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Spammers’ forum hit with deluge of coherent posts

Spammers around the world were fuming today after discovering that an international spamming forum has been bombarded overnight with coherent, purposeful and well-argued submissions about topical events.

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Posted: Nov 5th, 2011
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New ‘Pam filter’ feature added by email providers

As a result of lobbying from people with friends and relatives called Pam, the big email providers have finally succumbed and added a feature called a ‘Pam filter’. It is seen as a major coup for the ongoing campaign to simplify the detection of emails from people called Pam.

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Posted: Aug 3rd, 2011
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Man sends himself spam

On reading one entitled “Are You Letting Her Down?”, John felt he had to confront some of his basic fears; namely that he is letting his wife/girlfriend down. He could put a smile on her face if he was “larrrger”.

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Posted: Feb 28th, 2011
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Family of deposed African Head of State baffled by lack of interest in his millions

Nigerian dollars going beggingThe widow of the former Head of State of a small African nation has expressed surprise at the lack of interest from the numerous people she has emailed offering a share of her husband’s millions.

The family of the late King of Fakumba, have apparently sent ‘dozens’ of emails to suitable ‘good and responsible’ people across the UK offering them a share of the fortune, in return for a mere GBP2500. But as of yet, there has been no response.

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Posted: Jan 17th, 2010
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Deliveries of spam disrupted as Hotmail staff go on strike

 Hotmail workers simply unable to keep it upErectile dysfunction is set to soar in the absence of trial offers of Viagra at $10 a go.

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Posted: Nov 4th, 2009
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