Your amazon.com order #131-736-3991 has shipped From:"ship-confirm@amazon.com"(ship-confirm@amazon.com) To: moira@moirabreen.com
Not only the bogus shipping confirmation cited in the subject line, but the use of "amazon.com" in the bogus address. Couldn't Amazon, ya know, sue the crap out of these people? Please?
spam sucks.
Posted by: c on January 27, 2004
Amazon would have to find them and bother to spend the money, all the while knowing that it wouldn't stop the next guy from doing it.
Or they could just as easily be doing it from out of the country, possibly from somewhere where the local courts simply don't care what Amazon thinks.
Amazon probably just chose #1, knowing that it's not going to be worth the time, effort, and money to attempt punishment post-facto.
Suffice it to say, when I'm an iron-fisted world dictator, spammers will be crucified.
Posted by: Sigivald on January 27, 2004
Did you check the full headers, do a whois on the relays, and forward copies to Amazon? That's a start, but I don't think that just wishing will actually achieve communication with them.
Posted by: Gary Farber on January 28, 2004
I'm actually very far even from the "wishful thinking" stage - no chance of going beyond "offhand whining" on this one. I'm with Sigivald - I'm sure Amazon wouldn't give a rat's ass, even if I had any idea where at Amazon to send the info. Also with Sig on the crucifixion notion.
Posted by: Moira on January 28, 2004
Actually, I'd imagine Amazon would *love* to do something, but with these things the originating server is usually in Russia, China, South Korea, or something like that. They generally don't, how you say, give a shit.
Posted by: Charlie on January 29, 2004
I used to live there and they don't even have numbers. Oh, amazon--thought Nile.
Anyway, I also received a ship-confirm...and...it led me here, where I am asked my email and url...humm..what about checking my credit card number to pay freight on my free order?
Posted by: pygmy #14u34me on January 31, 2004