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  • dcortez
    DINO CORTEZ™
    • Jun 2003
    • 2145
    #1

    Anyone else getting spammed on sponsor email addys?

    For some time, we have been receiving blatent brutal spam to addresses we specifically provided sponsors. Most recently, this has escalated significantly in volume.

    At first we thought spammers were just guessing typical email addresses one might provide a sponsor, but we're getting spam on very unique email addresses asigned to individual sponsors (when we signed up) so that we could track this sort of thing.

    Is anyone else getting spam like this?

    Any ideas on how this may happen?

    Are sponsors distributing their affiliate lists?

    Are sponsors databases being hacked?

    ??
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    • u-Bob
      there's no $$$ in porn
      • Jul 2005
      • 33063
      #2
      same here. (spam mails directly to UNIQUE addresses. no bruteforce address guessing). Contacted the sponsors about it...

      Any ideas on how this may happen?
      sponsor server(s) compromised, sponsors selling the list to spammers, rogue employees selling the list to spammers,...


      My advice: See it as an opportunity to learn something about your sponsors. Some sponsors will just thank you when you contact them, others will investigate, some will admit they've had a small problem and apologize, others (like wild west cash for example) won't even bother to reply to your msgs,...

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        • dcortez
          DINO CORTEZ™
          • Jun 2003
          • 2145
          #3
          Originally posted by u-Bob
          same here. (spam mails directly to UNIQUE addresses. no bruteforce address guessing). Contacted the sponsors about it...


          sponsor server(s) compromised, sponsors selling the list to spammers, rogue employees selling the list to spammers,...


          My advice: See it as an opportunity to learn something about your sponsors. Some sponsors will just thank you when you contact them, others will investigate, some will admit they've had a small problem and apologize, others (like wild west cash for example) won't even bother to reply to your msgs,...
          On closer examination of the 'offending sponsors', it looks like there may be a common thread to them via their billing processor.

          Perhaps the billing companies are the ones with the weak data security and the affiliate programs they manage are not as safe as we would expect.

          This raises the higher tier issue of whether sponsors and their employees/subcontractors should be bonded given the information they have such casual access to.

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            • SmokeyTheBear
              ►SouthOfHeaven
              • Jun 2004
              • 28609
              #4
              i recently got hit with some to a fresh email addy that only 2 companies that have that email are epassporte and pimproll .. the spam just started a day after epassporte had their "database problems" , but i also had just been added to pimproll so im still trying to figure this one out..

              anyone else that can narrow it down would help
              hatisblack at yahoo.com

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                • RogerV
                  Banned!
                  • Jul 2002
                  • 12591
                  #5
                  Hell yea I fuckin hate it not sure which program is doing it
                  Last edited by RogerV; 04-26-2006, 08:40 PM.

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                    • martinsc
                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                      • Jun 2005
                      • 27047
                      #6
                      i use the same gmail for all sponsors and havn't yet received a single spam mail at it...
                      Make Money

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                        • Nasty
                          Confirmed User
                          • Aug 2002
                          • 1575
                          #7
                          Originally posted by dcortez
                          For some time, we have been receiving blatent brutal spam to addresses we specifically provided sponsors. Most recently, this has escalated significantly in volume.

                          Is anyone else getting spam like this?
                          Same here, I use a different email address for every sponsor and every site and starting yesterday have received spam to over 50 different email addresses, was thinking maybe my host's mailserver was the culprit

                          “Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants. We know more about war than we know about peace, more about killing than we know about living. If we continue to develop our technology without wisdom or prudence, our servant may prove to be our executioner.” ― Omar Bradley (1948)

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                            • Tempest
                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                              • May 2004
                              • 10217
                              #8
                              Yep...

                              http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=602795

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                                • edgeprod
                                  Permanently Gone
                                  • Mar 2004
                                  • 10019
                                  #9
                                  Every time I sign up to a program or site, I give it a unique email address, like [email protected], for example -- and my site.com (or whatever) mail server just shoots it out to my "main" account. I take a look at the header to see what email it came to, and more often than not, it's a "major" sponsor that sold my address or got hacked.

                                  NOTE: This hasn't happened with EpicCash, lol, it was just an example.

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                                    • edgeprod
                                      Permanently Gone
                                      • Mar 2004
                                      • 10019
                                      #10
                                      Oh, right, just remembered when I saw that other thread ... I *always* get spam on my fucking platinum bucks custom email address ... that one had to have gotten out.

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                                        • dcortez
                                          DINO CORTEZ™
                                          • Jun 2003
                                          • 2145
                                          #11
                                          Looks like this problem has increased for many over the past couple days and the trend seems to suggest that the common billing processor may be the culprit in releasing (or not securing sufficiently, or both) our affiliate information.

                                          This is getting ridiculous - the spam has been flooding in over the past couple days and getting worse each day.

                                          I'm tempted to set up aliases for each of my (sponsor) violated addresses and send them back to the sponsors directly - let them deal with their mess!

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                                            • Tempest
                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                              • May 2004
                                              • 10217
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by edgeprod
                                              Every time I sign up to a program or site, I give it a unique email address, like [email protected], for example -- and my site.com (or whatever) mail server just shoots it out to my "main" account. I take a look at the header to see what email it came to, and more often than not, it's a "major" sponsor that sold my address or got hacked.

                                              NOTE: This hasn't happened with EpicCash, lol, it was just an example.
                                              yeah.. you can't really use something like [email protected] as the spammers put those in to try..... I do other things like [email protected]... and the fuckers are getting those ones.. It wouldn't be so bad if the sponsors could correctly update ones email addresses all the time, but they tend to fuck it up.. Otherwise I'd just change the email address and deny the old one at the server.

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                                                • gooddomains
                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                  • Jul 2003
                                                  • 10127
                                                  #13
                                                  spamming.....

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                                                    • edgeprod
                                                      Permanently Gone
                                                      • Mar 2004
                                                      • 10019
                                                      #14
                                                      Originally posted by Tempest
                                                      yeah.. you can't really use something like [email protected] as the spammers put those in to try..... I do other things like [email protected]... and the fuckers are getting those ones.. It wouldn't be so bad if the sponsors could correctly update ones email addresses all the time, but they tend to fuck it up.. Otherwise I'd just change the email address and deny the old one at the server.
                                                      Yeah, it's code -- I just didn't want some schmuck to comment on it and get the wrong idea.

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                                                        • kursk
                                                          Confirmed User
                                                          • Nov 2005
                                                          • 294
                                                          #15
                                                          I've just recently been getting spam on a daily basis..
                                                          http://www.wickedworks.us
                                                          Adult visual design with an artistic touch.

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                                                            • Barefootsies
                                                              Choice is an Illusion
                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                              • 42635
                                                              #16
                                                              Originally posted by edgeprod
                                                              Every time I sign up to a program or site, I give it a unique email address, like [email protected], for example -- and my site.com (or whatever) mail server just shoots it out to my "main" account. I take a look at the header to see what email it came to, and more often than not, it's a "major" sponsor that sold my address or got hacked.

                                                              NOTE: This hasn't happened with EpicCash, lol, it was just an example.
                                                              Same here. I use specific e-mail addy's when signing up. When spam starts rolling, I look to see which addy's it's coming from. Then I know who to drop.

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                                                              Enough Said.

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                                                                • Tom_PM
                                                                  Porn Meister
                                                                  • Feb 2005
                                                                  • 16443
                                                                  #17
                                                                  Originally posted by dcortez
                                                                  For some time, we have been receiving blatent brutal spam to addresses we specifically provided sponsors. Most recently, this has escalated significantly in volume.

                                                                  At first we thought spammers were just guessing typical email addresses one might provide a sponsor, but we're getting spam on very unique email addresses asigned to individual sponsors (when we signed up) so that we could track this sort of thing.

                                                                  Is anyone else getting spam like this?

                                                                  Any ideas on how this may happen?

                                                                  Are sponsors distributing their affiliate lists?

                                                                  Are sponsors databases being hacked?

                                                                  ??

                                                                  Are you getting any from PimpRoll or Adult Elite? We've been checking into Smokey's and havent found any unusual activity.

                                                                  We dont even email our members or anything, so I can assure you we're not emailing spam to our affiliates!
                                                                  43-922-863 Shut up and play your guitar.

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                                                                    • u-Bob
                                                                      there's no $$$ in porn
                                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                                      • 33063
                                                                      #18
                                                                      bump***********

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                                                                        • edgeprod
                                                                          Permanently Gone
                                                                          • Mar 2004
                                                                          • 10019
                                                                          #19
                                                                          Originally posted by Barefootsies
                                                                          Same here. I use specific e-mail addy's when signing up. When spam starts rolling, I look to see which addy's it's coming from. Then I know who to drop.

                                                                          If I dropped every sponsor who sold my email address, I'd hardly be promoting ANYONE!

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                                                                            • dcortez
                                                                              DINO CORTEZ™
                                                                              • Jun 2003
                                                                              • 2145
                                                                              #20
                                                                              Originally posted by PR_Tom
                                                                              Are you getting any from PimpRoll or Adult Elite? We've been checking into Smokey's and havent found any unusual activity.

                                                                              We dont even email our members or anything, so I can assure you we're not emailing spam to our affiliates!
                                                                              I will try to put a table together of all the 'sponsors' whose names are being used in spam so we can find ground zero for this problem and deal with it.

                                                                              If sponsors/processors are leaking and/or selling affiliate info to spammers, then they should be subject to FTC penalties just like sponsors who turn a blind eye to their affiliates violating spam laws.

                                                                              Enough is enough already!

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                                                                                • CyberHustler
                                                                                  Masterbaiter
                                                                                  • Feb 2006
                                                                                  • 28750
                                                                                  #21
                                                                                  i hate spam
                                                                                  “If you can convince the lowest white man he’s better than the best colored man, he won’t notice you’re picking his pocket. Hell, give him somebody to look down on, and he’ll empty his pockets for you.”

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                                                                                    • The Duck
                                                                                      Adult Content Provider
                                                                                      • May 2005
                                                                                      • 18243
                                                                                      #22
                                                                                      Originally posted by SmokeyTheBear
                                                                                      i recently got hit with some to a fresh email addy that only 2 companies that have that email are epassporte and pimproll .. the spam just started a day after epassporte had their "database problems" , but i also had just been added to pimproll so im still trying to figure this one out..

                                                                                      anyone else that can narrow it down would help
                                                                                      I have been recieving a buttload of spam im sure are coming from someone hacking epass.
                                                                                      Skype Horusmaia
                                                                                      ICQ 41555245
                                                                                      Email [email protected]

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                                                                                        • madawgz
                                                                                          8.8.8.8
                                                                                          • Mar 2006
                                                                                          • 30509
                                                                                          #23
                                                                                          yes, but they are all blocked
                                                                                          TAEMDLRMSKRJIXMRLSMRJ.

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                                                                                            • MontrealPimp
                                                                                              Confirmed User
                                                                                              • Feb 2005
                                                                                              • 937
                                                                                              #24
                                                                                              things that make you go hmmmm ;) You will see many more threads like this one over the next little while, that I can assure you all of.

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                                                                                                • Michael O
                                                                                                  More Cowbell
                                                                                                  • Jul 2001
                                                                                                  • 10607
                                                                                                  #25
                                                                                                  Originally posted by PR_Tom
                                                                                                  Are you getting any from PimpRoll or Adult Elite? We've been checking into Smokey's and havent found any unusual activity.

                                                                                                  We dont even email our members or anything, so I can assure you we're not emailing spam to our affiliates!
                                                                                                  I don't think the problem is at sponsor level.
                                                                                                  I did a test signup to a pimproll site and a few days later the spam started rolling in.
                                                                                                  That was a short time after Dave had said PimpRoll don't mail ex members and the spam didn't look like a mail sent to exmembers.
                                                                                                  I checked with Dave and he confirmed no mailings had gone out.
                                                                                                  Truth Teller

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                                                                                                    • Peaches
                                                                                                      Old broad
                                                                                                      • Oct 2002
                                                                                                      • 13933
                                                                                                      #26
                                                                                                      I wonder if European Lee has been given access to these databases. He's already stolen and spammed 2 that I know of. What are you getting spammed with?

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                                                                                                        • dcortez
                                                                                                          DINO CORTEZ™
                                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                                          • 2145
                                                                                                          #27
                                                                                                          Originally posted by Keyser Soze
                                                                                                          I don't think the problem is at sponsor level.
                                                                                                          I did a test signup to a pimproll site and a few days later the spam started rolling in.
                                                                                                          That was a short time after Dave had said PimpRoll don't mail ex members and the spam didn't look like a mail sent to exmembers.
                                                                                                          I checked with Dave and he confirmed no mailings had gone out.
                                                                                                          The email addresses in question here are the ones affiliates give their sponsors when they sign up for an affiliate program.

                                                                                                          Enough affiliates (myself included) are convinced that the spam we are getting is the result of our affiliate info (ie. the email address) being 'let go' in some manner to the spammers by someone who manages that info (sponsor? processor handling affiliate program? employees/agents stealing the sponsor/processor databases? hackers stealing the sponsor/processor databases).

                                                                                                          The first time this happened (over a year go), the email addresses I was using could have been potentially guessed, but in order to tighten up and track the offenders, I have been using very unique email addresses mapped 1:1 for each sponsor - and these unique addresses are showing up as the recipients for the spam we are getting.

                                                                                                          These addresses were leaked somehow and I think we need to reconcile where these leaks are considering the implications.

                                                                                                          If a sponsor or processor was hacked, they should let us know so we at least have the option to change our passwords/email addresses, etc.

                                                                                                          From the flood of spam we have been getting for the past couple days it's not just one or two isolated sponsors - it's a bunch of them, but I do believe they may have a common processor, which begs the obvious questions.

                                                                                                          I'd be willing to accept a sponsor/processor dropping the ball security-wise and owning up to it - security is a tough challenge in this biz.

                                                                                                          I will not be as accepting of sponsors and/or processor who are leaking our data intentionally for whatever reason.

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                                                                                                            • SmokeyTheBear
                                                                                                              ►SouthOfHeaven
                                                                                                              • Jun 2004
                                                                                                              • 28609
                                                                                                              #28
                                                                                                              Originally posted by Peaches
                                                                                                              I wonder if European Lee has been given access to these databases. He's already stolen and spammed 2 that I know of. What are you getting spammed with?
                                                                                                              porn and viagra , half of the porn is can spam , half is not
                                                                                                              hatisblack at yahoo.com

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                                                                                                                • SmokeyTheBear
                                                                                                                  ►SouthOfHeaven
                                                                                                                  • Jun 2004
                                                                                                                  • 28609
                                                                                                                  #29
                                                                                                                  Originally posted by dcortez
                                                                                                                  The email addresses in question here are the ones affiliates give their sponsors when they sign up for an affiliate program.

                                                                                                                  Enough affiliates (myself included) are convinced that the spam we are getting is the result of our affiliate info (ie. the email address) being 'let go' in some manner to the spammers by someone who manages that info (sponsor? processor handling affiliate program? employees/agents stealing the sponsor/processor databases? hackers stealing the sponsor/processor databases).

                                                                                                                  The first time this happened (over a year go), the email addresses I was using could have been potentially guessed, but in order to tighten up and track the offenders, I have been using very unique email addresses mapped 1:1 for each sponsor - and these unique addresses are showing up as the recipients for the spam we are getting.

                                                                                                                  These addresses were leaked somehow and I think we need to reconcile where these leaks are considering the implications.

                                                                                                                  If a sponsor or processor was hacked, they should let us know so we at least have the option to change our passwords/email addresses, etc.

                                                                                                                  From the flood of spam we have been getting for the past couple days it's not just one or two isolated sponsors - it's a bunch of them, but I do believe they may have a common processor, which begs the obvious questions.

                                                                                                                  I'd be willing to accept a sponsor/processor dropping the ball security-wise and owning up to it - security is a tough challenge in this biz.

                                                                                                                  I will not be as accepting of sponsors and/or processor who are leaking our data intentionally for whatever reason.
                                                                                                                  what day exactly did the spam start ( time even if you know )
                                                                                                                  hatisblack at yahoo.com

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                                                                                                                    • u-Bob
                                                                                                                      there's no $$$ in porn
                                                                                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                      • 33063
                                                                                                                      #30
                                                                                                                      1st spam mail to a unique address (only used to signup with "Sponsor 1"):

                                                                                                                      Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 05:49:06 -0700
                                                                                                                      To: <j-******[email protected]>
                                                                                                                      Subject: SEXUALLY EXPLICIT : asian babe sucks a huge cock tastes cum

                                                                                                                      (replaced reference to Sponsor 1 with ******)

                                                                                                                      1st spam mail to a unique address (only used to signup with "Sponsor 2"):

                                                                                                                      Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 07:03:28 -0700
                                                                                                                      To: <j-******e@-1 of my domains-.be>
                                                                                                                      Subject: SEXUALLY EXPLICIT : Sexy bitch reveals shaved hahahaha

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                                                                                                                        • Michael O
                                                                                                                          More Cowbell
                                                                                                                          • Jul 2001
                                                                                                                          • 10607
                                                                                                                          #31
                                                                                                                          Originally posted by dcortez
                                                                                                                          The email addresses in question here are the ones affiliates give their sponsors when they sign up for an affiliate program.

                                                                                                                          Enough affiliates (myself included) are convinced that the spam we are getting is the result of our affiliate info (ie. the email address) being 'let go' in some manner to the spammers by someone who manages that info (sponsor? processor handling affiliate program? employees/agents stealing the sponsor/processor databases? hackers stealing the sponsor/processor databases).

                                                                                                                          The first time this happened (over a year go), the email addresses I was using could have been potentially guessed, but in order to tighten up and track the offenders, I have been using very unique email addresses mapped 1:1 for each sponsor - and these unique addresses are showing up as the recipients for the spam we are getting.

                                                                                                                          These addresses were leaked somehow and I think we need to reconcile where these leaks are considering the implications.

                                                                                                                          If a sponsor or processor was hacked, they should let us know so we at least have the option to change our passwords/email addresses, etc.

                                                                                                                          From the flood of spam we have been getting for the past couple days it's not just one or two isolated sponsors - it's a bunch of them, but I do believe they may have a common processor, which begs the obvious questions.

                                                                                                                          I'd be willing to accept a sponsor/processor dropping the ball security-wise and owning up to it - security is a tough challenge in this biz.

                                                                                                                          I will not be as accepting of sponsors and/or processor who are leaking our data intentionally for whatever reason.
                                                                                                                          I know I get tons of it myself to sponsor emails, I also use the [email protected] for sponsors.
                                                                                                                          I also notiched an increase a couple of days ago, I started getting spam to emails I haven't gottent to before.
                                                                                                                          Seems like the spammer recently updated his database.
                                                                                                                          Truth Teller

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                                                                                                                            • u-Bob
                                                                                                                              there's no $$$ in porn
                                                                                                                              • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                              • 33063
                                                                                                                              #32
                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Keyser Soze
                                                                                                                              I also notiched an increase a couple of days ago, I started getting spam to emails I haven't gottent to before.
                                                                                                                              Seems like the spammer recently updated his database.
                                                                                                                              Question is, how/where did he get them?

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                                                                                                                                • Tempest
                                                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                  • May 2004
                                                                                                                                  • 10217
                                                                                                                                  #33
                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by u-Bob
                                                                                                                                  Question is, how/where did he get them?
                                                                                                                                  Exactly... For me it can't be ePassporte.. I don't have an account with them.

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                                                                                                                                    • Michael O
                                                                                                                                      More Cowbell
                                                                                                                                      • Jul 2001
                                                                                                                                      • 10607
                                                                                                                                      #34
                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by u-Bob
                                                                                                                                      Question is, how/where did he get them?
                                                                                                                                      yes that is the questions, I guess I used [email protected] at around 40-50 sponsors.
                                                                                                                                      On my :blackhole: email list I have 22 updated it with fatpockets@ and one more yesterday.

                                                                                                                                      Its something sponsors should take a litte more serious cause if someone has their webmaster email lists do they also have their member email list?
                                                                                                                                      Truth Teller

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                                                                                                                                        • Tempest
                                                                                                                                          Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                          • May 2004
                                                                                                                                          • 10217
                                                                                                                                          #35
                                                                                                                                          Originally posted by Keyser Soze
                                                                                                                                          Its something sponsors should take a litte more serious cause if someone has their webmaster email lists do they also have their member email list?
                                                                                                                                          I've never received any spam on my WM email with one particular huge sponsors. But I signed up for one of their "all access" type of sites with a VERY unique email address.. Within a month I was getting spam on it.. the same spam I get on other WM email addresses.

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                                                                                                                                            • dcortez
                                                                                                                                              DINO CORTEZ™
                                                                                                                                              • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                              • 2145
                                                                                                                                              #36
                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by Keyser Soze
                                                                                                                                              yes that is the questions, I guess I used [email protected] at around 40-50 sponsors.
                                                                                                                                              On my :blackhole: email list I have 22 updated it with fatpockets@ and one more yesterday.

                                                                                                                                              Its something sponsors should take a litte more serious cause if someone has their webmaster email lists do they also have their member email list?
                                                                                                                                              The email addresses I'm getting spam on are not as simple as [email protected] - that's why it points to database security and/or sponsor integrity issues.

                                                                                                                                              Also, if security has been compromised, then depending on the sponsor, other affiliate info may be at risk as well such as: passwords, bank info, id info, etc.

                                                                                                                                              We need to determine if the problem is simply someone (stupidly) trying to cash in on an email list or if this spam demonstrates that our affiliate info is not safe with sponsors and/or processors.

                                                                                                                                              As far as I can tell, this batch of spam started April/25. That's when email addresses I have hardly received email on before started getting hammered.

                                                                                                                                              I suppose we could also follow up on which sponsors are the beneficiaries of this spam although it's often difficult (and dangerous) to follow links in spam to sniff out the affiliate codes.

                                                                                                                                              Either way, this being the incestuous bunch it is, the spammers are probably following these threads as we try to ferret out who they are and how they got our info. I don't know about you, but it sure would be nice to send them and their partners in crime a very clear message.

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                                                                                                                                                • dcortez
                                                                                                                                                  DINO CORTEZ™
                                                                                                                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                                  • 2145
                                                                                                                                                  #37
                                                                                                                                                  Let's get down to business and start working the problem from both ends.

                                                                                                                                                  As we should know, a sponsor and/or affiliate code in spam does NOT necessarily mean that the sponsor and/or the affiliate are perpetrators of the spam - although the most common point of spam is to drive traffic to an affiliate account.

                                                                                                                                                  With that in mind, let's peel back to who seems to be benefiting from this spam and see where the trail leads...

                                                                                                                                                  For starters, who runs HardFlics.com ?

                                                                                                                                                  One of the spammers is routing the traffic to:

                                                                                                                                                  http: // www . hardflics . com / index.phtml ? 1261829120

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                                                                                                                                                    • studiocritic
                                                                                                                                                      Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                      • Jun 2005
                                                                                                                                                      • 2442
                                                                                                                                                      #38
                                                                                                                                                      I started this thread the other day:
                                                                                                                                                      http://www.gfy.com/showthread.php?t=602222

                                                                                                                                                      Lots of people said it was a dictionary attack (lol), or my mail server was compromised.. so, what now?
                                                                                                                                                      254342256

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                                                                                                                                                        • studiocritic
                                                                                                                                                          Confirmed User
                                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2005
                                                                                                                                                          • 2442
                                                                                                                                                          #39
                                                                                                                                                          i still haven't seen a single sponsor in any of these spam threads. WTF
                                                                                                                                                          254342256

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                                                                                                                                                            • betsy!
                                                                                                                                                              Registered User
                                                                                                                                                              • Feb 2006
                                                                                                                                                              • 37
                                                                                                                                                              #40
                                                                                                                                                              yes my husband and i got some recent spam from an address [email protected]. we emailed the sponsor hoping for some non dramatic resolution. waiting for response......
                                                                                                                                                              Betsy Good

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                                                                                                                                                                • dcortez
                                                                                                                                                                  DINO CORTEZ™
                                                                                                                                                                  • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                                                  • 2145
                                                                                                                                                                  #41
                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by studiocritic
                                                                                                                                                                  Lots of people said it was a dictionary attack (lol), or my mail server was compromised.. so, what now?
                                                                                                                                                                  Some of the addresses I'm getting spam on were never on my current mail server (they were registered with the sponsor years ago on a now gone server) - mail server being compromised does not explain these spams.

                                                                                                                                                                  There IS one common thread to virtually all of the sponsors (apparently) involved and even the (apparent) beneficiaries of the spam - the same billing processor seems to keep coming up from both ends.

                                                                                                                                                                  This may just be an obvious coincidence with such a small number of popular processors out there to start with - or not?

                                                                                                                                                                  What do you think?

                                                                                                                                                                  Would it be reasonable (without implying any complicity) to ask the billing processor to officially chime in on this issue and add their perspective to it?

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                                                                                                                                                                    • Tempest
                                                                                                                                                                      Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                      • May 2004
                                                                                                                                                                      • 10217
                                                                                                                                                                      #42
                                                                                                                                                                      Originally posted by dcortez
                                                                                                                                                                      With that in mind, let's peel back to who seems to be benefiting from this spam and see where the trail leads...

                                                                                                                                                                      For starters, who runs HardFlics.com ?

                                                                                                                                                                      One of the spammers is routing the traffic to:

                                                                                                                                                                      http: // www . hardflics . com / index.phtml ? 1261829120
                                                                                                                                                                      I posted some in this thread...

                                                                                                                                                                      http://www.gofuckyourself.com/showthread.php?t=602795

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                                                                                                                                                                        • dcortez
                                                                                                                                                                          DINO CORTEZ™
                                                                                                                                                                          • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                                                          • 2145
                                                                                                                                                                          #43
                                                                                                                                                                          Here's another one:

                                                                                                                                                                          http: // www . pepesadventures.com / ? revid=19381 & pid=36

                                                                                                                                                                          This is Platinum Bucks isn't it?

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                                                                                                                                                                            • Tempest
                                                                                                                                                                              Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                              • May 2004
                                                                                                                                                                              • 10217
                                                                                                                                                                              #44
                                                                                                                                                                              Originally posted by dcortez
                                                                                                                                                                              Here's another one:

                                                                                                                                                                              http: // www . pepesadventures.com / ? revid=19381 & pid=36

                                                                                                                                                                              This is Platinum Bucks isn't it?
                                                                                                                                                                              Yep... They're spamming lots of platinumbucks sites, all revid 19381

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                                                                                                                                                                                • Tempest
                                                                                                                                                                                  Too lazy to set a custom title
                                                                                                                                                                                  • May 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                  • 10217
                                                                                                                                                                                  #45
                                                                                                                                                                                  Originally posted by dcortez
                                                                                                                                                                                  For starters, who runs HardFlics.com ?

                                                                                                                                                                                  One of the spammers is routing the traffic to:

                                                                                                                                                                                  http: // www . hardflics . com / index.phtml ? 1261829120
                                                                                                                                                                                  hardflics.com redirects to harderflicz.com for me... there's like entire "program" worth of sites like this in all niches, no webmaster links though. Processed thru Paycom. Been around for quite some time now as I've run accross their sites before.

                                                                                                                                                                                  There's a link on their sites to
                                                                                                                                                                                  naughty.com
                                                                                                                                                                                  has the same whois/hosting as hardflics.com

                                                                                                                                                                                  2257 records indicate this:

                                                                                                                                                                                  Elizabeth Leach
                                                                                                                                                                                  Balboa Point Building Piso 6
                                                                                                                                                                                  Avenida Balboa
                                                                                                                                                                                  Panama City, Panama

                                                                                                                                                                                  hardflics.com registered to:

                                                                                                                                                                                  Casa Dominio SA
                                                                                                                                                                                  Corregimiento de Bella Vista, Avenida Balboa
                                                                                                                                                                                  Edificio Tricom, piso No 6
                                                                                                                                                                                  Panama
                                                                                                                                                                                  PA

                                                                                                                                                                                  administrator
                                                                                                                                                                                  Gabriel Dominguz legal at casadominio.com
                                                                                                                                                                                  Casa Dominio SA

                                                                                                                                                                                  casadominio.com - hosted by dynamicpipe.com ontario canada
                                                                                                                                                                                  hardflics.com - hosted by dynamicpipe.com ontario canada

                                                                                                                                                                                  harderflicz.com registered to:
                                                                                                                                                                                  Lux Cadella Corporation
                                                                                                                                                                                  1601 NW 97th Avenue
                                                                                                                                                                                  Unit 3-101
                                                                                                                                                                                  Miami
                                                                                                                                                                                  FL
                                                                                                                                                                                  33102-5216

                                                                                                                                                                                  Admin contact:
                                                                                                                                                                                  Jorge Marin legal at luxcadellacorp.com
                                                                                                                                                                                  Lux Cadella Corporation

                                                                                                                                                                                  harderflicz.com - hosted by dynamicpipe.com ontario canada

                                                                                                                                                                                  luxcadellacorp.com - hosted by Qix Hosting???

                                                                                                                                                                                  Qix Hosting and dynamicpipe are listed as the same company here:
                                                                                                                                                                                  http://www.switchanddata.com/custome...int=1&navid=39

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                                                                                                                                                                                    • Agent 488
                                                                                                                                                                                      Registered User
                                                                                                                                                                                      • Feb 2006
                                                                                                                                                                                      • 22511
                                                                                                                                                                                      #46
                                                                                                                                                                                      it's getting outta hand in the last couple dayz.

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                                                                                                                                                                                        • u-Bob
                                                                                                                                                                                          there's no $$$ in porn
                                                                                                                                                                                          • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                                                                                          • 33063
                                                                                                                                                                                          #47
                                                                                                                                                                                          * bump *

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                                                                                                                                                                                            • dcortez
                                                                                                                                                                                              DINO CORTEZ™
                                                                                                                                                                                              • Jun 2003
                                                                                                                                                                                              • 2145
                                                                                                                                                                                              #48
                                                                                                                                                                                              The spam is directed to a bunch of new domains created around April 25 this year.

                                                                                                                                                                                              The volume of spam to affiliate email addresses is still very high today.

                                                                                                                                                                                              You would think that the spammers would realize that their jig is up by now and they are going to be losing all their sales when their account is closed.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                • edgeprod
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Permanently Gone
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • Mar 2004
                                                                                                                                                                                                  • 10019
                                                                                                                                                                                                  #49
                                                                                                                                                                                                  I just got spammed on the email I gave to Platinum Bucks, and on the one I gave to ProAdult.

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                                                                                                                                                                                                    • u-Bob
                                                                                                                                                                                                      there's no $$$ in porn
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • Jul 2005
                                                                                                                                                                                                      • 33063
                                                                                                                                                                                                      #50
                                                                                                                                                                                                      * bump *

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