AOL to Give Away Spammer's Porsche

A user writes "CNN is reporting that AOL is giving away a spammer's Porsche. As part of a settlement with a spammer, AOL took the spammer's Porsche Boxster S, and they're running a sweepstakes (already ended) to give the car away."

The duke of dupes!

[nordicfrost]

This was in the mainstream media, even. And Slashdot.

Re:Late!

[ExTycho]

quite late, ah well /. usually get there quicker, so give them credit for that.

but yeah.. this is *exactly* how to deal with spammers.. they've been offering us penis extentions for the last decade.. now its time to take theirs away!!

Fascinating!!

[hog2]

More info is available here [slashdot.org].

I would rather

[mao che minh]

I would raher have had the chance to shoot him in the face with a .357 Magnum. That's just me, though.

Laps

[Anonymous Coward]

Yeah it is doing its laps

*ducks*

Old article - but it is an update

[Karl Prince]

Let's hope the winner know's someone with a driving licence...

Bio-Hazard

[AndroidCat]

It's probably got spammer cooties.

Re:I would rather

[SB5]

I would have liked to give the man a free castration.

I am not a doctor, so I would probably botch it badly.

The Ultimate Spam

[jstrain]

Is your penis too small? Do you strike out with the ladies? Forget those pills, pumps, and creams that never work! What you need to increase your manhood isn't in a bottle. When you need to overcompensate due to phallic insecurity, choose the solution that over 50% of males age 26-45 rely on. Get a Porsche!

Re:I would rather

[Choron]

You can have that too, you'll just have to wait for the second sweepstake where you can win all the guy's personal data, including his address :)

How about greeting him with a "Do you feel lucky, punk ?" when he opens the door ?

Re:Speaking of March 30th, let me just say...

[Anonymous Coward]

Slashdotters are laughing now, but just wait until the RIAA/MPAA take a cue from AOL and start liquidating pirates assets...

What good will basements full of used CD-Rs do anyone?

Are you on crack?

[Anonymous Coward]

All the hottest chicks from YOUR country are here right now practically giving it away just so they can find an American to marry and become a citizen. We've got the pick of the crop here (not Slashdotters necessarily, but the rest of us.) No wonder you're upset.

Re:I would rather

[stor]

Settle mao che minh, people might think you have a weak member and are trying to compensate.

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Re:The Ultimate Spam

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually, way fewer than 50% rely on a Porsche. Maybe 0.5% do.

The rest rely on web porn.

Isn't it ironic, dont'cha think

[Ilan Volow]

Wouldn't it be ironic if the spammer was the one sending those "GET OUT OF DEBT NOW!" messages.

Yeah it's a dupe but....

[SlashdotMakesMeKool]

Cowboy Neil can't resist the posts with the little piggy on them.

SQWEAL for the cowboy!!!!!

Re:Speaking of March 30th, let me just say...

[Walkiry]

The question is, should an smart-ass mod option be +1 or -1? ;)

Re:I would rather

[fatphil]

A doctor would know not to use a Magnum to perform the castration.

You're not a doctor, so ...

ahhhhhhhhh.... I'm being spammed by slashdot!!!!

[night_flyer]

maybe I can take one of their cars!

::looks out window and sees their 1975 Pinto Wagon ::

Nevermind...

Re:Late!

[blowdart]

Spammers send the same message multiple times, so posting this spammer story multiple times is fitting, no? <g>

Here's The Downside...

[bfg9000]

The guy's life reads like a spam-filled success story. If I post this article at work, we'll lose 10 people tomorrow.

"Hi everybody, I'm Robin Leach, and I'm here today looking at the gorgeous 20 million dollar home of [insert spammers name here]!! It's a fabulous castle bought with all that email money, because spamming REALLY DOES WORK!!! Of course, he had the cheapest mortgage on the planet! Boy, he's more loaded than half of Hollywood, and it's like he didn't even work for it! With spam, he seems to MAKE MONEY OVERNIGHT!!! While you stupid peasants are out there slaving away, he's clicking "Send Now" and watching his fabulous dragon's mound of gold coins pile ever higher! He's so smart, he doesn't even need a spellchecker! He has a stable of Porsches and a stable of lovely ladies! And that huge penis of his is a favorite around town! He has no problems meeting ladies because Spamming REALLY DOES WORK!!" He's living the American Dream, and I'm just poor fat old Robin Leach!!!

Dude.

[unlinear]

Whoah.
Deja Vu.

Boxster?

[Gumshoe]

It's a Porsche Inboxster.

Re:Late!

[Halfbaked Plan]

The slashdot editors are spamming us with this story.

Ummm, what kind of car does Cowboy Neal drive??

Raffle, anybody?

Re:Unusual punishment?

[swb]

My guess is that it was all they could get ahold of.

1) File lawsuit against spammer.

2) File motion to freeze spammers assets. Make case that spammer has shown willingness to be sneaky, underhanded, pushing fraudulent products, etc and that its necessary to ensure spammer has viable assets should plaintiff win.

3) Win case. Spammer's business assets are near zero except for car, which couldn't be sold due to freeze. Everything else is leased/rented or of zero salable value. AOL agrees to take car before spammer decides to park it on street with keys in ignition to spite AOL.

4) Spammer goes to farm field owned under another corporate umbrella, digs up cash vacuum sealed in plastic sacks stuffed in PVC pipes. Pays attorney and re-starts spamming business.

5) AOL sells car, claims "victory" in war on spam.

Re:Old article - but it is an update

[Anonymous Coward]

Let's hope the winner know's someone with a driving licence...

Let's hope that you know somebody who passed fourth grade english.

know's != knows
licence != license
moron == Karl Prince

Re:Here's where we talked about it already

[The Human Cow]

Am I the only one who thinks it's funny that a link to the dupe got marked redundant?

valid usernames

[samhalliday]

(from article)

NEW YORK (AP) -- America Online said its members have submitted more than one million AOL screen names for the Internet company' s unorthodox drawing for a spammer' s seized sportscar.

aaah, one million valid email addresses for phase two! WARRRAARARRAGAAARRAAGG!!

Re:~The Essence of Slashdot~

[Anonymous Coward]

Ralph Nader shall smite thee down, mortal.

Unusual? Bah!

[finelinebob]

You obviously don't watch enough late-nite TV. Don't you know that you can buy cars and homes siezed from similar low-lifes by the FBI, IRS, repo men and other organizations? Auctions are being held right now near you! You can also obtain financing for your low-life auto auction purchase!

Great idea!

[arvindn]

1. Announce sweepstakes for spammer's porsche
2. Get people to sign up; collect email addresses
3. Sell email addresses
4. Profit!

Re:The duke of dupes!

[ari_j]

news.google.com will find thousands of news stories about a given event. Typically, only a few hundred are Slashdot articles. :D

Re:The Ultimate Spam

[ilumits]

It's difficult being a male looking for a new car these days.

-If you purchase a large sedan, you're old.
-If you purchase a small sedan, you're gay.
-If you purchase a minivan, you're whipped.
-If you purchase either a sports car, SUV, or large pickup truck, you have a small penis.

What does that leave? A Schwinn?

Would you want it early?

[WinterpegCanuck]

Actually, I am kind of proud of this being old news. Re-affirms my hopes that not many /. users get, let alone read, their monthly AOL-Members Newsletter. *sniff*