Topic: TradeHill Spam (Read 8324 times)
Oh boy.. for the first time i'm thankful that my spam filter is over sensitive
Yup, checks out, me too.
And the shit storm had just began...
And the shit storm had just began...
New SPAM Mail - not from tradehill -> [email protected]
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We offer loan at 2%. Apply by providing the below information.
1. Names:
2. Telephone:
3. Country:
4. Amount Needed
1. Names:
2. Telephone:
3. Country:
4. Amount Needed
Got this one too, hurray!
New SPAM Mail - not from tradehill -> [email protected]
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We offer loan at 2%. Apply by providing the below information.
1. Names:
2. Telephone:
3. Country:
4. Amount Needed
1. Names:
2. Telephone:
3. Country:
4. Amount Needed
Unlucky you! Normally those emails to me come with "You won 1,000,000 United States Dollars" (love how they're descriptive, just in case I may believe it would be Zimbabwean Dollars)...
New SPAM Mail - not from tradehill -> [email protected]
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We offer loan at 2%. Apply by providing the below information.
1. Names:
2. Telephone:
3. Country:
4. Amount Needed
1. Names:
2. Telephone:
3. Country:
4. Amount Needed
Right, GBVault is on my "permanent shit list" now.
Mine, too. They do claim, at the top of their website, that “NOTICE: A bogus distribution list was sold to us; we appologize to the individuals who just received an email!”. However, they should be smarter than using an unverified list (i.e., they should use double opt-in), so GBVault is permanently on my shit list, too.
Cheers,
Right, GBVault is on my "permanent shit list" now.
I got the email 5 times, this is stupid and I hope they just delete this guy his account.
I got the email 9 times, and I emailed the TH admin to ask them ban the user.
Cheers,
Seven emails from someone I don't know, giving me advice I don't need, encouraging me to change exchanges even though I already have accounts at both, and trying to get referral fees out of it - that sure meets my definition of spam.
Spam is getting advertisements for male performance products or whatever, for no good reason, out of the blue.
Ms. BS's timely and responsive email blast was primarily an advisory about the MtGox situation, with the additional option of using TradeHill as a handy replacement also being provided.
Your objections just go to show that no good deed goes unpunished.
Mt. Gox had already e-mailed everyone, there was no need for any self-appointed "hero" to spam his affiliate link 8 times to 60,000 people.
If the e-mail had arrived ONCE, BEFORE the official Mt. Gox mail, and had NOT had commercial content, you might have a point.
wow, lots of spam.
I applaud Tradehill for their actions on the matter.
As for the spammers they have a nice bit of direct marketing, for us bitcoin users. Maybe this will simulate the economy, or at the least make everyone upgrade their google mailbox to accommodate the extra spam.
I applaud Tradehill for their actions on the matter.
As for the spammers they have a nice bit of direct marketing, for us bitcoin users. Maybe this will simulate the economy, or at the least make everyone upgrade their google mailbox to accommodate the extra spam.
Ms. Bitcoin Supporter should be given a double commission ...
That email did not provide me anything I didn't already know from reading the forum. It was unsolicited and therefore SPAM. It was obviously opportunistic, maybe not malicious, but definitively opportunistic.
Just got one from 15977 myself.
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Helo Bitcoin Firend,
A few hours ago the Bitcoin trading website Mt Gox has been hacked. Malicious individuals have been able to obtain a database containing usernames, email address and encrypted passwords. This information has been posted publicly on the internet.
As a Bitcoin supporter I'm now sending a message to every email address contained in the hacked database. This is to warn you that your username, email address and password have been leaked. I therefore strongly advice you to change your passwords. If you have used the same password on different websites it's highly recommended to change your password on all of your accounts!
For a more secure alternative to Mt Gox, the community appears to be moving to TradeHill. So this is no reason to lose faith in Bitcoin itself. It must be seen as a warning that not every website can be trusted with your data however! Their link is http://www.tradehill.com/?r=TH-R15977.
Sincerely,
A Bitcoin supporter
1ENwoR6KAfAiuH57fqLxX2iCfEANYDdCtd
PS: We do offer undetected multiplayer cheats for Call of Duty and other games!
Checkout http://netcoders.cc and buy your PB or VAC proof copy today with Bitcoins!
A few hours ago the Bitcoin trading website Mt Gox has been hacked. Malicious individuals have been able to obtain a database containing usernames, email address and encrypted passwords. This information has been posted publicly on the internet.
As a Bitcoin supporter I'm now sending a message to every email address contained in the hacked database. This is to warn you that your username, email address and password have been leaked. I therefore strongly advice you to change your passwords. If you have used the same password on different websites it's highly recommended to change your password on all of your accounts!
For a more secure alternative to Mt Gox, the community appears to be moving to TradeHill. So this is no reason to lose faith in Bitcoin itself. It must be seen as a warning that not every website can be trusted with your data however! Their link is http://www.tradehill.com/?r=TH-R15977.
Sincerely,
A Bitcoin supporter
1ENwoR6KAfAiuH57fqLxX2iCfEANYDdCtd
PS: We do offer undetected multiplayer cheats for Call of Duty and other games!
Checkout http://netcoders.cc and buy your PB or VAC proof copy today with Bitcoins!
Yes, I got it also.
Subject: We Accept Bitcoins - GBVault
Some dickhead sales guy there (probably) last name Jefferson.
Received: from JEFFERSON ([107.10.208.130]) by gbvault.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514);
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:33:51 -0400
Subject: We Accept Bitcoins - GBVault
Some dickhead sales guy there (probably) last name Jefferson.
Received: from JEFFERSON ([107.10.208.130]) by gbvault.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.17514);
Sun, 19 Jun 2011 22:33:51 -0400
Sweet mother of all bullshits on Earth!!!! 
Just got a spam email which the spammer put all of us (unfortunate users who gave the email address to MtGox) in the To field!
Expecting now witchcraft chains...
Just got a spam email which the spammer put all of us (unfortunate users who gave the email address to MtGox) in the To field!
Expecting now witchcraft chains...
Yeah, I think I just got that one, it's titled "We Accept Bitcoins - GBVault".
Sweet mother of all bullshits on Earth!!!!
Just got a spam email which the spammer put all of us (unfortunate users who gave the email address to MtGox) in the To field!
Expecting now witchcraft chains...
Just got a spam email which the spammer put all of us (unfortunate users who gave the email address to MtGox) in the To field!
Expecting now witchcraft chains...
This is most certainly spam. Spam using illegally-obtained email addresses as targets. It's base, repulsive, and plain annoying.
Time to ban/freeze/delete/destroy the new Tradehill ref IDs: TH-R15977 & TH-R13698. These people are moral-less.
Time to ban/freeze/delete/destroy the new Tradehill ref IDs: TH-R15977 & TH-R13698. These people are moral-less.
I agree, I also got these messages.
I didn't provide that person with my email address or opt-in to their messages. This makes it spam.
No, that's incorrect. For example, reference the situation which occurred at Gawker:
http://opensource.com/life/10/12/what-hintio-and-why-are-they-emailing-you
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So what of hint.io, then? It appears to be the tool for a group that took matters into their own hands after Gawker opted to leave its users in the dark. TNW (The Next Web) calls them "good Samaritans." But at least one commenter there thinks that those sending the emails are as bad as those who compromised the accounts to begin with, since they're using the compromised data to sent the alerts.
As one of the recipients, I disagree. I'm thankful for their transparency where Gawker was unwilling. The data has been released. That can't be changed. But they've used it for good, not evil. Or at least as an effort to help prevent more evil.
As one of the recipients, I disagree. I'm thankful for their transparency where Gawker was unwilling. The data has been released. That can't be changed. But they've used it for good, not evil. Or at least as an effort to help prevent more evil.
I've already explained the difference between "any email that hurts your feelings" and "spam."
This is like trying to reason with someone that calls anyone who disagrees with them in an online forum a "troll."
Go one step further.
We should find him, torture him and cut him in pieces
We should find him, torture him and cut him in pieces
+1
Good for him someone should be warning people. The referral is a bit sleezy but so is ANY tradehill referral link. Get off your high horses.
Someone warned all the people on the lulzsec compromised e-mail list. Were they wrong too?
Someone warned all the people on the lulzsec compromised e-mail list. Were they wrong too?
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