Topic: Someone spamming the MtGox userlist with TradeHill referral spam (Read 6583 times)
I think Tradehill should say that anyone that mass-spam mtgox users with referer will get banned and account stuff seized, this would stop.
I think it is important to keep in mind that anyone could have sent those emails, it's likely not someone Tradehill is very fond of right now...
well, counting 3 different mtgox-leak-related spam-emails up to now. this sux!
In addition to the one already mentioned, I received:
In addition to the one already mentioned, I received:
- We Accept Bitcoins - GBVault - this one has the recipient list in "To" header, damn moron!
- Was this the last straw with Mt Gox? - another tradehill referrer.
I think I've worked out who this person is who sent the emails. For obvious reasons I wont name and shame, but I must say that wether the intentions where good or bad. Not cool.
His intentions are clear: make money by referring people to tradehill.
The other stuff about "letting everyone know" is bullshit, because mtgox already did that.
This is very lowly behaviour. Shame on him.
I was OK with one. But I got six of the same e-mail. If you're going to e-mail all the users in the leaked database like a badass 31337 Internet hero, do it properly.
One is not ok. 15 (which I got) is not ok at all. What the hell good is it to send it more than once???
Wow lot's of hostility!
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I think people are hostile because they believe he's lying. If he's not lying, then maybe he's the one who compromised it. Or at least that's the feeling I got from them.
He's not the one who compromised it, he's just someone who rote a program to extract the emails from the CSV file and then proceeded to email everyone on the list so a) he could get them to sign up to Trade Hill with his referral and b) they might send him BTC donations to the address he provided. Yes, he did this with the intention of hoping to get referrals/free coins but what he did was also informative if for some reason you hadn't already found out about MtGox
That's true. I was just answering why I thought people were being hostile. Although I don't understand ow I was in the list as I don't have a Mt Gox account. Unless other sites were compromised too.
Well he used stolen email-addresses (even though he didn't stole them himself) in order to make money from a referral code. Not to help people, the mail would of course not exist without the referral. Spam in its worst form
Wow lot's of hostility!
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I think people are hostile because they believe he's lying. If he's not lying, then maybe he's the one who compromised it. Or at least that's the feeling I got from them.
He's not the one who compromised it, he's just someone who rote a program to extract the emails from the CSV file and then proceeded to email everyone on the list so a) he could get them to sign up to Trade Hill with his referral and b) they might send him BTC donations to the address he provided. Yes, he did this with the intention of hoping to get referrals/free coins but what he did was also informative if for some reason you hadn't already found out about MtGox
That's true. I was just answering why I thought people were being hostile. Although I don't understand ow I was in the list as I don't have a Mt Gox account. Unless other sites were compromised too.
Wow lot's of hostility!
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I think people are hostile because they believe he's lying. If he's not lying, then maybe he's the one who compromised it. Or at least that's the feeling I got from them.
He's not the one who compromised it, he's just someone who rote a program to extract the emails from the CSV file and then proceeded to email everyone on the list so a) he could get them to sign up to Trade Hill with his referral and b) they might send him BTC donations to the address he provided. Yes, he did this with the intention of hoping to get referrals/free coins but what he did was also informative if for some reason you hadn't already found out about MtGox
+1
I don't mind this email..will be one of many expected in the next days..As the email addresses are floating around in the wild a lot of spam is to be expected..
Just delete and ignore..
And it has a positive side effect as well..People are reminded that websites are always vulnerable for attacks and that you never should use the same password again and so on..
And in addition..it should also be a wakeup call for all the lazy server admin and IT ppl thinking, that they never will be hacked..Improve your security guys..before it's to late..
Cheers
End
I don't mind this email..will be one of many expected in the next days..As the email addresses are floating around in the wild a lot of spam is to be expected..
Just delete and ignore..
And it has a positive side effect as well..People are reminded that websites are always vulnerable for attacks and that you never should use the same password again and so on..
And in addition..it should also be a wakeup call for all the lazy server admin and IT ppl thinking, that they never will be hacked..Improve your security guys..before it's to late..
Cheers
End
Wow lot's of hostility!
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I think people are hostile because they believe he's lying. If he's not lying, then maybe he's the one who compromised it. Or at least that's the feeling I got from them.
Wow lot's of hostility!
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
I got the email also and personally appreciated the message. So what if he put a referral code in there? I think if he hadn't put the TradeHill reference then nobody would have a problem with his announcement/public service message. But the fact that he might -profit- from referrals... well that's unacceptable!!!
Not a big deal either way, and it's probably good for everyone on that list to have received an email informing them that the list was compromised.
Fire Away! This is the email address it was sent from.
[email protected]
This was recovered from the email's source code.
Googling "goemitar" turns up interesting results... [email protected]
This was recovered from the email's source code.
Got a 2nd email with a different link to TradeHill:
Quote
From: [email protected]
Subject: Was this the last straw with Mt Gox?
The latest in a string of hacks to Mt Gox has made me move to Trade Hill. Use this referral code to get 10% off all trade fees: TH-R13698
Sign up at Trade Hill today!
http://www.tradehill.com/?r=TH-R13698
Subject: Was this the last straw with Mt Gox?
The latest in a string of hacks to Mt Gox has made me move to Trade Hill. Use this referral code to get 10% off all trade fees: TH-R13698
Sign up at Trade Hill today!
http://www.tradehill.com/?r=TH-R13698
I think I've worked out who this person is who sent the emails. For obvious reasons I wont name and shame, but I must say that wether the intentions where good or bad. Not cool.
I got 7 of those emails.
I'd also like to say that this person is not affiliated with The Bitcoin List in any way.
I'd also like to say that this person is not affiliated with The Bitcoin List in any way.
I got that shit to 
.
Fuck you whoever you are!
.Fuck you whoever you are!
I think tradehill posted in another thread they'd be removing this users referrals.
This thread http://forum.bitcoin.org/index.php?topic=19707.0
In short, we hate spammers as much as you do and this isn't how we run our business.
At the least he'll have his referral codes stripped.
Unless i'm mistaken, email senders can be spoofed quite easily...
How do you know?
I admire his hustle, but this guy is a real fool.
My guess is Trade Hill has this guy's real name, etc.
What he did is very illegal, and there's a reason spammers don't tell you who they are. YOU personally can sue this guy (for something like $16,000 I think). Of course odds are he doesn't have enough assets to cover even 1 settlement, let alone thousands, so you're not going to get rich off him but he is probably in a world of hurt from this.
Very illegal??My guess is Trade Hill has this guy's real name, etc.
What he did is very illegal, and there's a reason spammers don't tell you who they are. YOU personally can sue this guy (for something like $16,000 I think). Of course odds are he doesn't have enough assets to cover even 1 settlement, let alone thousands, so you're not going to get rich off him but he is probably in a world of hurt from this.
Fire Away! This is the email address it was sent from.
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