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asuna · 04-06-2003, 07:28 PM

I just deleted a fowarded email, saying somethig about the FBI scanning all computers for info on iraq or anything, and how iraq were using our computers to store hidden secret files, and there was a link to some 'free' download that makes the affiliate like $1/signup... it's like the MS sends you 1000bucks if you foward it to xx people, you see tons of emails in the message cause it was fowarded so many times, and Im sure this guy got hella signups...
and he (or she) probably just sent it out to a few friends, and they sent it out, and htey sent it out etc etc, is this really spam? The guy sent it to his friends, and whatever happens after that is out of his hands right?

asuna · 04-06-2003, 08:44 PM

asuna · 04-07-2003, 10:40 AM

bump!

xerox · 04-07-2003, 10:44 AM

kmanrox · 04-07-2003, 11:31 AM

asuna, cummon now bro

TheFLY · 04-07-2003, 11:34 AM

It's not illegal unless it's like one of those oldschool chain letters like "add your name to the bottom of the list and send $1" --

TheFLY · 04-07-2003, 11:35 AM

I got a chain letter (postal) once that had traveled all over the world -- it was crazy -- it had all sorts of fucking stamps on it... some shit about "if you don't mail this to somebody blah blah you will have bad luck and die" -

TheFLY · 04-07-2003, 11:36 AM

I'm still alive tho...

just in case you didn't....

TheFLY · 04-07-2003, 11:38 AM

If you come up with a good chain letter idea that works -- I want to try it too... Sounds like a lot of fun. I'm wondering if you could put some kind of fancy counter into the emails so you could watch them bounce around the world... Does anyone know how to do this? Can you just insert some HTML into the email like "<img src="blah.cgi">" ??? But I'm wondering how much info gets transmitted -- like can I see the person's IP address?

asuna · 04-07-2003, 11:38 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by kmanrox
asuna, cummon now bro

btw, I didn't start sending out that email

Just wondering if he'll get flagged or not? I was tempted... for the hell of it

traffictrader · 04-07-2003, 11:55 AM

Chain letter are illegal under two conditions

1) you ask for money in exchange for something

-in this case it becomes spam, and it needs to follow all the current state and federal spam laws of where it is sent from

2) you ask for money and tell them they will get money in return... "send $1 to these five people" put your name on the list and send to as many people as you want...

-in this case it becomes a pyramid scam, this is much more illegal and depending on the amount of money and people invovled you could actually get the feds after you in this case, which is much less likeyl with spam.

asuna · 04-07-2003, 02:03 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by traffictrader
Chain letter are illegal under two conditions

1) you ask for money in exchange for something

-in this case it becomes spam, and it needs to follow all the current state and federal spam laws of where it is sent from

2) you ask for money and tell them they will get money in return... "send $1 to these five people" put your name on the list and send to as many people as you want...

-in this case it becomes a pyramid scam, this is much more illegal and depending on the amount of money and people invovled you could actually get the feds after you in this case, which is much less likeyl with spam.

Yuh but this guy was offering 'help' to his friends, and if they sent it out to everyone else.. jsut like a virus hoax...

04-06-2003, 07:28 PM	#1
asuna Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,743	hehe, is starting a chain letter illegal? I just deleted a fowarded email, saying somethig about the FBI scanning all computers for info on iraq or anything, and how iraq were using our computers to store hidden secret files, and there was a link to some 'free' download that makes the affiliate like $1/signup... it's like the MS sends you 1000bucks if you foward it to xx people, you see tons of emails in the message cause it was fowarded so many times, and Im sure this guy got hella signups... and he (or she) probably just sent it out to a few friends, and they sent it out, and htey sent it out etc etc, is this really spam? The guy sent it to his friends, and whatever happens after that is out of his hands right? __________________

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asuna Confirmed User Join Date: May 2002 Location: Montreal Posts: 8,743	hi __________________

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04-07-2003, 11:55 AM	#11
traffictrader Confirmed User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: ICQ# 93507395 Posts: 1,331	Chain letter are illegal under two conditions 1) you ask for money in exchange for something -in this case it becomes spam, and it needs to follow all the current state and federal spam laws of where it is sent from 2) you ask for money and tell them they will get money in return... "send $1 to these five people" put your name on the list and send to as many people as you want... -in this case it becomes a pyramid scam, this is much more illegal and depending on the amount of money and people invovled you could actually get the feds after you in this case, which is much less likeyl with spam. __________________

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04-07-2003, 11:34 AM	#6
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	It's not illegal unless it's like one of those oldschool chain letters like "add your name to the bottom of the list and send $1" --

04-07-2003, 11:35 AM	#7
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	I got a chain letter (postal) once that had traveled all over the world -- it was crazy -- it had all sorts of fucking stamps on it... some shit about "if you don't mail this to somebody blah blah you will have bad luck and die" -

04-07-2003, 11:36 AM	#8
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	I'm still alive tho... just in case you didn't....

04-07-2003, 11:38 AM	#9
TheFLY So Fucking Banned Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: http://www.thefly.net/ --- Quit your job and live off steady traffic. Posts: 11,856	If you come up with a good chain letter idea that works -- I want to try it too... Sounds like a lot of fun. I'm wondering if you could put some kind of fancy counter into the emails so you could watch them bounce around the world... Does anyone know how to do this? Can you just insert some HTML into the email like "<img src="blah.cgi">" ??? But I'm wondering how much info gets transmitted -- like can I see the person's IP address?