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06 Sep 2006, 8:53 pm

On 05/08/2006 03:58 pm EDT, Lolita wrote:

Hello Mark!! !! !
I found your profile on this site. For a long time I thumbed through the pages of this site and encountered yours.
Though I do not know, whether you will be interested my letter, nevertheless I have decided to write to you. It was
difficult for me to write to someone over the Internet. But I decided to write to you as your profile has interested me.
It is a very important action for me. My girlfriend has helped with it. I could not find whom in life would be my second
half; my girlfriend advised me to search for my second half on the Internet. She has told me that it is now usual
business, and many girls find love this way.
She has made for me a registration on this site and has helped with a search, as I very poorly understand computers.
I want to tell to you a little about myself. I am a cheerful girl. People say that I am nice. My name is Aleona. My age
is 37 years. I think that I can tell you more about myself in a letter for you. It is a pity to me that I cannot show my
photo to you now. But I promise, that I shall send you it in my letter in reply to yours.
I am very seriously concerned we might become acquainted with each other, and I want that you to answer me.
As it is very important for me. I can read your letter on my e-mail, as I shall not able to read your letter on my profile in this site. I do not know how
to use it.
My e-mail is email address not shown

I shall look forward to hearing from you, and sincerely I hope, that you will not disregard it and please write to me. It
would be fine read your answer, but I shall not take offence if you will not be interested me. I shall not consider
anybody else until yet I shall have received your answer.
Please write to me.
Sincerely yours Aleona!!


Bye!! ! Bye!! !


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06 Sep 2006, 9:47 pm

I am never ever going to send Mr Mark a pm or an email or get into msn chat or nothing.

Sheesh. It seems like every time someone contacts Mr Mark in a private manner, he reposts the whole thing here in an open public forum as "spam". I think everyone should beware of this problem.

Even if it really is spam - I don't think we're supposed to be posting spam on the forums anyway.

However I can't figure out what product this supposed spam is promoting so I wouldn't call it spam. To me this seems like one poor person trying to make friends with Mr Mark, perhaps so he can learn to be a better person - unfortunately he didn't say why Mr Mark interested him. And Mr Mark does this rotten thing in return.



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06 Sep 2006, 9:54 pm

wobbegong wrote:
I am never ever going to send Mr Mark a pm or an email or get into msn chat or nothing.

Sheesh. It seems like every time someone contacts Mr Mark in a private manner, he reposts the whole thing here in an open public forum as "spam". I think everyone should beware of this problem.

Even if it really is spam - I don't think we're supposed to be posting spam on the forums anyway.

However I can't figure out what product this supposed spam is promoting so I wouldn't call it spam. To me this seems like one poor person trying to make friends with Mr Mark, perhaps so he can learn to be a better person - unfortunately he didn't say why Mr Mark interested him. And Mr Mark does this rotten thing in return.


Dude, that's obviously spam and it's good that he warned others of the danger so step down from your soap box.


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06 Sep 2006, 10:05 pm

My guess is it will be a lady in a former USSR (well pretending to be a lady) that
will try to strike up a pen pal relationship and at some point ask for a small gift
and then request money for some emergency.

The most commom scam is it will be she will have a webcam with nude pictures and
try to get MrMark credit card number for that service or infact to completely rip him
off.

Its very rare that a female will contact a male out of the blue like that.



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06 Sep 2006, 10:06 pm

Ok Ok Ok.

I've got spam filters, and anything that comes from someone I don't know with a subject that doesn't make sense - tends to get deleted unread anyway.

So the clues on this one are the user id / from name "Lolita" - what creepy girl would use that name, and "I don't know how to use this stuff" and not saying why she was interested - what makes Mr Mark different to all the others she could choose from.

If Mr Mark is going to post every spam he gets and every email/contact he gets that he thinks is spam - we're going to be inundated.

edit - more:
http://spamhuntress.com/2006/08/04/russian-girls/

I did have a pakistani bloke emailing me for a while, he wanted to get to australia on a sporting scholarship - except Australia doesn't do this the way the USA does. Well not for amateur sports anyway. And then he wanted to marry me. I told him to study to be a nurse - he'd definitely get in. It was really sad. He never asked for money though.



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06 Sep 2006, 11:56 pm

TheMachine1 wrote:
My guess is it will be a lady in a former USSR (well pretending to be a lady) that
will try to strike up a pen pal relationship and at some point ask for a small gift
and then request money for some emergency.

The most commom scam is it will be she will have a webcam with nude pictures and
try to get MrMark credit card number for that service or infact to completely rip him
off.

Its very rare that a female will contact a male out of the blue like that.


I get these letters from Russian "mail order brides" pretty often from dating sites. You're probably right, it could well be a scam artists looking for money.


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06 Sep 2006, 11:58 pm

Damn internet connection!! I keep loosing reception only to find out i've double posted!! :evil:


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07 Sep 2006, 12:44 am

You would have to be really stupid to send them credit card info



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07 Sep 2006, 12:53 am

bizarre wrote:
You would have to be really stupid to send them credit card info


Thats the whole evil of spam they send millions of spam e-mails to get a handfull
of suckers.



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07 Sep 2006, 1:44 am

yeah most spam is for penis enlargers and viagra etc. that kind of stuff.
allot of guys must buy into that stuff :lol:



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07 Sep 2006, 2:28 am

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07 Sep 2006, 6:17 am

On 05/18/2006 01:22 pm EDT, Natalya wrote:





Hello the my dear friend!! !! !!
I as have very much become interested in you and you have drawn my attention. I could tell to you a little about myself but I think that if you are interested by those you to me will answer also I to you I shall necessarily tell. Only I wanted you to tell that I in searches loved and the support for the further life.
My name Natalya and I very much hope that you answer my letter to you and will not disregard. 35 years and I to you shall send me the picture in the following letter if you will be interested with my destiny And my existence. With the big Gratitude and as hope that you answer my letter. Your future friend Natalya. Please tell me about yourself and send a photo. You can write to me to the address: kapelka****@*******.ru I shall wait from you for news!


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07 Sep 2006, 8:05 am

I see how this is spam, and I'm glad you handled it the right way.

Here we go, having fun with the likeness of Monty Python again!


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07 Sep 2006, 7:51 pm

For those of you with scorecards, there are 65 pri-
vate messages in my mailbox that only I have seen.
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07 Sep 2006, 7:53 pm

On 07/19/2006 11:17 am EDT, Elen wrote:

Hi!
My name is Elena.
I was born and I live at present in Russia, in city Glazov.
You probably interests why the Russian woman has decided to write to you.
All the matter is that I liked your structure. And I very much would like to get acquainted with you.
To learn about your life. It would be very interesting to me to learn more about you.
To me of 36 years.
I have no children and never was married. The beautiful young woman not having bad habits. I live one.
I wish to get acquainted with self-assured the man. Which searches for serious attitudes with such woman as I.
I work as the veterinary in one of clinics of my city. At leisure I very much like to be engaged in colors.
I am engaged in cultivation of indoor plants. And very much I love animals.
If you were interested with my letter, I with impatience shall wait for your answer.
I would like to see your photos. I with pleasure shall answer your letter and all your questions.
I also shall send you some the photos.

Write to me on mine E-mail: email address not shown


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08 Sep 2006, 5:27 am

On 08/19/2006 12:21 pm EDT, Sandra wrote:

Hello Mark,


How are you doing and how is everything with you over there,.I am Sandra by name and am from lagos nigeria but brought up in Us texas.I just saw your profile while doing the search so i decided to contact you to know if you would like to know me.

I have a chating id incase if you would like to chat with me,....Lovsandy***.

Hope to hear from you soon
Sandra.


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