Resisting temptation to send an e-mail...

[me203]

I took a quick look through the spam file on one of my e-mail accounts. Today's collection includes some legitmate senders who end up in spam, such as recent efforts to shake me down, er, make a campaign donation to some sleazeball politician who has nothing to offer the world, except being slightly less slimy than the opponent. Then, there is the usual spam that probably involves a Nigerian prince who needs to do a bank transfer.

But I also noticed several supposedly from women looking for a man. Indeed, there seems to be an incredible explosion of such e-mails in my spam file. Responding is a bad idea--no, terrible idea. It's spam. Probably (no, almost certainly) a scam. But there is part of me that fantasizes about sending an e-mail back. "I'm not the man you want--I'm gay!"

 

[Charon]

The bot will just keep replying it's looking for a man, since it doesn't know what gay or straight is.

 

[cabinfever]

Resist! Resist! Resist!

You will regret it if you reply.

 

[me203]

Oh, I'll resist tempation! Never fear.

 

[me203]

I remembered this video about responding to a spammer amused me:

 

[LeicsDom]

But I also noticed several supposedly from women looking for a man. Indeed, there seems to be an incredible explosion of such e-mails in my spam file. Responding is a bad idea--no, terrible idea. It's spam. Probably (no, almost certainly) a scam. But there is part of me that fantasizes about sending an e-mail back. "I'm not the man you want--I'm gay!"

They are invariably trying to get you to sign up to a paid for porn site

 

[unloadonme]

Never, ever reply to spam emails. It just confirms they've reached a live account.

 

[Alistair]

^ or will be asking for help after 2 emails. My electricity is going to be shut off if I don’t pay $500 today.