Subj : Re: Does Usenet still have value?
To   : Arelor
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Feb 13 2022 12:27:46

 Ar> I have wondered if they are using stolen resources for their campaings.
 Ar> Surely, it is cheaper for them to send SMS if they have hacked some ISP
 Ar> computerand are using the ISP's resources instead of their own.
 Ar> 
 Ar> On the other hand, it seems most calls come from regular companies which
 Ar> probably would not resort to hacking somebody else's computer to sell
 Ar> you a new TV. Maybe they subcontract the campaigns with some shady
 Ar> company who does not care if they have to hack and lie and steal in
 Ar> order to sell you anything, who knows...
 Ar> 
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 Ar> gopher://gopher.richardfalken.com/1/richardfalken

I don't know about you, but for a while all these callers, when asked where they were calling from, would give the same answer.  They would claim to be in Albert Park, Melbourne.  So either these different companies were using the same office, or there was a standard line/lie they used.  I believe the latter.

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