Sep
17
New trend: spam via prepaid cell data plans
I’ve recently been complaining to DNA, Elisa and TeliaSonera about a few particularly persistent Finnish B2B mainsleaze spammers in their network. These responses are very enlightening:
Sep
17
Periodic update
Yes, we’re alive. There’s just too much spam to choose which one(s) to write about, too little time, and all your usual stuff.
The good news is we’ve got tons more spamtraps. The bad news is that we do, because it means we’re up to our ears in spam that’s eligible to write about… 🙂
Jun
17
Blancoa Oy / toimitilaan.fi: Selling office space to spamtraps
Blancoa Oy (www, biz reg, responsible people) is spamming to sell temporary office space to spamtraps. This is not surprising because one of the people (possibly the only person) behind this is Janne Laitinen, also known under the business aliases “Yrityspostia.fi” and “Suunnittelutoimisto Jotain…”. What is surprising is that the ESP is MailChimp, who have been informed.
Jun
15
Fonecta “almost” forced to stop selling crappy B2B email addresses
A few days ago, somebody tweeted a copy of a letter Fonecta, the Finnish spammer and list vendor, had sent to its customers. The matter also made news in Finnish IT press (Tietoviikko).
A copy of the letter and a translation are included below.
Jun
04
Getwin Oy / Tavoite Media / Lateralus Enterprise spamming again
Yet another batch of spam from Espoo’s gift to the world, my favourite sp4mm3r boi and his mentor. Cooperating with Pakistani players and OVH. Missing the legally required information on how to opt out, as well as what the file of personal data is and who is the controller.
May
30
Don’t do as I do… do as I say: Nebula Oy, graduating from spam support to actually spamming themselves
Ooooo, and it makes me wonder. (LZ)
Nebula Oy (www, biz reg, responsible people, financial details), my favourite spam-support hosting provider here in Finland have taken the next step on their road to oblivion – by advertising their own services via spam. Their own Terms of Service might not amount to much, but this is decidedly a big step downward.
May
22
Spam apologies in Finland
In Laatu korvaa määrän, the CEO of Nebula, a Finnish hosting service provider expounds on how quality is better than quantity (with regard to email marketing, of course).
The post starts out fine, then it descends into the abyss of trying to discern what is a good purchased list.
Can I use a purchased email list? Courtesy of MailChimp.
May
17
Patriot Action Network and Ning: Social Network Spam to a Non-Member
Ning, a social networking service intended primarily for entertainers who want to manage fan networks but now used by political and activist organizations as well, just sent a bulk email to an email address that has never existed. The Ning user that sent the email, and probable source of the spamtrap, is the Patriot Action Network, a prominent Tea Party organization that has appeared in my spamtrap collection a number of times before.
May
17
Chase Bank: Sending Transactional Email to a Spamtrap
Chase Bank simply doesn’t get it, or doesn’t care. Months after I reported that Chase was spamming email addresses that did not belong to live customers with marketing and transactional email messages, it is now sending transactional emails containing a customer name and information about account activity to yet another spamtrap. This email was sent directly from Chase’s own IPs.