Whats the point of a blank email spam - GoFuckYourself.com

riosluts · 03-23-2004, 12:43 PM

I get a few emails that have NO SUBJECT, NO BODY, and NO FILE ATTACHEMENTS. Why the hell do people send those emails. Its not like they can make a cent off something like that.

JulianSosa · 03-23-2004, 12:46 PM

A mistake?

4Pics · 03-23-2004, 12:48 PM

=^..^= · 03-23-2004, 12:49 PM

so you'll reply asking why the hell they sent it
bammo! they've just confirmed your address.

Babagirls · 03-23-2004, 12:49 PM

i get those all the time too...

bdld · 03-23-2004, 12:54 PM

thats like a woman taking penis enlargement pills

Reak · 03-23-2004, 01:01 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by =^..^=
so you'll reply asking why the hell they sent it
bammo! they've just confirmed your address.

why would you reply?

Rich · 03-23-2004, 01:02 PM

Sorry about that, it's my first day as a spammer.

turbomax · 03-23-2004, 01:02 PM

surely a test??

421Fill · 03-23-2004, 01:03 PM

I always just assumed it was a bug in a certain mailing software. But Kitty's idea makes a bit of sense, too.

El Pres · 03-23-2004, 01:09 PM

It's a test to see the address actually exisits, the real spams will start tomorrow.

jmk · 03-23-2004, 01:15 PM

duh!
they are testing to see if your email address (still) exists

hyatla · 03-23-2004, 02:13 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by El Pres
It's a test to see the address actually exisits, the real spams will start tomorrow.

Yes, I think this is the real reason.

TheSenator · 03-23-2004, 02:25 PM

you have been infected with a virus

Baal · 03-23-2004, 02:29 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by riosluts
I get a few emails that have NO SUBJECT, NO BODY, and NO FILE ATTACHEMENTS. Why the hell do people send those emails. Its not like they can make a cent off something like that.

The person sending the message is mute, and they signed (sign language) the contents of the email.

Oh, and see the comments on verifying your email address (they check to see if it bounces).

Ic3m4nZ · 03-23-2004, 02:30 PM

To make you talk.

420 · 03-23-2004, 02:31 PM

I got it too, its a subliminal mailing from blankspam.com

detoxed · 03-23-2004, 02:31 PM

I was just trying to piss you off

WiredGuy · 03-23-2004, 02:33 PM

If it doesn't bounce back, then its a confirmed email address
WG

sickkittens · 03-23-2004, 02:39 PM

piker · 03-23-2004, 02:40 PM

They are checking to see if your address is alive as far as i can tell.

Manowar · 03-23-2004, 02:41 PM

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Originally posted by Rich
Sorry about that, it's my first day as a spammer.

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Mr. Marks · 03-23-2004, 08:11 PM

I don't really know, it may have a virus or something. A lot of peopel just want to waste their time doing nothing.

MrJackMeHoff · 03-23-2004, 08:24 PM

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Originally posted by jmk
duh!
they are testing to see if your email address (still) exists

Any decent emailer wont need to send a real email to find out if your still there. Mail servers respond whether your email is valid long before it gets to your box. If its truly blank its a mistake. But it could very well have "hidden" code to verify if he's too stupid to use the right software.

SpeakEasy · 03-23-2004, 08:35 PM

Nobody ever said spammers are smart

synergysex · 03-23-2004, 09:00 PM

If you have your mail client set to display all mail in plain text, some of the HTML shit dosent make it through. And there is no discount for blank spam - they all get sued the same.

Liberty · 03-23-2004, 09:14 PM

its for obtaining proxies

Cash · 03-24-2004, 03:00 AM

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Originally posted by bdld
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She'll get a huge clit

johnbosh · 03-24-2004, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by =^..^=
so you'll reply asking why the hell they sent it
bammo! they've just confirmed your address.

=^..^= · 03-24-2004, 03:12 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Reak

why would you reply?

Coz some ppl are DUMB

most ppl get an email with no attachment no message no subject
they think:

"Oh maybe someone was trying to contact me for an important reason - I better get in otuch with them and see what it is about!"

phone sellers do this all the time nowadayas also
call your cell phone and hang up after one ring - so you call THEM back..then they spam you
see - you have foreited the "Im too busy right now" excuse because You called them.

I get calls like this all the time.

llabtaem · 03-24-2004, 05:25 AM

It's a fuck up - period. If they were using it to test an email address (or addresses) why not include some spam? Fuck up plain and simple... and I am sure that there is no one at the other end waiting for a reply either. The return address is always fake.

Dirty F · 03-24-2004, 05:28 AM

Test email or a virus gone koo koo.

Some viruses fuck up after being spread on different computers and instead of attaching itself to the virus it just sends blank mails.

msg · 03-24-2004, 07:56 AM

no one is going to send a "Test" spam just to validate your email address. It takes almost the same amount of resources to validate an address as it does to send a actual message.

And this reply to theory.. heh thats funny.

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