Martin, I've cc'ed some IDG reporters, in the hope that they might pick up on this and cobble together a "Scourge Of The Internet" type of expose... ;-) -- Juha :: -----Original Message----- :: From: owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz :: [mailto:owner-nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz]On Behalf Of Martin D Kealey :: Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 10:07 AM :: To: nznog(a)list.waikato.ac.nz :: Subject: Kiwi spammer "Deco Marketing Solutions" :: :: :: Heads up, a local spam operation... :: :: Has anyone else been receiving spam from "email-prom.net" [12.42.24.22] :: lately? The usual crap about how X million addressesee will buy stuff... :: :: In this latest case the phone and fax numbers given are in Ponsonby/Grey :: Lynn and Orewa/Silverdale/Whangaparaoa areas respectively. :: :: A quick scan on call-minder for 09-3608038 reveals a mailbox :: labelled "Deco :: Marketing Solutions" (no information for the fax number 09-4268337). The :: previous message used a mailbox in North America, so I don't expect they :: actually live here, but on the off chance that they do, does anyone know :: anything about these guys? :: :: Normally I'd just firewall the IP, but if there's a chance of nailing :: someone local I'll give them enough rope to hang themselves... :: :: And any suggestions as to what we should do with these two phone numbers? :: :: -Martin :: :: ---------- Forwarded message ---------- :: Received: from email-prom.net ([12.42.24.23]) :: by smtp.sig.net.nz (8.9.3/NZSFI-20000705) with SMTP id VAA01285 :: for ; Tue, 13 Mar 2001 21:01:37 +1300 :: X-Authentication-Warning: mae.sub.net.nz: Host [12.42.24.23] :: claimed to be :: email-prom.net :: Subject: FWD: Last Biz To Business Disc :: Content-Type: text/plain; :: charset=us-ascii :: Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT :: X-Mailer: QI03122001MDNZ :: Message-Id: :: Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 03:06:31 +0000 :: Reply-To: md2000nz(a)email-prom.net :: To: md2000nz(a)email-prom.net :: :: :: You can now access contact data for over 8.5 Million Records. :: All of them :: have their own .com .org or .net domain name, making them :: serious prospects :: for Internet business. :: :: Our data base readily accessible on CD-Rom, list the Names, Contact :: Information, Physical Address, Phone #, Fax #, SIC Industry :: Code, URL (Domain :: Name), and Contact Email Address which you can use to efficiently target :: companies worldwide. :: :: Over 8.5 Million Physical Addresses let you target businesses by :: Country, :: State, City, Province, Zip Code, Area Code or by using the SIC :: Industry Code. :: The data comes in a Comma-Delimited ASCII format which makes it easy to :: manipulate and Import/Export records to your Contact-Management, :: Spreadsheet, :: analysis and Broadcasting Applications. :: :: :: Please send me more info about: :: :: [ ] Master Disc 2000 8.5 Million Records, Cost US$799.00 :: [ ] Online Updates & Download Access Cost US$199.00 (Annually) :: [ ] Commercial Email Services & Products :: :: Note: Not all records contain complete data, call for breakdowns. :: :: For more details on Database, please call: :: :: #011-649-360-7038 (International) :: :: or fax form below to: :: #011-649-426-8337 :: :: (Make Sure To Mention Reseller Id #1629 When Calling) :: :: :: Company name: ___________________________________________ :: :: :: Web Site Url: ___________________________________________ :: :: :: Contact name: ___________________________________________ :: :: :: Email: __________________________________________________ :: :: :: Phone: __________________________________________________ :: :: :: Fax: ___________________________________________________ :: :: :: Street address: _________________________________________ :: :: :: City, Zip, State: _______________________________________ :: :: :: Country: ________________________________________________ :: :: :: Check the following that apply: :: :: _____ Please Notify Me Of Online Web Site & Register Me :: For Access Using The :: Information Above. :: :: :: Also Please, Send Additional Information on: :: :: _____ Online Adult & Gaming Owner/Operaters :: _____ Online Adult Subscribers & Online Gamers Databases :: _____ Online Billing/Credit Card Processing :: _____ Emailing Services and Databases :: _____ Search Engine Positioning :: _____ International Contact Lists :: _____ Buying / Selling Traffic :: _____ Web Site Hosting Services :: _____ Other:_______________________________ :: :: :: ####################################################################### :: To discontinue receipt of further notice and to be removed from our :: database, please reply with the word "Remove" in subject. :: :: Any attempts to disrupt the removal email address etc., will not allow :: us to be able to retrieve and process the remove requests. :: ####################################################################### :: :: :: .031201 :: :: --------- :: To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz :: where the body of your message reads: :: unsubscribe nznog --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog