Posted by vr on July 07, 2000 at 23:32:44:
In Reply to: SPAM on BBS posted by Chris on June 20, 2000 at 11:41:40:
I gather from the title of it that it was one of those chain letter pyramid schemes taht have 5 0r 6 people you're supposed to send a dollar each to. There's another wqay to get even with the, Report each and every one to the IRS (for unreported income) and the U.S Postal Service. Since the money ahs to be mailed, it constitutes postal fraud. I think Canada's postal service has similar laws and enforcement. There's nothing like an investigation from the authorities to put an end to these posts. They use dto be quite frequent on RSD and other boards that don't remove them. Reporting them to the authorities seems to have quelled their hypocritical spirit.
You can find addresses to report spammers to at sites like CAUCE (http://www.cauce.org) Spam Canners http://members.tripod.com/~SpamCanners/ and others
Remember, revenge is a dish best served cold and an audit from the IRS is a great way to say "go away and dont bother us again".