan to. You can bet it’s all garbage.

Another spammer was kind enough to include a link to unsubscribe. Couldn’t help but notice that the firm is located in California (Encinitas this time). As I’ve asked before: What’s with California that makes it such a favorite hangout for spammers?

As I mentioned the other day, some spammers make you work to get off their lists. Namely, mail in a request. Let's see which addresses pop up on the latest batch of garbage:

204 N El Camino Road
#623
Encinitas, CA 92024

(What's with California, anyway??)

In addition, a lot of others use sites hosted by geocities.com.

The battle continues...

Sick of spam? Of course you are. Problem is, the spammers don't care because they generally don't face any repercussions. Plus, it's darn cheap to send out a burst of e-mails.

Perhaps we can shame 'em out of existence. Taking a peek at my Bulk (that is, junk mail) folder on Yahoo mail showed over 100 messages. Most were garbage.

In many cases it was impossible to know who sent the message as Yahoo blocked the images (and I didn't want to take the time to view each). On top of that, they typically don't provide links to unsubscribe. Instead, we're expected to mail a request. The most prolific spammers offered these addresses for unsubscribing:

Customer Care
249 South Highway 101
Suite #425
Solana Beach, CA 92075

ASP
125 Old Grove Rd.
Suite#9-524
Oceanside, CA 92057

Another directs you to its web site to unsubscribe. Not good enough, especially since they don't provide a hyperlink inside their messages.

BuzzBack Market Research
6 East 39th Street
New York, NY 10016

Other spammers listed addresses in California. What's with that state? Is it somehow more conducive or friendlier to spamming and spammers??

Let's get motivated, fellow Internet users!