CRIME WordofMouthConnection spam

From: Mark T. Johnson (markbarb2@private)
Date: Fri Nov 21 2003 - 17:09:29 PST

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    A friend of mine got a suspicious e-mail which she forwarded to me. A quick search lead me to the conclusion that this is
    an old scam. Of course my advice to her was to report it to the ISP's abuse mailbox. These guys appear to have been
    moving around from ISP to ISP.  Anyone seen this before? Any better advice?
    
    Here is part of the e-mail she got (with her email address removed):
    
    Thanks,
    Mark
    
    ======================================================================================
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: <awareness@private>
    To: "emailaddress"
    Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2003 1:07 PM
    Subject: Submission re: "emailaddress"
    
    
    >
    > *Do not reply to this email; it was automatically generated by our
    website.
    >
    > Someone who knows you just submitted a Word-of-Mouth Connection about you
    at our website, WordofMouthConnection.com.  When your acquaintance submitted
    this Word-of-Mouth Connection at our website, they provided us with your
    email address.
    >
    > When people find out others are talking about them -- whether it is good
    or bad -- they want to know. At WordofMouthConnection.com, we have a
    responsibility to alert people so they have an opportunity to find out what
    is being said.
    >
    > You may view all Word-of-Mouth Connections in our system regarding this
    email address here:
    > http://womc.net/pass.php?a=search&b=5&c="emailaddress">
    > Although there is no way to prevent users from submitting connections
    about you and then communicating about you via our website without your
    knowledge, you may elect to block future emails from us by adding your email
    addresses to our Do Not Email List.
    >
    > You may add your email address to our Do Not Email List here:
    > http://womc.net/pass.php?a=donotemail&b="emailaddress"&c=true
    >
    > Sincerely,
    >
    > The staff at WordofMouthConnection.com
    



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