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Craigslist has become a very popular site over the years for buying and selling goods and services without having to fork over money for advertising fees. Unfortunately, as it turns out, this same service is being actively used by spammers for harvesting the site’s users’ email addresses. Here’s how it works.
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Dear Craigslist User, I’m afraid things haven’t been too great between us lately, and I feel the need to tell you what’s bothering me. First of all, I know the anonymity of the site is a great comfort to you, and that you can easily set up a fake “junk” email account through which to [...]
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Mika Salakka is a Finn living in the United States. He is a nursing assistant, a creative writer, a devoted husband, and an observer of the human condition. His interests range from music and literature to psychology, sociology, medicine, technology, and spirituality.
Pricks Of The Trade
October 1, 2009
in Commentary
It used to be that on Craigslist you could put up an ad, and you’d get a fair number of serious buyers, with the occasional unreliable person or spammer thrown in. However, the tables seem to have turned.
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