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  • Re: Got mail. How do I reply?

    From Adam H. Kerman@21:1/5 to Andreas Kohlbach on Mon Mar 11 02:54:40 2024
    Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> wrote:

    A mail just rolled in "Is it true that you are dead?".

    How do you reply to these? ;-)

    I mean, anyone ever confirmed in a reply he is dead? What happened
    then? *g*

    I've gotten those several times. I've had the same thoughts.

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@21:1/5 to All on Sun Mar 10 22:52:05 2024
    A mail just rolled in "Is it true that you are dead?".

    How do you reply to these? ;-)

    I mean, anyone ever confirmed in a reply he is dead? What happened
    then? *g*
    --
    Andreas

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  • From Randolf Richardson =?UTF-8?B?5by15p@21:1/5 to Andreas Kohlbach on Sun Mar 10 21:38:21 2024
    On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 22:52:05 -0400
    Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> wrote:

    A mail just rolled in "Is it true that you are dead?".

    How do you reply to these? ;-)

    I mean, anyone ever confirmed in a reply he is dead? What happened
    then? *g*

    If it's not someone you recognize, then it's likely
    a scammer being edgy. Check the sender's IP address
    against DNSBLs, and consider reporting it to SpamCop
    and/or some other anti-spam database that automates
    reports to internet providers of spammer activity.

    --
    Randolf Richardson 張文道, CNA - noc@inter-corporate.com
    Inter-Corporate Computer & Network Services, Inc.
    Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
    https://www.inter-corporate.com/

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  • From Bulk Spammer Agent@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 11 04:54:59 2024
    On 11/03/2024 04:38, Randolf Richardson 張文道 wrote:
    Check the sender's IP address
    against DNSBLs, and consider reporting it to SpamCop
    and/or some other anti-spam database that automates
    reports to internet providers of spammer activity.

    How is it going to help by reporting to 3rd party agents? They,
    themselves will start spamming you if you give them your email address.
    They only need to know that you exist and not dead as the OP says he was
    asked in the email!!. How can a dead person reply? that is what he was
    asking here. He is not concerned about spam.

    Spam has been reduced since February 2024 when Yahoo, google and
    Microsoft has started enforcing DMARC authentication. I was getting
    about 50 spam messages a day and now I only get 3 or 4 of which one is
    from a woman who wants to suck my cock. she is in Russia and she wants
    to come to Europe and meet me.

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  • From Andreas Kohlbach@21:1/5 to All on Mon Mar 11 18:51:07 2024
    On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 21:38:21 -0700, Randolf Richardson 張文道 wrote:

    On Sun, 10 Mar 2024 22:52:05 -0400
    Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> wrote:

    A mail just rolled in "Is it true that you are dead?".

    How do you reply to these? ;-)

    I mean, anyone ever confirmed in a reply he is dead? What happened
    then? *g*

    If it's not someone you recognize, then it's likely
    a scammer being edgy. Check the sender's IP address
    against DNSBLs, and consider reporting it to SpamCop
    and/or some other anti-spam database that automates
    reports to internet providers of spammer activity.

    I am totally aware, that these guys are from Nigeria, Benin or around
    there.

    Btw. I created a web page where I list existing email addresses of
    Nigerian scammers and others.

    According to the counter there the majority actually harvests on this
    page from Nigerian, Benin, Ivory Coast, then USA and others. Let's me
    assume many/most Nigerian scammers actually are locate there. Or have at
    least their tech infrastructure connected to a Nigerian ISP.
    --
    Andreas

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  • From Randolf Richardson =?UTF-8?B?5by15p@21:1/5 to Sam on Wed Apr 10 13:51:24 2024
    On Mon, 11 Mar 2024 21:23:05 -0400
    Sam <sam@email-scan.com> wrote:
    Andreas Kohlbach writes:

    A mail just rolled in "Is it true that you are dead?".

    How do you reply to these? ;-)

    I mean, anyone ever confirmed in a reply he is dead? What happened
    then? *g*

    Sure you can reply. How about:

    Oh yeah! And I got to tell you, those 72 virgins were definitely worth it.

    Do any of those virgins in the afterlife know how to
    do bookkeeping and make sure his taxes are paid? :D

    --
    Randolf Richardson 張文道, CNA - noc@inter-corporate.com
    Inter-Corporate Computer & Network Services, Inc.
    Beautiful British Columbia, Canada
    https://www.inter-corporate.com/

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