look at this scam

Jan 12, 2005, 1:18 PM ET11 posts by 8 posters

🗑️ Spam

Posters discuss a suspicious DVD sales website, with some skepticism about its legitimacy and concerns about its business practices.

11 posts

FroyJan 12, 2005, 1:18 PM ET

FrayedJan 12, 2005, 1:52 PM ET↩ Froy

LRodJan 12, 2005, 4:13 PM ET↩ Frayed

On Wed, 12 Jan 2005 18:52:36 GMT, "Frayed" wrote:

This can't be good for anything...

- - LRod

Master Woodbutcher and seasoned termite

Shamelessly whoring my website since 1999

ErJan 12, 2005, 3:28 PM ET↩ Froy

"Froy" wrote in message news:7SdFd.14256$[email]...

Hey, just advertise the URL, so I can get it OUT ON THE STREET!!

FroyJan 12, 2005, 3:26 PM ET↩ Er

I knew this was Brody "Er" wrote in message news:[email]...

VerbilaJan 12, 2005, 4:01 PM ET↩ Froy

In article , "Froy" wrote:

As I suspected, hosted in Russia on a network that is notorious for hosting spammers and scammers:

http://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/sbl.lasso?query=SBL17589 http://www.spamhaus.org/sbl/sbl.lasso?query=SBL20649 http://www.spews.org/html/S2128.html

For those stupied enough to fork over any money to these criminals, I bet you'll never get any DVDs.

-verbila

George.comJan 13, 2005, 11:44 PM ET↩ Verbila

"Verbila" wrote in message news:[email]...

no, not a scam. If you look around the website, hosted from China not Russia, you will also find that the webmaster sells hair regrowth cream. It doesn't smell too good but apparently does a good job. That guy should be given a prize for his work for humanity.

rob

Boho MojamboJan 13, 2005, 12:24 AM ET↩ George.com

Wait, wait. Hear him out. Don't dismiss this. You're very quick to dismiss. Don't dismiss.

Mark MellinJan 13, 2005, 12:32 AM ET↩ George.com

A pity that one of the side effects is impotence.

Mark

OBCYE: Doesn't Shaq have all nine seasons?

George.comJan 15, 2005, 6:13 AM ET↩ Mark Mellin

"Mark Mellin" wrote in message news:[email]...

it aldso doesn't work very well under hats, especially cowboy hats.

rob

VerbilaJan 13, 2005, 3:08 PM ET↩ George.com

In article , "George.com" wrote:

Nope - Russia:

server> nslookup www.tvshowsondvds.net

Name: tvshowsondvds.net Address: 213.159.120.111

server> ipwhois 213.159.120.111

Name: 120.111.linkey.ru Address: 213.159.120.111

server> ripewhois 213.159.120.111

inetnum:      213.159.120.0 - 213.159.121.255
netname:      HOSTLOC-NET
descr:        Host Loc is a hosting company the host web sites for
companies.
country:      RU
admin-c:      LNA1-RIPE
tech-c:       AS5760-RIPE
tech-c:       LNA1-RIPE
remarks:      ---------------------------------------------------------
remarks:      Please send SPAM reports to [email]
remarks:      Please send ABUSE reports to [email]
remarks:      ---------------------------------------------------------
status:       ASSIGNED PA
mnt-by:       LINKEY-MNT
changed:      [email] 20041028
source:       RIPE

route:        213.159.96.0/19
descr:        LINKEY I.T.S.P
origin:       AS13302
notify:       [email]
mnt-by:       LINKEY-MNT
source:       RIPE
changed:      [email] 20021031

role:         Linkey Network Administrator
address:      Malaja Morskaja 11, apt 216
address:      Saint-Petersburg
address:      Russia 191186
phone:        +7 812 3157504
phone:        +7 812 3157507
fax-no:       +7 812 3157343
e-mail:       [email]
trouble:      [email]
admin-c:      SAH6-RIPE
admin-c:      BSN-RIPE
admin-c:      DK7445-RIPE
mnt-by:       LINKEY-MNT
tech-c:       DK7445-RIPE
tech-c:       SAH6-RIPE
nic-hdl:      LNA1-RIPE
notify:       [email]
changed:      [email] 20041029
source:       RIPE

person:       Alexandra Schetsovina
address:      Russian Federation
address:      Saint-Petersburg
address:      Rissiki Prospect, 5
phone:        +7 921 3880018
mnt-by:       LINKEY-MNT
notify:       [email]
notify:       [email]
nic-hdl:      AS5760-RIPE
changed:      [email] 20040429
source:       RIPE

-verbila