Getting back at Chinese spammers

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.

[1] /boston/2001/01/26.1

[2] /boston/2001/02/21.3

[3] /boston/2001/11/19.1

[4] /boston/2001/12/05.2

[5] http://www.fofg.org/

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