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  1. #1
    Rod
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    "nospam" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Hi all
    >
    > I received an SMS spam after placing an advertisment in the Trading
    > Post. I called the guy who sent me the SMS, who admitted that he got my
    > number from the trading post.
    >
    > He was promoting a free seminar on a money making scheme.
    >
    > I don't know who would want to be in business with a jerk who SMS spams
    > people. Since he had the ordacity to SMS Spam me, I would like to give
    > you the oportunity to Spam him back.
    >
    > His name is Richard (on the SMS) and his number is 0404 867 501.


    I also just received an SMS spam after placing a Trading Post ad. It's
    definitely not the same guy, but I wonder if they picked up my mobile no.
    from the same place. The spam message was a premium chat message costing
    $5.50 for each pair of SMS'.
    Has anyone else had spam like this?
    I rang Telstra to complain, but the sender had left off one of the numbers
    although it was a 1300 xxx xxx, and they couldn't/wouldn't trace it.
    I'm p***** off with this - it's a work number and I don't want the hassle of
    having to delete spam off the mobile. I get enough from email.
    >






    See More: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...




  2. #2
    Spokes
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    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...

    It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.




  3. #3
    brian w edginton
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...

    On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    wrote:

    >It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    >these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.



    What could the TP, possibly do?

    If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    be in it.



  4. #4
    Spankalogical Protocol
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...


    "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    > wrote:
    >
    > >It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    > >these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.

    >
    >
    > What could the TP, possibly do?
    >


    Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is shown on
    screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down a I guess.






  5. #5
    Rod Speed
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...

    Spankalogical Protocol <[email protected]> wrote:
    > "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    >> wrote:
    >>
    >>> It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    >>> these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.

    >>
    >>
    >> What could the TP, possibly do?
    >>

    >
    > Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is
    > shown on screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them
    > down a I guess.


    Its quite possible to make getting the number hard enough with
    the number of requests per minute per ip to make it hard enough
    to scarf up numbers by spammers to see them lose interest.





  6. #6
    brian w edginton
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...

    On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >
    >"brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >news:[email protected]...
    >> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    >> wrote:
    >>
    >> >It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    >> >these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.

    >>
    >>
    >> What could the TP, possibly do?
    >>

    >
    >Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is shown on
    >screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down a I guess.
    >
    >



    Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.
    If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    be in it.



  7. #7
    Rod
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...


    "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    >>
    >>"brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>news:[email protected]...
    >>> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    >>> wrote:
    >>>
    >>> >It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    >>> >these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> What could the TP, possibly do?
    >>>

    >>
    >>Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is shown on
    >>screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down a I guess.
    >>
    >>

    >
    >
    > Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.
    > If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    > be in it.


    Unfortunately I don't know for sure that it was TP that they got my number
    from. The message came from +19773366, which doesn't mean anything to me.
    Anyone here have any ideas? There is also a 130065970 number, which is
    incomplete, for help. Anyone have any thoughts on how to find the missing
    number?





  8. #8
    Derek
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...


    "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    > <[email protected]> wrote:
    >
    > >
    > >"brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >news:[email protected]...
    > >> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    > >> wrote:
    > >>
    > >> >It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    > >> >these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.
    > >>
    > >>
    > >> What could the TP, possibly do?
    > >>

    > >
    > >Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is shown

    on
    > >screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down a I

    guess.
    > >
    > >

    >
    >
    > Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.


    It is a paper (and website). Owned by TELSTRA!!






  9. #9
    Rod
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...


    "Rod" <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    >> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>
    >>>
    >>>"brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>news:[email protected]...
    >>>> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    >>>> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>> >It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    >>>> >these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> What could the TP, possibly do?
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>>Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is shown
    >>>on
    >>>screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down a I
    >>>guess.
    >>>
    >>>

    >>
    >>
    >> Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.
    >> If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    >> be in it.

    >
    > Unfortunately I don't know for sure that it was TP that they got my number
    > from. The message came from +19773366, which doesn't mean anything to me.
    > Anyone here have any ideas? There is also a 130065970 number, which is
    > incomplete, for help. Anyone have any thoughts on how to find the missing
    > number?


    OK, I now have the name and contact telephone for the spammer.
    What can I do about it?
    Who do I report them to?

    Rod
    >
    >






  10. #10
    Rod Speed
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...

    Rod <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
    > "Rod" <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >>
    >> "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    >>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>
    >>>>
    >>>> "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    >>>>> wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>> It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well
    >>>>>> since these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>> What could the TP, possibly do?
    >>>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is
    >>>> shown on
    >>>> screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down a I
    >>>> guess.
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>
    >>>
    >>> Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.
    >>> If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    >>> be in it.

    >>
    >> Unfortunately I don't know for sure that it was TP that they got my
    >> number from. The message came from +19773366, which doesn't mean
    >> anything to me. Anyone here have any ideas? There is also a
    >> 130065970 number, which is incomplete, for help. Anyone have any
    >> thoughts on how to find the missing number?


    > OK, I now have the name and contact telephone for the spammer.
    > What can I do about it?


    Absolutely nothing.

    > Who do I report them to?


    No one. What they have done aint illegal, stupid.





  11. #11
    Rod
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...


    "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Rod <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
    >> "Rod" <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>>
    >>> "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    >>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>> "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>>> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    >>>>>> wrote:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>> It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well
    >>>>>>> since these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> What could the TP, possibly do?
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>> Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is
    >>>>> shown on
    >>>>> screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down a I
    >>>>> guess.
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>
    >>>>
    >>>> Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.
    >>>> If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    >>>> be in it.
    >>>
    >>> Unfortunately I don't know for sure that it was TP that they got my
    >>> number from. The message came from +19773366, which doesn't mean
    >>> anything to me. Anyone here have any ideas? There is also a
    >>> 130065970 number, which is incomplete, for help. Anyone have any
    >>> thoughts on how to find the missing number?

    >
    >> OK, I now have the name and contact telephone for the spammer.
    >> What can I do about it?

    >
    > Absolutely nothing.
    >
    >> Who do I report them to?

    >
    > No one. What they have done aint illegal, stupid.


    Is spamming now legal, Rod?
    >
    >






  12. #12
    Rod Speed
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...

    Rod <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
    > "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    >> Rod <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
    >>> "Rod" <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote in message
    >>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>
    >>>> "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    >>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>>>> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes"
    >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well
    >>>>>>>> since these spammers are abusing the site and annoying
    >>>>>>>> customers.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> What could the TP, possibly do?
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is
    >>>>>> shown on
    >>>>>> screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down
    >>>>>> a I guess.
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>>
    >>>>> Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.
    >>>>> If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    >>>>> be in it.
    >>>>
    >>>> Unfortunately I don't know for sure that it was TP that they got my
    >>>> number from. The message came from +19773366, which doesn't mean
    >>>> anything to me. Anyone here have any ideas? There is also a
    >>>> 130065970 number, which is incomplete, for help. Anyone have any
    >>>> thoughts on how to find the missing number?

    >>
    >>> OK, I now have the name and contact telephone for the spammer.
    >>> What can I do about it?

    >>
    >> Absolutely nothing.
    >>
    >>> Who do I report them to?

    >>
    >> No one. What they have done aint illegal, stupid.


    > Is spamming now legal, Rod?


    What he did has never been illegal.





  13. #13
    Rod
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...


    "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > Rod <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
    >> "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >> news:[email protected]...
    >>> Rod <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote:
    >>>> "Rod" <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote in message
    >>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>>
    >>>>> "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>>> On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    >>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    >>>>>>> news:[email protected]...
    >>>>>>>> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes"
    >>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote:
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>> It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well
    >>>>>>>>> since these spammers are abusing the site and annoying
    >>>>>>>>> customers.
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>> What could the TP, possibly do?
    >>>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>> Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is
    >>>>>>> shown on
    >>>>>>> screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down
    >>>>>>> a I guess.
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>>
    >>>>>> Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.
    >>>>>> If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    >>>>>> be in it.
    >>>>>
    >>>>> Unfortunately I don't know for sure that it was TP that they got my
    >>>>> number from. The message came from +19773366, which doesn't mean
    >>>>> anything to me. Anyone here have any ideas? There is also a
    >>>>> 130065970 number, which is incomplete, for help. Anyone have any
    >>>>> thoughts on how to find the missing number?
    >>>
    >>>> OK, I now have the name and contact telephone for the spammer.
    >>>> What can I do about it?
    >>>
    >>> Absolutely nothing.
    >>>
    >>>> Who do I report them to?
    >>>
    >>> No one. What they have done aint illegal, stupid.

    >
    >> Is spamming now legal, Rod?

    >
    > What he did has never been illegal.

    Is charging someone for something they don't want and didn't order legal?
    >
    >






  14. #14
    Michael
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...


    "Spokes" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    > these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.


    What a stupid comment.

    It is not illegal to READ the mobile numbers in the trading post ads!
    >






  15. #15
    Michael
    Guest

    Re: A Creep who SMS Spammed me. Here are his details...


    "Rod" <rodlg000ATyahooDOTcom> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    > "brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > news:[email protected]...
    > > On Wed, 18 Jan 2006 09:10:58 +1100, "Spankalogical Protocol"
    > > <[email protected]> wrote:
    > >
    > >>
    > >>"brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    > >>news:[email protected]...
    > >>> On 17 Jan 2006 04:31:53 -0800, "Spokes" <[email protected]>
    > >>> wrote:
    > >>>
    > >>> >It wouldn't be a bad idea to complain to Trading Post as well since
    > >>> >these spammers are abusing the site and annoying customers.
    > >>>
    > >>>
    > >>> What could the TP, possibly do?
    > >>>
    > >>
    > >>Make everyone jump through a couple of hoops before the number is shown

    on
    > >>screen. Wouldn't stop the spammers, but it would slow them down a I

    guess.
    > >>
    > >>

    > >
    > >
    > > Goes to show how out of date I am.....thought the TP was a paper.
    > > If this was a perfect world, we, probably, wouldn't
    > > be in it.

    >
    > Unfortunately I don't know for sure that it was TP that they got my number
    > from. The message came from +19773366, which doesn't mean anything to me.
    > Anyone here have any ideas? There is also a 130065970 number, which is
    > incomplete, for help. Anyone have any thoughts on how to find the missing
    > number?


    Yes, add the digits 0-9 to the number/





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