Looks like Artie Wu is still spamming people in the name of planting trees.
I wonder why Trees For the Future would tolerate partnering with such an obvious scam artist.
This post found on a random blog on March 10, 2008:
"so so sorry if you got an email from me about planting a tree!??! apparently this site, mamasource, which actually sounds like a great idea, hijacks your email list if you go to their site or if you sign up. so if you got one from me, i promise i didn't send it, and if you get a mamasource email from someone else just don't open it or even click on the link. blech. i hate spam."
Showing posts with label email spam. Show all posts
Showing posts with label email spam. Show all posts
Monday, March 10, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Mamasource "How Slimy!"
Here is a recent thread I saw online:
"plant a tree" email
"I'm not sure if this is the right spot to post this - I'll try in TAO as well just in case. But I wanted to caution the mamas here about an email I received recently from a friend through mamasource. It was seemingly innocent enough - one of those "we'll plant a tree for each mama who clicks the link" things. They also offered to check your email address book if you wanted to find other friends of yours that were already members of mamasource - and they wouldn't store your password was the only other instruction there. So I did the change password, check list, change password back thing. After they checked, they asked me if I wanted to send the plant-a-tree email to anyone and they automatically selected 4 people. I said no to 3, allowed one, and thought that was it.
However, they sent out invitations to almost everyone in my email address book without my permission. I received emails from non-mamas asking what it was about, which is how I knew it happened. An invite was sent to my (deceased) mother's account, too... so I KNOW I wouldn't have sent that there. Plus, I had two people tell me that just by clicking the no strings attached plant-a-tree link, they got signed up for daily newsletters from mamasource.
Email attempts to mamasource were first totally misread and then ignored. When I sent an email through my mom's account to get them to end her subscription, they sent one back asking me to reconsider. When I explained the situation, who I was, my personal email address, I'd really like to talk to someone so that this doesn't happen to others, etc, I just received a "we closed this account" email. My other friend who wrote them got much the same response.
I have no idea if they're actually planting trees or not - I hope so for all this. But if I can spare someone else the trouble that I'm going through with them - and the complete refusal on their part to discuss it - I'd like to."
Responses:
"Wow - thanks for the heads up! How slimy of them!"
"Interesting. I somehow got on mamsource's list of people to annoy, it was related to a mama I had bought something from online. I was like Why did she give them my email? Maybe it was the same scenario as with you, they took her whole address book."
"WOW, Glad I didnt open the few links I got from friends....I just had a bad feeling about it...Thanks for posting."
Check out the MotheringDotCommune forum for yourself.
Artie Wu, when will you stop these practices?
"plant a tree" email
"I'm not sure if this is the right spot to post this - I'll try in TAO as well just in case. But I wanted to caution the mamas here about an email I received recently from a friend through mamasource. It was seemingly innocent enough - one of those "we'll plant a tree for each mama who clicks the link" things. They also offered to check your email address book if you wanted to find other friends of yours that were already members of mamasource - and they wouldn't store your password was the only other instruction there. So I did the change password, check list, change password back thing. After they checked, they asked me if I wanted to send the plant-a-tree email to anyone and they automatically selected 4 people. I said no to 3, allowed one, and thought that was it.
However, they sent out invitations to almost everyone in my email address book without my permission. I received emails from non-mamas asking what it was about, which is how I knew it happened. An invite was sent to my (deceased) mother's account, too... so I KNOW I wouldn't have sent that there. Plus, I had two people tell me that just by clicking the no strings attached plant-a-tree link, they got signed up for daily newsletters from mamasource.
Email attempts to mamasource were first totally misread and then ignored. When I sent an email through my mom's account to get them to end her subscription, they sent one back asking me to reconsider. When I explained the situation, who I was, my personal email address, I'd really like to talk to someone so that this doesn't happen to others, etc, I just received a "we closed this account" email. My other friend who wrote them got much the same response.
I have no idea if they're actually planting trees or not - I hope so for all this. But if I can spare someone else the trouble that I'm going through with them - and the complete refusal on their part to discuss it - I'd like to."
Responses:
"Wow - thanks for the heads up! How slimy of them!"
"Interesting. I somehow got on mamsource's list of people to annoy, it was related to a mama I had bought something from online. I was like Why did she give them my email? Maybe it was the same scenario as with you, they took her whole address book."
"WOW, Glad I didnt open the few links I got from friends....I just had a bad feeling about it...Thanks for posting."
Check out the MotheringDotCommune forum for yourself.
Artie Wu, when will you stop these practices?
Thursday, February 14, 2008
My Letter To Artie Wu
This is the letter I sent Artie Wu four days ago. No response. No reply.
Does anyone think this is unreasonable? Please post your comments!
Dear Artie -
There are really only three things that need to change with Mamasource's practices for me to stop blogging.
1. Stop harvesting people's address books! Which means you've got to stop asking for people's email passwords!
2. Provide an unsubscribe link in all of your email correspondence that really lets people opt-out of your list!
3. Change your email servers so that they are not configured like all the other spammers out there.
That's it. Really. Does this sound unreasonable?
Does anyone think this is unreasonable? Please post your comments!
Dear Artie -
There are really only three things that need to change with Mamasource's practices for me to stop blogging.
1. Stop harvesting people's address books! Which means you've got to stop asking for people's email passwords!
2. Provide an unsubscribe link in all of your email correspondence that really lets people opt-out of your list!
3. Change your email servers so that they are not configured like all the other spammers out there.
That's it. Really. Does this sound unreasonable?
Monday, February 11, 2008
Moms...Post Your Comments Here!
I know a lot of you have seen this blog, about 228 of you have come in through my Google AdWords ad, but not a lot of you are posting.
I know many of you LOVE the community on Mamasource, and that is great. I have no grievances about the community aspect of Mamasource, just the way that Artie Wu is building his subscriber base and what he is doing to you all without you even knowing.
There are an equal number of you who've been embarrassed, like me, because you've spread Tree Spam and Flower Spam to everyone in your email address book.
If you like Mamasource, write them at support@mamasource.com and tell them how much you'd like to see the site continue, without spreading invites throughout your whole address book.
If you think they are spammers, that is okay too, write them and tell them! If you'd rather report them, then contact your ISP and let them know what's going on. You can also take those emails and forward them, in their entirety, to spam@uce.gov
Above all, feel free to post your comments here for all to see. You can post anonymously, it is okay. I don't care. I only have moderation on so I know when a post comes through, I haven't deleted a post yet.
I really want feedback from all you moms out there!
I know many of you LOVE the community on Mamasource, and that is great. I have no grievances about the community aspect of Mamasource, just the way that Artie Wu is building his subscriber base and what he is doing to you all without you even knowing.
There are an equal number of you who've been embarrassed, like me, because you've spread Tree Spam and Flower Spam to everyone in your email address book.
If you like Mamasource, write them at support@mamasource.com and tell them how much you'd like to see the site continue, without spreading invites throughout your whole address book.
If you think they are spammers, that is okay too, write them and tell them! If you'd rather report them, then contact your ISP and let them know what's going on. You can also take those emails and forward them, in their entirety, to spam@uce.gov
Above all, feel free to post your comments here for all to see. You can post anonymously, it is okay. I don't care. I only have moderation on so I know when a post comes through, I haven't deleted a post yet.
I really want feedback from all you moms out there!
The Three Things That Need To Change
There are really only three things that need to change with Mamasource's practices for me to let this matter rest.
1. Stop harvesting people's address books! Which means you've got to stop asking for people's email passwords!
2. Provide an unsubscribe link in all of your email correspondence that really lets people opt-out of your list!
3. Change your email servers so that they are not configured like all the other spammers out there.
That's it. Really.
Does anyone think this is unreasonable?
1. Stop harvesting people's address books! Which means you've got to stop asking for people's email passwords!
2. Provide an unsubscribe link in all of your email correspondence that really lets people opt-out of your list!
3. Change your email servers so that they are not configured like all the other spammers out there.
That's it. Really.
Does anyone think this is unreasonable?
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