December 2, 2008
How do you stop spam?
I’ve got more spam in the last 2 days asking me to sign up with “Business Solutions Africa”. Michael Faust has his name at the bottom of these emails, and the link in them sends me to http://www.africa-marketing.com/. I didn’t ask for this email, so that makes it unsolicited. Unsolicited email = spam.
The problem is, there’s very little we can do about spam. I’ve replied to Michael (usually a VERY BAD IDEA to reply to spam) and asked him to stop sending unsolicited emails, but aside from that (and blogging about his site, which hopefully shows up if people google him and his company) there’s nothing I can do to stop him.
The problem with Business Solutions Africa is that they’re an internet marketing company who promise on their front page that “Internet Advertising works!” I would *never* use an internet marketing company who spams – that goes against everything that is good and true and right in the world. It’s like asking Brett Lee to open the bowling for South Africa. No.
Google replied to _enzo today with an automated message from the gmail abuse team: “What happens when you report abuse? We track spammers and inflict horrible tentacle rape on them.”
If only.
Comments(5)
Roger Saner is a web platform developer (using 
This is the email I sent to Michael (I’ll admit to being in a particularly testy mood):
Dear Michael
Can you say “spam”? Say it with me: spam. Spam spam spam. Spam = unsolicitied email. I’m getting this from you across my domains. I did not sign up for it. Stop it.
Even better, I’ve blogged about you spamming here: http://www.macgeek.co.za/2008/12/02/how-do-you-stop-spam/
I hope that if people run searches on your name or on Business Solutions Africa they’ll read about your marvellous spamming abilities.
As an internet marketing company you should know that people detest spam. You shouldn’t need me to tell you that.
Regards
Roger
Roger
Michael Faust runs a pyramid scheme out of Australia and targets third world residents (Africa). He can’t run it in his own country because it is illegal. Signs them up for $240 US. He’s been runing these for some years now.
Have a look at
http://www.netwealthconsult.com/2009/01/holidays-and-cash-january-african.html
The company (Not Registered in Australia) is Holidaysandcash. He use to be part of another scheme. Google him and you’ll get his email address.
Hi. This is the REAL Michael Faust who did NOT send anyone any emails or knows nothing about http://www.africa-marketing.com/ but I will be looking into it. I have been involved with internet marketing for nearly 8 years and I know that spam does NOT work and in Holidays and Cash we have a very strict NO spam policy and members can be terminated if they spam.
As for Steve, I have asked him numerous times to tell me his REAL name and give me REAL contact details so we can talk about WHY he keeps defaming me but he hides behing his PC posting comments whereever he can and NEVER gives anyone the opportunity to defend themselves or give the facts. So Steven the offer is still there. Send me your contact details on michael@holidaysandcash.net and let’s talk …and see what your agenda is?
Roger, I am sorry you got spammed and I know it is a pain…I get 100’s of these spam emails a day! I am happy to talk and will be in Cape Town in July so I am happy to buy you coffee…or whatever you drink…so you get to know who I really am.
I’m sick of getting spam too, even though sometimes the comments are quite funny. The odd twist though is these people who are spamming on behalf of someone else. What is in it for them? It happened to somebody on Facebook recently too. I got a message that had a virus in it when I clicked it to follow the link, and then I went straight to the profile of the lady who sent it to ask her what was going on and when got there saw she was already apologizing to other people who were asking the same thing and it was obvious she had no clue who did it or why they did it or why or how they used her name to send the messages.
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