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July 12, 2005
A Delightful Weapon Against Spammers
Some mornings when I open my email and see the stream of often disgusting & obscene spam, I feel the urge to scream (or strangle!). But mostly we feel impotent to fight back, so it's always a pleasure to find an effective weapon against these slimeballs.
One of my absolute favorite writers lives on Fantomaster and he has a wonderful article about how to hit the damned spammers where it hurts - in their pocketbook. Pointing out that much spam these days sends its victims to toll free numbers, he says, "This will typically be a commercial call center running a wide spectrum of toll free numbers (both national and international) to entice victims to order by phone."
Ah. Toll free numbers - to us. Not toll free to spammers. He even gives us lots of tips to hurt the spammers more, such as:
* Calling more often hurts more than extended length
* Ask convoluted questions that can't be easily answered (“Give me three good reasons why I should trust you with my credit card data.”)
* "Tempting though it may be, don't just hook on your modem and set it on scheduled automatic dialer."
For more delightful thoughts on this subject, read the entire wonderful article:
Anti-Spam Tip #003: Hitting Spammers Where It Hurts the Most — In Their Pockets!
Posted by SydneyJohnston at July 12, 2005 9:36 AM
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