Brakes Plus: Offering to Repair a Spamtrap’s Car?
Brakes Plus, a U.S.-based auto service chain, is sending bulk email to an email address that was closed many years ago. The email indicates that this email address “recently registered with a network website to receive special online offers”. This is not true for any reasonable definition of “recently”. Either Brakes Plus is allowing users to subscribe via a web form and is not confirming subscriptions (a foolish error), or Brakes Plus purchased a list. The ESP is Yesmail, a division of InfoGroup.
Sending IP: 204.92.154.189
Spam Sample:
Actual Headers:
Received: from smtp.customsender.com (smtp.customsender.com [204.92.154.189])
by <xxx> (Postfix) with ESMTP id <xxx>
for <xxx>; Wed, 16 Nov 2011 20:xx:xx -0600 (CST)
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Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 02:xx:x UT
To: <xxx>
From: "Brakes Plus" <IG@customsender.com>
Reply-To: IG@customsender.com
Subject: 1/2 Off Oil Changes and More at Brakes Plus
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Sender: "Brakes Plus" <IG@customsender.com>
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Readable Email:
From: Brakes Plus <IG@customsender.com>
To: <spamtrap>
Subject: 1/2 Off Oil Changes and More at Brakes Plus
Reply-To: IG@customsender.com
You recently registered with a network website to receive special online offers. To no longer receive messages, please use the link below to remove your subscription.
http://customsender.com/webforms/unsub/index.jsp?<xxx>
BRAKES PLUS COMPLETE AUTO SERVICE
NOVEMBER ONLY 1/2 OFF SALE
Service you can trust at a price you can afford
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6911 S. Yosemite St
Centennial, CO 80112
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