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January 20, 2005
Spam, Identity Forgery and June Died
From Michelle, the real Michelle, and not that horrible, evil, wicked bloody spammer pretending to be me...
I am usually quite a happy kinda gal--you know--glass half full rather than glass half empty. But today I am feeling just a little a bit cross. Apart from the fact that I have a 'flu-ish kind of bug and am heading back to bed very shortly, here's why...
BEING SPAMMED
A little while ago I wrote about spam of the chopped meat variety, and how much I love it, and how versatile it is. Well, today spam is definitely off the menu, and here's why.
(a) No, I do not want to add several inches to my penis (even if I actually had one). And it really doesn't help your spammer cause if you send me ten spams, because I still won't buy your product to enlarge my penis, and I definitely don't have a penis, anyway.
(b) No, I do not want to see images of sexy girls. Even if you send me twenty more spams, I still won't want to see images of sexy girls.
(c) No, I really do not want to purchase six months' worth of Viagra. Even if you send me another thirty spams. Let me make it clear. I. AM NOT. INTERESTED.
I do solemnly swear that I will never, ever, ever purchase anything via spam popups or e-mail.
IDENTITY FORGERY
Owkey, someone (i.e., a horrible, evil, wicked spammer) is somehow forging my e-mail user ID to SPAM people. The reason I discovered this is because when I sent a legitimate e-mail, it was returned to me with the error message that I had been BLACKLISTED as a spammer. Me! Blacklisted. As a bloody SPAMMER.
So, if you happen to receive e-mails from me offering to:
(a) Add several inches to your penis (if you actually have one).
(b) See images of sexy girls.
(c) Purchase six months' worth of Viagra.
I apologize in advance, but it is absolutely not from me! Gah!
My e-mail provider (who tells me that this is not actually identity theft, but identity forgery) assures me that they are investigating this kind of horrible, evil wicked spamming. Let's hope they hurry up and find the culprit.
JUNE DIED
Lastly, my other sad news is that June, my blueberry iMac, has died. June has been with me through thick and thin, through writer's block and inspiration, through rejection and acceptance. It seems that she just didn't like the journey across the Atlantic, and the subsequent months of storage due to the red tape issues...
Bah, humbug. I'm not so sure I want to be a Master of Modern Technology anymore. I'm off to bed to nurse my 'flu bug.
Michelle The Miserable (but definitely not that horrible, evil, wicked spammer)
Posted by Michelle at 2:04 PM | Comments (3)
Comments
As a postscript, I've just received more spam mail. Apparently, I can become an ordained minister in 48 hours!
Michelle :-)
Posted by: Michelle at January 21, 2005 5:03 AM
This spam appearing to come from you happens when your service provider allows anonymous sending. They need to fix it or you'll be blacklisted all over the place.
Someone was spoofing (that's what it's called) my *business* email. Imagine how great that is, having your editing business soliciting porn customers. Plus you can't email clients because you're blacklisted. It took me a while to find out what was going on, but it was easily fixed once I harassed my ISP enough.
Good luck,
Z
Posted by: ZaZa at February 6, 2005 2:46 AM
Thanks for that, Za Za :-) I will definitely hassle them some more to get it fixed.
Michelle
Posted by: Michelle C at February 11, 2005 6:26 AM
