Rentals.com: Whoa, Nellie! Hitting LOTS of Spamtraps!
Residential real-estate listing portal Rentals.com just sent a number of bulk advertising emails to spamtraps at different domains. None of these spamtraps was active after 2008, and all were in timeout for at least twelve consecutive months. The number of spamtraps pretty much rules out the possiblity of typoed web form subscriptions. Either Rental.com emailed a list that has not been contacted for years, or they purchased a list. (This is the first email that I have seen from them to any spamtrap.) The ESP is E-Dialog.
Sending IP: 208.94.22.119
Spam Sample:
Actual Headers:
Received: from rentalscom.outbound.ed10.com (rentalscom.outbound.ed10.com [208.94.22.119])
by <xxx> (Postfix) with ESMTP id <xxx>
for <xxx>; Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:xx:xx -0600 (CST)
DomainKey-Signature: <xxx>
Received: from [127.0.0.1] ([127.0.0.1:<xxx>])
by <xxx>.e-dialog.com (envelope-from <<xxx>@rentalscom.bounce.ed10.net>)
(ecelerity 2.2.2.45 r(34222M)) with ECSTREAM
id <xxx>; Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:xx:xx -0500
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:xx:xx -0500
Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="<xxx>"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: binary
MIME-Version: 1.0
From: "Rentals.com" <mail@message.rentals.com>
Reply-To: "Rentals.com" <mail.<xxx>@message.rentals.com>
To: <xxx>
Subject: 72% of Renters Want to Own a Home
Message-Id: <<xxx>@e-dialog.com>
X-Mail-From: <xxx>
X-Match: <xxx>
X-RCPT-To: <xxx>
X-Mailer: EDMAIL R6.00.02
Readable Email:
From: Rentals.com <mail@message.rentals.com>
To: <spamtrap>
Subject: 72% of Renters Want to Own a Home
Reply-To: Rentals.com <mail.<xxx>@message.rentals.com>
SPECIAL OFFER: 20% Off Your Rentals.com Property Listings!
Rentals.com:
http://link.message.rentals.com/r/<xxx>
RentalHouses.com:
http://link.message.rentals.com/r/<xxx>
RentList.com:
http://link.message.rentals.com/r/<xxx>
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We know that selling homes and managing properties can be overwhelming. We can help by taking care of all of your advertising needs to rent your current inventory.
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Code: <xxx>. Valid through 3/1/12.:
http://link.message.rentals.com/r/<xxx>
If you have more than 5 vacant properties, please call 877-895-3929 or email realtors@rentals.com:
mailto:realtors@rentals.com
for volume discount pricing.
Forward to a Friend:
http://link.message.rentals.com/r/<xxx>
| Rentals.com:
http://link.message.rentals.com/r/<xxx>
*Source: Economist Commentaries:
http://link.message.rentals.com/r/<xxx>
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