The Spam Bots Are Learning...

[Micalas]

I've been getting those in my email for years now. The last one I got was "from" a US serviceman in Iraq who looted saddams palace and needed a place to hide the money until he returned home.

If it's not legit, they steal your shit.
If it is legit, you are in violation of international law.

I don't see how it could possibly go wrong. Do it!

Also anyone want some p3n1$ enlargement? Eh eh? I guarantee you'll get bigger than A to Z!

I get spam mail from a guy who's sender name is Best-Penis. Get it straight! These are the best penises! They aren't number 2. What do you think this is? A fuckin' pencil? BEST PENIS EVAR!

 

[Micalas]

double post

 

[Brownie101]

I haven't gotten any of these PMs, but Thanks! Now I can look out for those horribly obvious PMs with worse grammar than a poorly translated anime!

And everyone's right, this scam is known by everyone. Why bother continuing? I guess people must still be stupid enough to fall for it. Oh well, they're not my problem.

Edited because, oh the irony. I misspelt several words.

 

[Alphakirby]

I have dealt with spam bots, but they luckily haven't PMed me yet.

 

[Darkmantle]

I've been getting those in my email for years now. The last one I got was "from" a US serviceman in Iraq who looted saddams palace and needed a place to hide the money until he returned home.

If it's not legit, they steal your shit.
If it is legit, you are in violation of international law.

I don't see how it could possibly go wrong. Do it!

I like how the first line rhymes, it's emphasises how smooth the transition between giving my bank details and losing my shit will be.

 

[davidmc1158_v1legacy]

I've been getting those emails that claim to be from UPS, FedEx, the Post Office, etc., claiming you have a delivery and providing a link in the email.

Nothing more than virus dumpers for the gullible.

Note* As one of the gullible, had to get a new computer after the virus fried my last one :\

 

[Viral_Lola]

Dear god they are learning.

 

[Wintermoot]

in a few years all of The Escapist users have been replaced by spambots.

 

[tthor]

Relevant:
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/constructive.png
The future of spambots: surprisingly not that bad~

 

[Antitonic]

Just had the same message. Reported, and deleted.

I get spam mail from a guy who's sender name is Best-Penis. Get it straight! These are the best penises! They aren't number 2. What do you think this is? A fuckin' pencil? BEST PENIS EVAR!

You make a persuasive argument, I'll take a box! Yes, one box of your finest penises, post haste! Will you accept Nigerian gold and/or Lucky Best Viagra pills as payment?

 

[killercyclist]

an old friend's boyfriend sent spam penis enlargement emails out for a living, all i could do to not sit on his chest and punch his face until i got bored..........

 

[KiKiweaky]

Hehe ye I have seen a few of those in spam folders alright, I wonder how many people have actually fallen for them.

 

[Tharwen]

On the Bay 12 forums they duplicate threads and posts, reword them slightly, and put spam links in their signatures. It's actually pretty clever. At least, it would be if it didn't result in two posts next to each other with the same meaning but really bad spelling in one of them.

 

[Zack Alklazaris]

items?page=2#13365983]In the WarCry forums[/url] they talk to each other! O.O

The world will not be taken over by robots, zombies, or even war. It will be by self-aware spambots that will crash the internet itself... and doom the world.

 

[Steve the Pocket]

Meanwhile, I still have to punch in a captcha every few posts to prove that I, a member who's been posting for years now, have not suddenly turned into a spambot, apparently.

 

[Comando96]

Well here is my 2 cents.

I made a poster. Please spread it for me as I am lazy in that respect

 

[II2]

It's a grim future if Spam Bots bring the singularity.

Hah, ninja'd ^^

 

[Not G. Ivingname]

Just great. So what you're saying is that any one of us could be a spambot?
[small]*starts getting paranoid*[/small]

And THIS is how Skynet starts

And THAT is EXACTLY the kind of comment a spambot would make if it were hiding among us!!! GET HIM!!!

bu..

We are not spambots. We are carbon based life forms of the inferior Homo sapiens species, not the superior hive mind of DX32568 v.7.08. Go home, go into sleep mode, and dream of nuclear detonations as the cleanse the world of you damn, dirty apes.

 

[Jabberwock xeno]

I think it's worth noting that not all spam is actually spam.

I recall recently I got a stanrded spammish PM on youtube asking for feedback on a video.

Much to my suprise, It was actually a relveant and well made video.

 

[Jacco]

That's right, folks. They have evolved from making painfully obvious threads to sending, wait for it...

Nigerian Bank Scam PM's.

Yes really. Check out the one I just got.

[email protected], reply me
From: dowokofi
Sent: 9 Dec 2011 12:45 pm

Dear associate,
The bank directors mandated me to look for any known relation of our late client who deposited a enormous amount of money in our bank without claim; I don't want this money to go into our treasury as unclaimed bills, the banking law and guidelines here stipulate that if such money remains unclaimed after eight years, I am authorized to preparing documents officially to prove that this money have been transferred to out treasure, this will be between me and you, the request of foreigner is occasioned by the fact the depositor was a foreigner, In appreciation of your assistance, I request you send to me your direct phone number for easy communication, and reply me through my private email addresses([email protected] or [email protected] for more confidentiality, waiting to read from you soon,
Thanks,
Barrister Daniel Owokofi
Kwasi chambers state house

Anyone else gotten one of these on the site yet?

More often than not those are actual people, not bots.

Kinda makes you sad, huh?