on Tue, Dec 05, 2000 at 09:42:31AM +1100, Chris Kenrick (chriskenrick@iname.com) wrote:
> Re: debian-user-digest Digest V100 #704>>Make A Buck Or Two @ TheMail.com -
> Free Internet Email
> >>Sign-up today at http://www.themail.com/ref.htm?ref=1763925
>
> Did anyone else notice this bit?
>
> I had a quick look at the web page, and basically its a pyramid
> scheme where you get money for signing people up.
>
> From the web page:
>
> "TheMail.com will pay you $0.0025 for each new email read by a
> referral. TheMail.com will pay you $0.0005 for each new email read
> by an indirect referral. At first glance this may seem very low and
> not worth it, but believe me it adds up very quickly! If you have
> just a few hundred persons in your downline you stand to make about
> $20 - $30 a month. With a little time and effort $200
> - $300 a month is very attainable"
>
> Looks to me like they were/are trying to get people to join up and
> thus make money out of them. Explains the blank messages,
> anyway...
And, despite the "no spam" message, I've had no response from repeated
forwards to abuse@ and postmaster@ this address.
I've added the following rule to my procmail filters utilizing standard
response and whois addresses:
# Annoyance on debian-user Mon Dec 4 18:19:17 PST 2000
# It's actually a pyramid email spam thing.
:0
* ^FROM.*@themail.com
! postmaster@themail.com abuse@themail.com hostmaster@DOMAINNAMESERVICE.NET support@themail.com cowmaster@DOMAINCOW.COM accounting@THEMAIL.COM
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