Why would someone send a spam like this?

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  • SleazyDream
    I'm here for SPORT
    • Jul 2001
    • 41470
    #1

    Why would someone send a spam like this?

    i get about 50-100 spams/day that arn't even selling anything - just some gobblygook message or a simple message in them - but they are addressed to me.

    why would a spammer want to send out a spam without any link to a product in it? doesn't make sense to goto the effort and cost???

    Can someone please enlighten me on as to why they would do this?
    This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

    Now read without the word dog.
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    • 12clicks
      Too lazy to set a custom title
      • Jan 2001
      • 19814
      #2
      Originally posted by SleazyDream
      i get about 50-100 spams/day that arn't even selling anything - just some gobblygook message or a simple message in them - but they are addressed to me.

      why would a spammer want to send out a spam without any link to a product in it? doesn't make sense to goto the effort and cost???

      Can someone please enlighten me on as to why they would do this?
      I send them. they're subliminal.
      The last one said "go post on GFY"
      I'm not a dinosaur, I'm a crocodile. I've seen dinosaurs come and go and I'm left unimpressed.

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        • kush
          Confirmed User
          • Feb 2001
          • 3382
          #3
          Only reason I can think of it a test spam message to see if you have a valid email or not (they're testing their spam list for quality / active emails)

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            • Headless
              Registered User
              • Jan 2001
              • 26727
              #4
              Originally posted by kush
              Only reason I can think of it a test spam message to see if you have a valid email or not (they're testing their spam list for quality / active emails)

              Bingo was his name O!

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                • arial
                  Confirmed User
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 4012
                  #5
                  Virus/Testing most likely.

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                    • KMR Stitch
                      I am cool
                      • Jul 2003
                      • 14494
                      #6
                      Originally posted by SleazyDream
                      i get about 50-100 spams/day that arn't even selling anything - just some gobblygook message or a simple message in them - but they are addressed to me.

                      why would a spammer want to send out a spam without any link to a product in it? doesn't make sense to goto the effort and cost???

                      Can someone please enlighten me on as to why they would do this?
                      post the email?

                      Maybe the link was filterd out?

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                        • Liberty
                          Confirmed User
                          • Mar 2004
                          • 123
                          #7
                          proxies
                          .

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                            • SleazyDream
                              I'm here for SPORT
                              • Jul 2001
                              • 41470
                              #8
                              Originally posted by kush
                              Only reason I can think of it a test spam message to see if you have a valid email or not (they're testing their spam list for quality / active emails)
                              that's an AWEFUL lot of fucking test messages. the ratio of them to real spams seems a bit too high to make sense
                              This dog, is dog, a dog, good dog, way dog, to dog, keep dog, an dog, idiot dog, busy dog, for dog, 20 dog, seconds dog!

                              Now read without the word dog.

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                                • kush
                                  Confirmed User
                                  • Feb 2001
                                  • 3382
                                  #9
                                  Originally posted by SleazyDream


                                  that's an AWEFUL lot of fucking test messages. the ratio of them to real spams seems a bit too high to make sense
                                  Oops, I read too quickly through your reply and looked over the fact that you're getting 50 - 100 of these non-ad spam messages a day.

                                  You've got me

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                                    • BradM
                                      Confirmed User
                                      • Dec 2003
                                      • 3397
                                      #10
                                      Yeah it sounds like a verifyer to me

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                                        • ztik
                                          Confirmed User
                                          • Aug 2001
                                          • 5196
                                          #11
                                          They are checking to see if your email is valid.
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