Gotta love the spammers...

[RawAlex]

Craiglist is one of the most amazing sink holes of scum you have ever seen on the planet. The erotic services section is like a cross between the red light district and a dark alley way filled with armed muggers. It's almost comical.

The newest scam, reported to Rand of Epoch (no answer yet) uses fake hooker profiles to snake people into buying recurring memberships to porn sites, with the promise of a girl's contact number.

It starts with an ad like this:

http://toronto.en.craigslist.ca/tor/ers/1079687622.html

the horny guys contact the girl by the email forwarding system, and the girl sends them back a note saying "let's meet up for some fun! just go to my website and book an appointment date so I can schedule you".

The link she sends goes to a site like : http://www.datesophia.com/

Here's where the fun starts - in order to get the phone number, you have to sign up for a membership to xxxescortsxxx.com - a name selected most likely because people are likely not to realize what they are in for.

There is no phone number coming - just a bill for membership (and from what I gather, some nasty future cross sales as well, how pleasant).

Do these scammers have no morals left? That isn't advertising, that is bait and switch - entirely illegal.

RAND! Check your mail, this turkey is spamming craiglist for all sorts of cities with the same websites!

[miz_wright]

How do you know this?

[RawAlex]

I got tipped off by someone in Toronto that likes "ladies of the night". They nailed his card for a membership, but he cancelled the card before any other charges came down the pipe.

[RawAlex]

Anyway, if someone runs across Rand, can you ask him to check his email? These guys are using Epoch to shear the sheep.

[LAJ]

Wow... interesting.

I personally hate Craigs list anyway and never go on there.

[RawAlex]

Originally Posted by LAJ

Wow... interesting.

I personally hate Craigs list anyway and never go on there.

i never really paid attention to it until recently. It's a freaking cesspool. If you printed that stuff on newsprint and tried to sell it you would get arrested in most cities.

It's insane.

RAND FROM EPOCH! Come in Rand!

[Top_Of_Google_Man]

Just when you think you have seen everything!

[RawAlex]

Another one:

http://www.sexymelforyou.com/

So far not a peep out of Rand. If anyone knows how to get some attention from the Epoch folks, now would be a good time.

[RawAlex]

Actually, it gets worse. I am not surprised to see it, but a little surprised to see it coming off of epoch: A prechecked cross sale.

Sign me up for a 3 day Membership to www.vodmagic.com for $1.00. After 3 days, Membership renews automatically at $29.95 every 1 month

What is interesting is that vodmagic.com's tour is effectively non-functional, with no real way to even sign up to the site. It is likely that 100% of the members of vodmagic.com are just because of cross sales, because the tour doesn't work. The only working link off the tour goes to:

http://www.platinumclub.com/offers/flt1offers/

All WEG Cash sites.

Hmm.

Now, if you manage to join just "platinum club", you agree to:

I affirm that I am at least 18 years of age and I have read the terms of service. By clicking "I agree" I am enrolling in the Free Lifetime Membership* and wish to recieve free videos to my email, via EncoreMail.com.

A little poking around, and we end up at Bigclicks.com - rumor has this group associated with the Babenet people.

It's pretty amazing. I wonder how much they all get together and ding a guys card for before he has to cancel the card?