Originally Posted by
De Beuker
Looks like he changed his name.
Its now David Vegas and James Miller.
Or maybe its a spamming family?
All made up names, and change every now & then to get past spam filters. The names are designed to look "real" so that filters don't just catch them because the sender is "kjghhhsg dddkkf" or something similar.
Tracing the original seller based on the casinos being spammed is not going to be easy, as there may be no connection at all. What IS being shown is those casinos whose affiliate programs have a "relaxed" attitude to spamming, allowing it to continue unless recipients REALLY kick up a fuss.
A complaint to the casino will probably be brushed aside with "it's not us", and it can be hard to make them investigate the matter until it becomes a public embarrassment for the casino (which can be arranged
).
A start would be to confirm that it IS definitely spam (easy, use the "unsubscribe", and if it makes no difference, it is spam, rather than something legitimate, like a newsletter you have signed up for).
Next, try to identify the affiliate tag involved.
Lastly, grass up the affiliate (with tag & evidence of spamming), and make this PUBLIC, so that we can SEE whether the program actually MEANS it when they say "spam will not be tolerated" by banning the affiliate responsible.
If they fail to act, this is when the campaign of public embarrassment comes into play, with a thread detailing the activities of the rogue affiliate, and results of attempts to get the spam stopped.
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