First Friendster Spam?
15Jul2003 Filed under: Geek OutThis morning, I received this message from a friend of a friend of a friendster:
Hi- I am having a party Friday at _____ in Beverly Hills…would love if you came…bring your friends, boyfriends, girlfriends but please limit guests to 2 oe 3 …let me know if you can come and how many people you will be bringing so that I can put you on the guest list…It will be open bar from 8:30-9:30 FREE DRINKS
DJ’s
VIP lounge for my friends only.
Early arrival suggested.Tell the doorman that you are there for ____’s party
Feel free to post this invite on your Friendster Bulletin Board so all of your friends will make it too!
RSVP WITH YOUR NAME TO ______@earthlink.net
Hope to see you there.
____ North Beverly Drive
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
I asked the invitation-sender to clarify if I knew him, and if the email was spam. He claimed it was not spam, and that he was “just being nice.” When I pressed further, inquring if the party was free (which it would be if he was “just being nice”) he admitted that no, “club policy” meant that it was not free.
My first Friendster spam! Can others be far behind? And why can’t you block users who you don’t want contacting you?
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Hey there. I'm Ariel Meadow Stallings, a native Seattleite who's written my way up and down the Left Coast. Electrolicious is where I post daily randomata, but I also write for a living. My first book, Offbeat Bride, was published last year.
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July 16th, 2003 at 6:39 pm
Ariel- please feel free to forward my contact info to such generous parties…especially in the light of the fact that I just had to change my e-maild addy for spam-esque reasons…all I ask is the nicety of an evening of free drinks to go with the invasion of serenity of my in-box…
Jennifer
July 19th, 2003 at 11:54 am
i got the same spamalicious one