* * * * *
                                        
                 “We gots an offer you can probably refuse … ”
                                        
Well, that was fast.

Not one day since I wrote about roulette and Google's page ranking algorithm
[1], and I get:

> **From:** "Norman" <norman@1-gambling.us [2]>
>  **To:** sean@conman.org
>  **Subject:** Links exchange with http://boston.conman.org.
>  **Date:** Fri, 17 Jun 2005 02:55:56 +0400 (MSD)
>  
> 
> Hello Webmaster,
> 
> We have been looking for partners to exchange links with our sites. Our
> sites have good traffic, and make quick market penetration, so, I hope our
> positions in lead search engines will be rising very fast.
> 
> If you decide to link to our websites,please use the following linking
> details:
> 
> and send us the exact location, and your site information:
>  Title, Description, and URL (Universal Resource Locator)
>  We'll add your resource to our sites shortly.
> 
> URL: http://www.1-baccarat.us [yeah—like I'm going to link to these sites! 
> Sean]
>  Link Title: Baccarat
>  Description: All about Online Baccarat For YOU!
> 
> URL: http://www.1-black-jack.us
>  Link Title: Black Jack
>  Description: Blackjack is one of the most popular table games in the
> casino.
> 
> URL: http://www.1-gambling.us
>  Link Title: Gambling
>  Description: 1 Gambling US—Welcome to your complete online source for
> gambling information and links!
> 
> URL: http://www.1-internet-casino.us
>  Link Title: Internet Casino.
>  Description: The best online directory of casinos!
> 
> URL: http://www.1-poker-game.us
>  Link Title: Poker Game
>  Description: You will find information on how to play the game of poker,
> information about the types of poker, and what you can expect in an online
> poker casino.
> 
> URL: http://www.1-craps.us
>  Link Title: Craps
>  Description: 1 CRAPS US—Online Craps for YOU!
> 
> URL: http://www.1-poker-online.us
>  Link Title: Poker Online
>  Description: 1 Poker Online—the best online directory of where you can
> find many links to poker games!
> 
> URL: http://www.1-poker.us
>  Link Title: Poker
>  Description: 1 Poker US—The Best Online Poker.
> 
> URL: http://www.1-roulette.us
>  Link Title: Roulette
>  Description: 1 Roulette US—Roulette Online.
> 
> URL: http://www.1-slot.us
>  Link Title: Slots
>  Description: 1 Slot US is the best online source for online slot machines,
> poker slots, fruit slots and money slots like you have never seen before!
> 
> Best regards,
>  Norman Robbins
>  norman@1-gambling.us [3]
> 

I'd be wary of actually visiting any of these sites—redirects to hell and
back and there's no telling how many popups or malware might be lurking
there.

But Norman [4] sure was quick … 

[1] gopher://gopher.conman.org/1Phlog:2005/06/15
[2] mailto:norman@1-gambling.us
[3] mailto:norman@1-gambling.us
[4] mailto:norman@1-gambling.us

Email Sean Conner at sean@conman.org

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