🚀 go-pugleaf

J K Rigney (jkri...@msn.com) wrote:
: Proudy wrote:
: > 
: > mdub...@gsoft.com (Micah) wrote:
: > 
: > >How many times a day do you see these stupid MMF ('Make Money Fast')
: > >posts?  You know, the chain letters that claim you can earn $50,000
: > >from $5...
: >  --snip--
: > 
: > Okay, here it is once again.
: > These online postings come from the original mailouts that have been
: > done for years. Of course they don't work, and yes it is just another
: > pyramid scheme. 

: I routinely report chain letters to the offenders' ISP's. Often as not,
: I get a reply that service has been terminated or suspended. I got a
: reply from a Canadian ISP indicating that they not only suspended the
: offender but reported ALL of the names and addresses in the chain letter
: to the RCMP. Looks like the service providers are really getting sick of
: it.

: I encourage everyone not to flame the spammer--that just clogs up the
: newsgroup(s) to which the garbage is posted--but to report the abuse to
: the postmaster at the place of origin (check the header for NNTP Posting
: Host). It does get results.


Way to go!  I do the same, sometimes as often as 20-25 a week.  Had one 
ass plead with me to not tell his IP.  Told him to live and learn.
BTW, here in Canada, we have a branch of the RCMP that deals with 
computer crime (ITSB).  If anyone wants e-mail addresses, drop me a line.