OT: is this some sort of spammer repository?

[AMF]

I just had a giggle and googled my own email address...and look what I found:

http://www.newsbackup.com/about327709.html

Looks like a mailling list for spammers. Can they get away with being this brazen, openly adding other people's email addresses to spamlists?

Anything I can do about this? Probably not...oh well.

Thanks,

Alarik

[Xrati]

Looks more like a spammer HQ where you can pick up an operating email address to use to send spam. http://forum.shrapnelgames.com/images/smilies/shock.gif

[Baron Munchausen]

Look at some of the addresses, though. Lots of them are 'admin' @wherever -- does it makes sense to put an admin account in a spamming list? The title of the page says "NewsBackup.com Forum Index > alt.make.money.fast > infof1" Have you posted to that newsgroup in the past? I think there is something else going on here.

[Thermodyne]

Alarikf, most likly you or someone you sent mail to has a data miner on their system.

[AMF]

Have I ever sent an email to 'alt.make.money.fast'? Uh, that would be a big fat no...I think my email just got mined by someone...it's interesting to get some glimpse into how this spam stuff works, at least.

Oh well.


Baron Munchausen said:
Look at some of the addresses, though. Lots of them are 'admin' @wherever -- does it makes sense to put an admin account in a spamming list? The title of the page says "NewsBackup.com Forum Index > alt.make.money.fast > infof1" Have you posted to that newsgroup in the past? I think there is something else going on here.

[narf poit chez BOOM]

And now it seems to be gone.

[Xrati]

Yep it's gone. Maybe they rotate site locations with this list? It would be interesting to see if more addresses show up next week or next month.

[Captain Kwok]

Perhaps the poster makes a special effort to collect all those e-mail addresses where people post things like Me (at) ImSpamFree (dot) com, just to spite them!

Ha ha ha