Date: Thu, 17 Apr 1997 11:34:13 +0000 From: "Paulo Fessel" Subject: Now they're spamming Denmark (and possibly Brazil too!) Hi, Scott. I'm subscribed to a list of Brazilian Citizens spread throughout the world (Bras-Net), and today one of the subscribers of the list make the following forward to the list: [Forwarded message follows] Alo, pessoal, Segue o fwd abaixo, a quem possa interessar--se interessar... (a msg saiu em uma das listas academicas que assino). Abracos a todos, Milea [Hi, folks, The fwd below follows, to anyone that gets interested to... (the message came in one of the academic lists I'm subscribed). Hugs to everyone, Milea] ----------------forwarded message:--------------- Date: Mon, 14 Apr 1997 18:57:43 +0100 From: RHill@THEHOST.COM Subject: Increased web site traffic Now you can register your Web Page in over 550 Internet indexes for only $249.00 and watch your traffic soar! The Central Registry has helped thousands of sites like yours greatly improve the performance of their Web Page. The more indexes you are registered in, the more traffic your Web Page is going to receive. Being registered in "the top" indexes is not enough. Why not have your Web Page registered in every index throughout the world that will generate extra traffic for you? The Central Registry is the leader in Web Page registration and promotion. We are the oldest and most well established service of this type on the Internet. We process more Web Page registrations than all of our competitors combined. The Central Registry is the only service that dynamically asks you for the exact same information each index requests, assuring accurate and thorough registration. Unlike most services, we do not exclude indexes with larger input forms and various detailed categories. No other registration service can compare to our value, professionalism and performance. Please come visit our web page today at: http://www.CentralRegistry.com and see what some of our customers have had to say about the overwhelming traffic increases they have seen as a result of being registered everywhere. Thank you. Sincerely, John Thomas The Central Registry JThomas@CentralRegistry.com http://www.CentralRegistry.com [Forwarded message ends] I trust Milea, 'cos she is subscribed to Bras-Net a long time. But I see that this is the message which started the "subscription bombing episode", as described in yours web page. The worst of all this is that CentralRegistry found a way to spam not only to Denmark, but to Brazil also. I immediately sent a message to Milea and to the list, warning everybody about the danger that these scammers represent. But I know that there will ever be those which would like to try it anyway, and in this case the story will repeat. So, I'm sending this message to yours, as a post-post- postscript to the facts you've related in your page. Sincerely, Paulo Fessel +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Paulo Afonso Graner Fessel, t.c.c. Paulao - OpenNet - Intranet Company | | Fone/Fax 55-11-55-05-19-16 - e-Mail: pafessel@geocities.com | | Veja Gaston Lagaffe, de Franquin, em http://www.geocities.com/Paris/7112 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+