I found this article gave an interesting look at who responds to
spam and thought I'd share it with you. Opportunism runs strong in
the characters of many men, including the teenager behind this one.--SS
Swollen orders show spam's allure--Wired News
A security flaw that left an order log exposed at a website
operated by spam marketers of penis-enlargement pills "has provided
the world with a depressing answer to the question: Who in their right
mind would buy something from a spammer?" Answer: Some 6,000
people. "Do the math and you begin to understand why spammers are
willing to put up with the wrath of spam recipients, Internet service
providers and federal regulators," says Wired which contacted
several of the customers to ask them why they responded to spam
marketing and why they bought something from a website with no phone
number, no mailing address and no email address.
http://www.corante.com/internet/redir/27606.html
(corante.com August 6, 2003)
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