The other day I recieved a piece of spam. Nothing spectacular, no jewel cartels [1], no ex-girlfriends [2], no marijuana [3] and no pleas for help from timetravellers. [4] Nope, just your ordinary porn spam.
Only it was to my private email address—the one that until now was spam free.
I want to make sure the person that sent this out pays.
So I start tracking headers, and well, it seems to come from China, which means there isn't a whole lot I can do. Or is there? This is what I sent back to the spammer and various upstream providers (including the one in China):
This is unsolicited spam. Please remove me from your list promptly. To the others I have carboned on this message: the user is a spammer and I did not request to receive this email, nor do I wish to receive such email, nor do I want the products advertised herein. A copy of the full email follows.
Thank you.
[headers removed—nothing important here]
Hello I am your Falun Gong instructor. > I am the one you dream About, > I will train you in the ways of Falun Gong, for it is my life, > Love to talk about and any subject. > > > Falun Gong is my way of life, > Ultimate in exercise. > > Yeeeeeeeeaaaahhh > I am ready for you. > > It is not yoru looks but your determination that matters most, > With My teaching skills I can make your dream come true… > > Hurry up! call me let me instruct for you……………. > > > TOLL-FREE: 1-877-451-8336 > > For phone billing: 1-900-993-2582 > –
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Falun Gong [5] being an illegal religion in China. I hope the spammer doesn't mind me changing the message a bit.