Email from the year 2036? - WickedFire - Affiliate Marketing Forum

Aniston · 04-10-2008, 03:10 PM

So I'm getting a ton of spam today from the year 2036?? What the heck??

Mon, 18 Jan 2036

Reference # WAL-222

WAL*MART 500 Dollar Gift Card Giveaway

How do they do that? Weird.

rachid · 04-10-2008, 03:39 PM

Goes to show you that zip submits still exists by the time we're in our 50s..
On a lighter note, at least we know the world doesnt get destroyed in 2012

Webferret · 04-10-2008, 04:28 PM

oh yes it did.

er.. does.

jelf · 04-10-2008, 04:30 PM

walmart is talented

HarveyJ · 04-10-2008, 08:58 PM

It's generally the calendar of the computer sending it to you that's put out of whack.
The email's date field will have whatever date is on the computer calendar if it's sent using an anonymous mail client. In fact, some anonymous mail clients even let you set the date yourself...
I've gotten emails from the 1970s before....

WTF is with the 2012 nonsense? And do't tell me "The Mayan Calendar", I want some real conspiracy theory proof that Agent Scully would have trouble denying!

KSRothwell · 04-10-2008, 09:38 PM

The spammers in the future are targeting a new untaped market.

cardine · 04-10-2008, 10:40 PM

On a couple of my old email addresses I get these all the time.
It is really annoying to, because (since they are year 2036) they are always at the top of all of your emails. I'm surprised some spam blockers don't pick up on that.

Aniston · 04-11-2008, 12:26 AM

Ya'll are so funny. I never thought about the sender's calendar on their computer...interesting. Yea...what a great idea because you're right...all those emails were at the top of my spam list...brilliant! Yea...isn't the world ending in 2012 anyway?

johnmatrix · 04-11-2008, 02:05 AM

holy fuck boys, John Titor is from the year 2036. This isn't a coincidence people!

John Titor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

KSRothwell · 04-11-2008, 02:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnmatrix

holy fuck boys, John Titor is from the year 2036. This isn't a coincidence people!

John Titor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Fucking brilliant, I didn't make that connection... John Titor is spaming us from the future!?

BTW +rep for knowing about John Titor.

HarveyJ · 04-11-2008, 03:14 AM

Shit! I just thought of the BEST scam ever!!!

Seriously, all you need is an anonymous mail client, a little mail-merge programming knowledge (I lack this part), an offshore account that's got anonymity or something like egold, and a sucker's list which I'm sure someone on BlackhatSEO will happily sell to you.

Anyways, What you do is you make a template email, and set the anonymous mail client to read off your mail merged DB their names, and their email addresses.
Here's the clever part: Use the anonymous mail program to use THEIR OWN EMAIL ADDRESS!!

Something like this:

Subject header: "You're note going to believe this"

Quote:

How weird is this?
Hi <name>, It's <name> from the future!
We've had some amazing advances in 14 years. We can send energy back in time now, but there's still trouble with matter. What hasn't advanced is that I'm (you? man, this is confusing!) still crap with money. I'm bankrupt.... which means you'll be bankrupt...
But I had a great idea, so you, when you're finally me, can be really rich!
Banks compound interest over time, right? Well, if you deposit some money into our account now, you'll be rich off the interest in the future when you're finally me.
If you send $100 now, and wait till you're me in <year>, it'll be worth just over $16,890!

So what's $100 to you know when it'll be almost $17k when you REALLY need it?
Send it to <bank account details>

Thanks <name>,
<name> from the future

Yes, I'm aware that's mathematically incorrect, but I figure anyone who's dumb enough to fall for this didn't pass highschool maths, and the number is large enough to be enticing, whilst small enough not to arouse suspicion over just needing to get out of a bad financial predicament.

Maybe dumb down the English a little ala Idiocracy, make it seem like language has evolved in the intervening years.

KSRothwell · 04-11-2008, 03:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarveyJ

Shit! I just thought of the BEST scam ever!!!

Seriously, all you need is an anonymous mail client, a little mail-merge programming knowledge (I lack this part), an offshore account that's got anonymity or something like egold, and a sucker's list which I'm sure someone on BlackhatSEO will happily sell to you.

Anyways, What you do is you make a template email, and set the anonymous mail client to read off your mail merged DB their names, and their email addresses.
Here's the clever part: Use the anonymous mail program to use THEIR OWN EMAIL ADDRESS!!

Something like this:

Subject header: "You're note going to believe this"

Yes, I'm aware that's mathematically incorrect, but I figure anyone who's dumb enough to fall for this didn't pass highschool maths, and the number is large enough to be enticing, whilst small enough not to arouse suspicion over just needing to get out of a bad financial predicament.

Maybe dumb down the English a little ala Idiocracy, make it seem like language has evolved in the intervening years.

Oh thats funny.

kingfish · 04-11-2008, 03:24 AM

Doesn't matter John Titor could have been from a different timeline than ours so even he can't say the world is ending in 2012 for sure by his own admission.

04-10-2008, 03:10 PM	#1 (permalink)
Aniston Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 208	Email from the year 2036? So I'm getting a ton of spam today from the year 2036?? What the heck?? Mon, 18 Jan 2036 Reference # WAL-222 WAL*MART 500 Dollar Gift Card Giveaway How do they do that? Weird.

04-10-2008, 04:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
jelf Teh ***** Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 720	walmart is talented __________________ my blog bitch If your not nettin over a million a yr then signup with ads4dough or copeac and neverblueads!

04-10-2008, 08:58 PM	#5 (permalink)
HarveyJ He is - THE CACTUS! Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Melbourne - Not the one in Florida Posts: 2,023	It's generally the calendar of the computer sending it to you that's put out of whack. The email's date field will have whatever date is on the computer calendar if it's sent using an anonymous mail client. In fact, some anonymous mail clients even let you set the date yourself... I've gotten emails from the 1970s before.... WTF is with the 2012 nonsense? And do't tell me "The Mayan Calendar", I want some real conspiracy theory proof that Agent Scully would have trouble denying! __________________ [fucking annoying + disturbing furry manga sig removed] ...Sign up to Affiliation Cash

04-10-2008, 09:38 PM	#6 (permalink)
KSRothwell The Adonis Thaumaturge Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Chattanooga, TN Posts: 579	The spammers in the future are targeting a new untaped market. __________________ The dot of an i is called a tittle.

04-11-2008, 02:05 AM	#9 (permalink)
johnmatrix Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 338	holy fuck boys, John Titor is from the year 2036. This isn't a coincidence people! John Titor - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia __________________ People dont realise how much fucking money there is in shopping carts, I take em home and fix em, and sell em back to a different mall for 18 bucks. Got the 2 malls playin off each other, thats how I make my livin.

04-10-2008, 03:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
rachid Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 44	Goes to show you that zip submits still exists by the time we're in our 50s.. On a lighter note, at least we know the world doesnt get destroyed in 2012

04-10-2008, 04:28 PM	#3 (permalink)
Webferret Scooby Fuckin Doo Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 599	oh yes it did. er.. does.

04-10-2008, 10:40 PM	#7 (permalink)
cardine Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 76	On a couple of my old email addresses I get these all the time. It is really annoying to, because (since they are year 2036) they are always at the top of all of your emails. I'm surprised some spam blockers don't pick up on that.

04-11-2008, 12:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
Aniston Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 208	Ya'll are so funny. I never thought about the sender's calendar on their computer...interesting. Yea...what a great idea because you're right...all those emails were at the top of my spam list...brilliant! Yea...isn't the world ending in 2012 anyway?

04-11-2008, 03:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
kingfish Champion of Awesome Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 648	Doesn't matter John Titor could have been from a different timeline than ours so even he can't say the world is ending in 2012 for sure by his own admission. __________________ PPC-Coach + Ads4Dough = Mucho Dinero!

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