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Not sure where to post this -- should I be raising spam issues in the good, the bad, and the ugly forum instead?
I got some spam from an online knives place, and judging by the
"To:" list, they could very well have gotten the names off of
bladeforums. I make it a policy never to support spammers, especially
when they resort to scumbag tricks like the following. If you feel
the same, please avoid these guys.
The first email I got was from "Steve Bramucci" from a hotmail
account. This is likely a front email for the online knife place.
It reads as follows:
-------------- beginning of email
Dear Knife Man,
I don't know how you got my e-mail adress but thanks for the message. That
is quite a site. i did some price comparing and you do have my personal
favorintes: the knife center, discount knives & blowout knives beat in
price. I would suggest that you carry more brands but I love the way that
the site is set up. It was easy to browse and tour. Good luck in the knife
business put me on your mailing list. i hate to see it but you were right
you do have other sites beat with your prices. Good Luck
Steve B
-------------- end of email
So basically, I'm supposed to be so stupid that I don't realize that
this is the knife seller himself, trying to send out a fake endorsement.
This was sent to a fairly large "To:" list of prominent knife netters.
This was followed up by an email from the knife seller himself, using
the exact same "To:" list. He calls himself "The Knife Man". I'm
thinking I should avoid posting his URL so that no one else finds
out about this guy with his slimey sales tactics. What do you think?
Joe
PS just did some price comparisons, some of this guy's prices are good, but he gets beat on most things by discountknives. sheesh.
[This message has been edited by Joe Talmadge (edited 04 August 1999).]
I got some spam from an online knives place, and judging by the
"To:" list, they could very well have gotten the names off of
bladeforums. I make it a policy never to support spammers, especially
when they resort to scumbag tricks like the following. If you feel
the same, please avoid these guys.
The first email I got was from "Steve Bramucci" from a hotmail
account. This is likely a front email for the online knife place.
It reads as follows:
-------------- beginning of email
Dear Knife Man,
I don't know how you got my e-mail adress but thanks for the message. That
is quite a site. i did some price comparing and you do have my personal
favorintes: the knife center, discount knives & blowout knives beat in
price. I would suggest that you carry more brands but I love the way that
the site is set up. It was easy to browse and tour. Good luck in the knife
business put me on your mailing list. i hate to see it but you were right
you do have other sites beat with your prices. Good Luck
Steve B
-------------- end of email
So basically, I'm supposed to be so stupid that I don't realize that
this is the knife seller himself, trying to send out a fake endorsement.
This was sent to a fairly large "To:" list of prominent knife netters.
This was followed up by an email from the knife seller himself, using
the exact same "To:" list. He calls himself "The Knife Man". I'm
thinking I should avoid posting his URL so that no one else finds
out about this guy with his slimey sales tactics. What do you think?
Joe
PS just did some price comparisons, some of this guy's prices are good, but he gets beat on most things by discountknives. sheesh.
[This message has been edited by Joe Talmadge (edited 04 August 1999).]