americangreetings = sending me spam non stop

The_Neon_Cowboy · Aug 30, 2004, 09:07 PM

americangreetings keeps sending me spam non stop... I've removed my self from thier email list several times via their website and the provided link.I sent them a rather unhappy email lets see if they stop.

I truely hate companies like this!
they buy you email adresses, collect them , spam them and then try to say your a memember or signed up for something and some how opted in

with out your knowledge or permission. Yet no member account exists.

I've had people tell me to sign in anad cahae my peferances lol! how when i have no users name or password? and if I try their password/account retrival for kicks I get no account useing that email messages....

I wish something can be done about this crap..............

Logla · Aug 30, 2004, 09:16 PM

I've been getting loads of porn spam lately. There seems to be 2 lots I'm getting and one of the spammers doesn't include "sexually explicit" in the message title.

One thing I would stop doing Neon, is removing yourself from there lists - all this does is confirm that your email address exists and you will get more spam.

Use something like mailwasher to bounce the messages rather than download them (if you have a pop3 account of course)

Zelig · Aug 30, 2004, 10:24 PM

Bouncing messages with mailwasher doesn't work all that well, since almost all spam messages have forged addresses, a lot of them from people who tried to unsubscribe from the same spam mailings.

~~HawK~~ · Aug 30, 2004, 11:09 PM

for those with Outlook Express, remove the show preview pane, this way only headers and not the message will be shown or be downloaded

uncheck the show preview pane:

or just add the not wanted sender to the block sender list:

or click on the header and choose block sender:

Nacht · Aug 31, 2004, 04:09 AM

id just block it...i hate when "reputable" companies do this.

Falstaff · Aug 31, 2004, 04:14 AM

Im sure its not as entertaining as non stop ads from Porn sights is it?....

Logla · Aug 31, 2004, 09:56 AM

Yeah, the porn ones are the ones that provide the most interesting situations.

Like I get an email from "Mike" saying "I found it". I stupidly click on the message just as my girlfriend walks into the room behind me. Takes some explaining I can tell you.

Spyro124 · Aug 31, 2004, 10:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The_Neon_Cowboy

americangreetings keeps sending me spam non stop... I've removed my self from thier email list several times via their website and the provided link.

Yeah I never trust those unsubscribe links anymore, once did it, so the spam stopped for 2 weeks and after that it got back, but not only that I also started to get spam from diffirent companies now.

Aug 30, 2004, 09:07 PM	#1
The_Neon_Cowboy HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,009 Rep Power: 90 System Specs	americangreetings = sending me spam non stop americangreetings keeps sending me spam non stop... I've removed my self from thier email list several times via their website and the provided link.I sent them a rather unhappy email lets see if they stop. I truely hate companies like this! they buy you email adresses, collect them , spam them and then try to say your a memember or signed up for something and some how opted in with out your knowledge or permission. Yet no member account exists. I've had people tell me to sign in anad cahae my peferances lol! how when i have no users name or password? and if I try their password/account retrival for kicks I get no account useing that email messages.... I wish something can be done about this crap.............. __________________

Aug 31, 2004, 04:14 AM	#6
Falstaff Old Codger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: USAFA Posts: 19,047 Rep Power: 206	Im sure its not as entertaining as non stop ads from Porn sights is it?.... __________________ "Inspiration is always a surprising visitor."

Aug 30, 2004, 09:16 PM	#2
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 62	I've been getting loads of porn spam lately. There seems to be 2 lots I'm getting and one of the spammers doesn't include "sexually explicit" in the message title. One thing I would stop doing Neon, is removing yourself from there lists - all this does is confirm that your email address exists and you will get more spam. Use something like mailwasher to bounce the messages rather than download them (if you have a pop3 account of course)

Aug 30, 2004, 10:24 PM	#3
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 69 System Specs	Bouncing messages with mailwasher doesn't work all that well, since almost all spam messages have forged addresses, a lot of them from people who tried to unsubscribe from the same spam mailings.

Aug 30, 2004, 11:09 PM	#4
~~HawK~~ Banned Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 2,092 Rep Power: 0	for those with Outlook Express, remove the show preview pane, this way only headers and not the message will be shown or be downloaded uncheck the show preview pane: or just add the not wanted sender to the block sender list: or click on the header and choose block sender:

Aug 31, 2004, 04:09 AM	#5
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	id just block it...i hate when "reputable" companies do this.

Aug 31, 2004, 09:56 AM	#7
Logla HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 3,311 Rep Power: 62	Yeah, the porn ones are the ones that provide the most interesting situations. Like I get an email from "Mike" saying "I found it". I stupidly click on the message just as my girlfriend walks into the room behind me. Takes some explaining I can tell you.