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Lame spam of the day: Raw spam merge text

Robert Weiner

Some newbie spammer posted a message on my site that shows the contents of their spam merge database. I recognize so many snippets that have appeared in my spam folder over the years. { {I have|I’ve} been {surfing|browsing} online more than {three|3|2|4} hours today, yet I never found any interesting article like yours.

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More lame spam as blog comments

Robert Weiner

At their best, these are way more entertaining than email spam -- lots of creative English, garbled syntax, and mixed metaphors ("gladsome to mature this website," "earmarks of the army has recruited on boob tube," "Lossing albatross is benificial," "your current article causes me completely happy"). Thanks For Share Robert L. Great write-up!

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Lame spam of the day: Magnificent things of your mouth

Robert Weiner

It''s sad that this junk gets through on so many sites. Today''s spam is lame and charming, though it''s probably less charming in the original language. The site being promoted (through a link) seems to be a Swedish hearing clinic. This is really an excellent web page. That just encourages the spammers.

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Lame spam of the day: Digg + Facebook

Robert Weiner

I've seen two versions of this spam claiming to be verification of Facebook social sharing on Digg. We look forward to seeing you around the site. We look forward to seeing you around the site. Let your friends see what you're reading as you discover the best news around the web. Subject: Thank you for registering.

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Lame spam as blog comments

Robert Weiner

I wrote recently about spam in the form of blog comments. Fortunately, my anti-spam filters (Akismet and Bad Behavior) caught them. For instance, the first one is promoting a financial planning site -- who would hire a financial adviser based on this kind of marketing? When in doubt, do a web search.

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Lame spam of the day: weight loss blog comment

Robert Weiner

Some of the lamest spam I see comes in the form of comments on my blog posts. Some sounds convincing, but my spam filters (Akismet and Bad Behavior) are incredibly good at catching them. It's particularly entertaining when the spam is trying to link to one of my spam of the day posts.). Here's an example.

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Lame spam of the day: Intuit GoPayment

Robert Weiner

These spams aren't 100% lame -- at least they included a logo and some design elements. For more information on how to get started using Intuit GoPayment Merchant, including tutorials, FAQs and other resources, visit the Merchant Center at web site. Hey, spammers: how about deduping your mailing lists? Here's a screenshot:

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