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spammed if I do, spammed if I don’t

Spammers have found a way to make me accept being spammed. The logic behind this proposition just can’t be beaten:

But before we send you this Free Info about Online Marketing and how to make Monthly Paychecks from home, we want to make sure you are still currently open to such income potential.

IF YOU ARE NOT, then please reply to this message without removing the subject line.

IF YOU ARE….Then simply do nothing. You will receive a new email in a few days with information about this unique offer.

Can you spot the logical trap?
Should I reply and let them know that my email address is valid and that I am indeed reading the spam I receive and might then be considered a great target for more spam? Should I just delete this spam and thus agree to light the green lights for more spam?

3 responses

  1. In my great revolution when I become God Emperor I will cleanse the world of Online Marketing by evisceration!

    #1 Naladahc — 2002/10/30 at 1:42

  2. To add to the charm of that spam, one of the addresses where I got it is one that I only use in RSS feeds. Not that a spambot cares where it gets something with an @, but still…

    #2 Phil Ringnalda — 2002/10/30 at 5:25

  3. Ow, tough choice. Screw those online marketers.. $%@&

    #3 psyche — 2002/11/22 at 10:25

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