Comments on: The Worst Type of Exploitation Spam http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/ Content, podcasting and technology. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:33:18 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Danielle http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8661 Danielle Fri, 12 Feb 2010 04:11:35 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8661 @Bryan They do it because they are sometimes successful. Even if you are only successful 1% of the time, multiply that by 2000 people you spammed that's considerable money. @Bryan They do it because they are sometimes successful. Even if you are only successful 1% of the time, multiply that by 2000 people you spammed that's considerable money.

]]> By: Bryan http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8660 Bryan Wed, 10 Feb 2010 23:53:36 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8660 It's kind of pointless to prey on the jobless. Hello! If their bank accounts were full of cash do you think they would be looking for a job? Tard. It's kind of pointless to prey on the jobless. Hello! If their bank accounts were full of cash do you think they would be looking for a job? Tard.

]]> By: Danielle http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8593 Danielle Tue, 12 Jan 2010 20:07:04 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8593 I received this e-mail from a guy named Chip. After response I receive an automated response stating to check out a website. But the response said "Please note this is an automated message in order to get you a reply just as soon as possible. If you posed any questions in your message, we will do our best to answer those questions after you've had a chance to review the links." spark1energy.net.introvid or something like that. Anyways, my Firefox blocked it for being harmful attack site. You can review that info here: <a href="http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrowsing/diagnostic?client=Firefox&hl=en-US&site=http://spark1energy.net/introvid/" rel="nofollow">http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrow...</a> but essentially it said as soon as 7 January 2010 that it has malicious stuff on it. I received this e-mail from a guy named Chip. After response I receive an automated response stating to check out a website. But the response said “Please note this is an automated message in order to get you a reply just as soon as possible. If you posed any questions in your message, we will do our best to answer those questions after you've had a chance to review the links.” spark1energy.net.introvid or something like that. Anyways, my Firefox blocked it for being harmful attack site. You can review that info here: http://safebrowsing.clients.google.com/safebrow... but essentially it said as soon as 7 January 2010 that it has malicious stuff on it.

]]> By: Cesar http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8568 Cesar Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:19:29 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8568 This comment is from a guy named Chip.. thats the same name as the guy who sent the spam email (I got one too!) Hmm.. what are the odds... This comment is from a guy named Chip.. thats the same name as the guy who sent the spam email (I got one too!) Hmm.. what are the odds…

]]> By: Rob Blatt http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8553 Rob Blatt Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:13:33 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8553 most people tend to get the Chip email. Somehow I got the other one. most people tend to get the Chip email. Somehow I got the other one.

]]> By: Rob Blatt http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8552 Rob Blatt Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:49:10 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8552 Like I said in the post, I believe that claiming military experience is an attempt to gain trust, and there are plenty of people that wouldn't question it. That's why I put this post up.<br><br>thanks for the comment. Like I said in the post, I believe that claiming military experience is an attempt to gain trust, and there are plenty of people that wouldn't question it. That's why I put this post up.

thanks for the comment.

]]> By: Rob Blatt http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8551 Rob Blatt Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:47:15 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8551 Guest, I'm not in the business of stifling speech, even on my own blog. You can see other comments that disagree with me on this post. I also thank you for giving attention to the inappropriate link posted to another comment.<br><br>To address some of your points, SEO was not the reason I wrote this. If it was, I would have put the name of the company in the title of the post instead of burying it in the post. My opinion is the reason I posted it. There are plenty of people, as seen by other comments to this post, that have received the same exact form email that was signed by many different names and felt that something was wrong about the email. Here's another blog post that had the same concerns I did: <a href="http://www.yourcoolblog.com/2009/08/19/posted-my-resume-on-craigslist-got-this-spam-instead/#more-56" rel="nofollow">http://www.yourcoolblog.com/2009/08/19/posted-m...</a><br><br>While you might say you're not with the company, I question why you would choose to leave an anonymous comment and also choose not to say how you know of this company. It would lend more credibility to your argument to leave the appropriate information. I've been corrected in the past and noted it retroactively on the blog before. I welcome an open and honest debate if you choose to have one. Guest, I'm not in the business of stifling speech, even on my own blog. You can see other comments that disagree with me on this post. I also thank you for giving attention to the inappropriate link posted to another comment.

To address some of your points, SEO was not the reason I wrote this. If it was, I would have put the name of the company in the title of the post instead of burying it in the post. My opinion is the reason I posted it. There are plenty of people, as seen by other comments to this post, that have received the same exact form email that was signed by many different names and felt that something was wrong about the email. Here's another blog post that had the same concerns I did: http://www.yourcoolblog.com/2009/08/19/posted-m...

While you might say you're not with the company, I question why you would choose to leave an anonymous comment and also choose not to say how you know of this company. It would lend more credibility to your argument to leave the appropriate information. I've been corrected in the past and noted it retroactively on the blog before. I welcome an open and honest debate if you choose to have one.

]]> By: johngothliebb http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8550 johngothliebb Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:55:37 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8550 I actually completely disagree, but let's see how long this post is allowed to stay up.<br><br>I too came across your site, after doing a bit of research. All I can say is you are way offbase, and others without doing their own research are simply joining on your bandwagon here. <br><br>I'm not sure if this is an effort to generate more traffic for your own blog or resume and if that's the case you're actually pretty good at it...<br><br>Anyway, the email was real, without knowing it you have actually helped turn good people away from something that is actually good...<br><br>Yet you allow the link from "Barron" to exist below, quite hypocritical, and quite smutty. But here's the quandary you now face, do you leave his link on as a testament to how hypocritical the whole post is, or do you take it off and now leave others to wonder what was there in the first place that was so hypocritical...or better yet do you just delete both of these posts.<br><br>Rob, your intentions may have been well, but quite simply I think you got it all wrong by being prejudiced in your thinking (not referring to being racial). You just got ahead of yourself...but in doing so got yourself some nice traffic here.<br><br>Anyway I'm a web guy myself not affiliated with the company you mention (which again seems self serving for SEO purposes), but had a few minutes on my hand, a bit of extra caffeine in my system, and thought I would take a few moments to comment on self righteous and self appointed people.<br><br>Again, I'll be amazed Batman, to see how long this stays up in your cave.<br><br>Remember Karma comes around...think about that for a while...in fact dwell on it.<br><br>Good Day. I actually completely disagree, but let's see how long this post is allowed to stay up.

I too came across your site, after doing a bit of research. All I can say is you are way offbase, and others without doing their own research are simply joining on your bandwagon here.

I'm not sure if this is an effort to generate more traffic for your own blog or resume and if that's the case you're actually pretty good at it…

Anyway, the email was real, without knowing it you have actually helped turn good people away from something that is actually good…

Yet you allow the link from “Barron” to exist below, quite hypocritical, and quite smutty. But here's the quandary you now face, do you leave his link on as a testament to how hypocritical the whole post is, or do you take it off and now leave others to wonder what was there in the first place that was so hypocritical…or better yet do you just delete both of these posts.

Rob, your intentions may have been well, but quite simply I think you got it all wrong by being prejudiced in your thinking (not referring to being racial). You just got ahead of yourself…but in doing so got yourself some nice traffic here.

Anyway I'm a web guy myself not affiliated with the company you mention (which again seems self serving for SEO purposes), but had a few minutes on my hand, a bit of extra caffeine in my system, and thought I would take a few moments to comment on self righteous and self appointed people.

Again, I'll be amazed Batman, to see how long this stays up in your cave.

Remember Karma comes around…think about that for a while…in fact dwell on it.

Good Day.

]]> By: Rob Blatt http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8549 Rob Blatt Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:32:42 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8549 I completely agree! The reason I put this post up in the first place was to save other people the time and energy. It's clearly done some good, as this is the first result in Google when looking up "spark1energy" I completely agree! The reason I put this post up in the first place was to save other people the time and energy. It's clearly done some good, as this is the first result in Google when looking up “spark1energy”

]]> By: Robbie Grant http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8548 Robbie Grant Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:27:29 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8548 Hey I got the exact same email today from a guy name Chip. So what is this company? Is it made entirely of officers in the US Army? I totally agree with you. We put our resumes out there to get noticed and these jerks think we're stupid enough to fall for a scam like this. Hey I got the exact same email today from a guy name Chip. So what is this company? Is it made entirely of officers in the US Army? I totally agree with you. We put our resumes out there to get noticed and these jerks think we're stupid enough to fall for a scam like this.

]]> By: Corey http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8544 Corey Thu, 05 Nov 2009 01:13:23 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8544 Mine was from "Chip" as well, lol. What a jack off... Mine was from “Chip” as well, lol. What a jack off…

]]> By: Amber http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8543 Amber Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:47:28 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8543 I got the same e-mail lol<br>but it was signed "Chip" I got the same e-mail lol
but it was signed “Chip”

]]> By: Barron http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8542 Barron Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:21:18 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8542 Thank you so much for this information, times are hard and we must make every dollar count. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Thank you so much for this information, times are hard and we must make every dollar count. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

]]> By: Jo http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8533 Jo Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:44:21 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8533 the person that sent it to me today was chip also. what kind of army reserves officer goes by chip. come on i was an officer i would be hella proud of my ranking and say it to the world.<br><br>sorry just saying lol the person that sent it to me today was chip also. what kind of army reserves officer goes by chip. come on i was an officer i would be hella proud of my ranking and say it to the world.

sorry just saying lol

]]> By: Jo http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8532 Jo Fri, 30 Oct 2009 23:42:36 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8532 Thanks for this, I definitely did not want to waste my time with this sh*t. Thanks for this, I definitely did not want to waste my time with this sh*t.

]]> By: michael http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8531 michael Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:23:18 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8531 I got the same eail today except the name was Chip I got the same eail today except the name was Chip

]]> By: Lizzie http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8522 Lizzie Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:35:21 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8522 Thanks Kris! I just got the same e mail and your post online helped me out! Although I am desperately searching for work I am always skeptical of the responses I get. Thanks Again! Thanks Kris! I just got the same e mail and your post online helped me out! Although I am desperately searching for work I am always skeptical of the responses I get. Thanks Again!

]]> By: kirkelwine http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8521 kirkelwine Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:30:17 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8521 Rob you hit it on the nail! Unfortunately for spark1energy and many of the others that came to me, they did not seem to notice the one part of my ad that states "I excell at research"! The email I received was signed by a person named Chip. Naturaly I was drawn to the comment below from "Chip" I already knew what the content of his comment would be just by his name.<br> But as I said, I excell at research. For most of the scammers it only took me 30 seconds to find them out. When I searched "Whois" and "GoDaddy" for Spark1energy, I found nothing on them. So to summarize, It is a scam that I have reported. And for those who may comment behind me in favor of this scam, just know this, there are 3 very powerful organizations for reporting this type of scam on the internet. Believe it or not there is an internet police force that is geared up and able to handle this crap and the 3 of them work together internationally and have worldwide arrest and prosecution authority. So bye-bye scammers! You P*SS me off and will pay for it! Rob you hit it on the nail! Unfortunately for spark1energy and many of the others that came to me, they did not seem to notice the one part of my ad that states “I excell at research”! The email I received was signed by a person named Chip. Naturaly I was drawn to the comment below from “Chip” I already knew what the content of his comment would be just by his name.
But as I said, I excell at research. For most of the scammers it only took me 30 seconds to find them out. When I searched “Whois” and “GoDaddy” for Spark1energy, I found nothing on them. So to summarize, It is a scam that I have reported. And for those who may comment behind me in favor of this scam, just know this, there are 3 very powerful organizations for reporting this type of scam on the internet. Believe it or not there is an internet police force that is geared up and able to handle this crap and the 3 of them work together internationally and have worldwide arrest and prosecution authority. So bye-bye scammers! You P*SS me off and will pay for it!

]]> By: guest123456789101112131415 http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8520 guest123456789101112131415 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:40:50 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8520 I couldn't agree more. All of the time and resumes I have spent responding to Craigslist Ads has all been bogus. I don't even bother with the emails. Thanks, your page makes me smile. At least I'm not the only one who has wasted too much time trying to find legitmate work. Good luck. I'll have to check out your blattcave! I couldn't agree more. All of the time and resumes I have spent responding to Craigslist Ads has all been bogus. I don't even bother with the emails. Thanks, your page makes me smile. At least I'm not the only one who has wasted too much time trying to find legitmate work. Good luck. I'll have to check out your blattcave!

]]> By: amandarecord http://www.robblatt.com/finding-work/worst-type-exploitation-spam/comment-page-1/#comment-8518 amandarecord Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:13:19 +0000 http://www.robblatt.com/?p=1234#comment-8518 Thanks for confirming my suspicions. Thanks for confirming my suspicions.

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