Comments on: New Type Of Spam: Partnership Proposal http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/ Making Money in Domaining The Safe Way Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:23:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Alonso http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-12444 Alonso Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:48:05 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-12444 A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up. A great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.

]]> By: FreeAdLists.com Blog - Free Classifieds » Blog Archive » ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES ON YOUR WEBSITE - REALLY? http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-3838 FreeAdLists.com Blog - Free Classifieds » Blog Archive » ADVERTISING OPPORTUNITIES ON YOUR WEBSITE - REALLY? Sun, 14 Dec 2008 10:27:28 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-3838 [...] search and found some more interesting discussions related to these emails. Here are two links: New Type of Spam - Partnership Proposal andFlooded with Link Requests. What are your [...] [...] search and found some more interesting discussions related to these emails. Here are two links: New Type of Spam - Partnership Proposal andFlooded with Link Requests. What are your [...]

]]> By: Advertising opportunities on your website - Really? « Classifieds FreeAdLists http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-1500 Advertising opportunities on your website - Really? « Classifieds FreeAdLists Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:54:55 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-1500 [...] did a quick search on and found some more discussions related to these emails. Here are the links: New Type of Spam - Partnership Proposal and Flooded with Link Requests. Also, there is another creative scam out there: Nigerian 419 Fraud [...] [...] did a quick search on and found some more discussions related to these emails. Here are the links: New Type of Spam - Partnership Proposal and Flooded with Link Requests. Also, there is another creative scam out there: Nigerian 419 Fraud [...]

]]> By: freeadlists http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-1498 freeadlists Sun, 10 Aug 2008 12:11:09 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-1498 I've received two requests so far. One is asking me to add a casino related link to my site for $5 per month. They will pre-pay for 3 months via paypal. I seriously doubt it's a real offer - the email address is very suspicious. I’ve received two requests so far. One is asking me to add a casino related link to my site for $5 per month. They will pre-pay for 3 months via paypal. I seriously doubt it’s a real offer - the email address is very suspicious.

]]> By: Damir http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-1345 Damir Sat, 02 Aug 2008 10:39:58 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-1345 Interesting info - the resonse from Mike is the outcome for the person that falls for the scam Interesting info - the resonse from Mike is the outcome for the person that falls for the scam

]]> By: Michael http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-1334 Michael Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:50:57 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-1334 thanks for the info Mike! I was actually negotiating it with this Todd, which I'm sure is a fake name. It did look very fishy: reply email address is a random gmail and is different from the address displayed at first and the names seem to vary also. And of course the fact that they sent huge amounts of emails to pretty much any site. thanks for the info Mike!
I was actually negotiating it with this Todd, which I’m sure is a fake name.

It did look very fishy: reply email address is a random gmail and is different from the address displayed at first and the names seem to vary also. And of course the fact that they sent huge amounts of emails to pretty much any site.

]]> By: Mike http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-1333 Mike Fri, 01 Aug 2008 16:33:14 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-1333 Hi, I have been getting these too and did some research. Looks like this is a new type of scam. Here is the e-mail I received along with the details on this scam: ---------------------------------------------------- Hello, I just came across your website - archisdeals.com and I want to ask if I can purchase a text link on your website. Please e-mail me back and I will send you additional information. Best Regards, Todd McGregor Advertising Consultant Business Development Department If you do not respond to this email you will not receive any additional emails from us. To permanently delete yourself from our list, simply reply to this with a blank email and you will not receive any communication from us in the future. ---------------------------------------------------- What these people do is end up offering you a very large sum of money for a text link ad on your site...usually around $2000. They send you a check and accidentally pay a lot extra. You end up getting a check for $3000 and they ask you to send back the extra money that they "accidentally" included. So you send back the extra money then the check ends up bouncing and you are left $1000 in the hole. I guess the types of checks they send can take up to 1 year to bounce. Here is a link to the story: <a href="http://www.deepjiveinterests.com/2008/03/06/bloggers-beware-nigerian-fraud-has-evolved-into-display-and-text-link-ad-solicitations/" rel="nofollow"><strong>link</strong></a> Hi,
I have been getting these too and did some research. Looks like this is a new type of scam. Here is the e-mail I received along with the details on this scam:
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Hello,

I just came across your website - archisdeals.com and I want to ask if I can purchase a text link on your website.

Please e-mail me back and I will send you additional information.

Best Regards,
Todd McGregor
Advertising Consultant
Business Development Department

If you do not respond to this email you will not receive any additional emails from us. To permanently delete yourself from our list, simply reply to this with a blank email and you will not receive any communication from us in the future.

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What these people do is end up offering you a very large sum of money for a text link ad on your site…usually around $2000. They send you a check and accidentally pay a lot extra. You end up getting a check for $3000 and they ask you to send back the extra money that they “accidentally” included. So you send back the extra money then the check ends up bouncing and you are left $1000 in the hole. I guess the types of checks they send can take up to 1 year to bounce. Here is a link to the story:

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]]> By: hennie meijer http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-1311 hennie meijer Thu, 31 Jul 2008 15:33:21 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-1311 or are they just are looking for emailaddresses to spam: http://www.david-carter.com/blog/2008/07/things-arent-always-what-they-seem.html or are they just are looking for emailaddresses to spam:
http://www.david-carter.com/blog/2008/07/things-arent-always-what-they-seem.html

]]> By: Michael http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-1306 Michael Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:11:41 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-1306 Yeah I got a reply from one of the emails, apparently they want to buy a link for one of their gambling sites. Will see how it goes. Yeah I got a reply from one of the emails, apparently they want to buy a link for one of their gambling sites. Will see how it goes.

]]> By: Francois http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/comment-page-1/#comment-1304 Francois Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:30:09 +0000 http://www.domainmagnate.com/2008/07/31/new-type-of-spam-partnership-proposal/#comment-1304 All have the same intention post an anchor (text link) in your site to improve the link popularity of the advertised site and this way improve their search engine rankings. All have the same intention post an anchor (text link) in your site to improve the link popularity of the advertised site and this way improve their search engine rankings.

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