Phone call to a spammer
Abstract:
I did it for the blog entry, of
course.
Body:
I have received several unsolicited emails from
info@aceprintwear.com at one of my addresses. There's no unsubscribe link in the
email, but a phone number is listed on all of the emails, along with text in big
red letters that reads:
"Call Us
Today!"
Tonight
I called, and to my surprise, someone
answered.
APW:
Hello?
WYSZ: Is this Ace
Printwear?
APW: Yes, it
is.
WYSZ: I've been receiving unsolicited
emails from you, and I'd like to be removed from the list. Could I give you my
email address?
APW: Sure, hold on a sec, let
me write it down. Okay.
WYSZ: [I spell out
the address]
APW: [asks for clarification of
a letter]
WYSZ:
[clarifies]
APW: Wow, that's a long email
address.
WYSZ: Yeah, I don't know where you
guys got it.
APW: Well, I'll get you off of
the list. You may get the next one, but that should be it. It might take us a
while to look this up.
WYSZ: Thank
you.
APW: You have a good
weekend.
WYSZ: You too.
Posted: Friday - May 06, 2005 at 06:48 PM