CL-Yhtiöpalvelu Oy (biz reg, www) is spamming to sell temps to spamtraps. Their partner in spam this time is Panic Marketing, who are unfortunately no stranger here. Their list is based on “Public sources on the Internet”, i.e. we’re spamming and we know it.
Something calling itself “Hälyx” is advertising business security services to spamtraps. The message contains the admission that the source of the register they operate, which they decline to name as required by law, are “public address sources on the Internet”.
The spam service provider is Panic Marketing, no stranger to us here, unfortunately, who also operate the web bug in this message (“<img src=’http://static.dmt.panic.fi/scripts/handle_reademail.php?x=<timestamp.x.x.swift@dmt.panic.fi>’>).
Panic Marketing Oy (see biz reg), who are an old acquaintance here, are spamming natural persons whose addresses they confess to having harvested from “public sources on the Internet” with ads for cell phones and plans from Elisa, who used to be known as Helsinki Telephone Co. However, the sender and the beneficiary are not identified in the message. The apparent sender domain, which also hosts the unsub facility, is registered through Domains by Proxy. How much more can you fail?
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A party that is determined to remain anonymous is spamming for Nordic Business Forum 2012. The event itself is legitimate as far as I can tell, and the message hints at an advertising agency that one would usually consider legitimate. The methods leave a lot to be desired, unfortunately.