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A Plan for Scams: A proposal to put 419 scammers out of business for good
- xirium 19y agoSpam filter -> Elisa -> postmodern generator -> spammer distracted by unlimited number of fools errands. Genius.
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- TrevorJ 19y agoThat rocks
- technoguyrob 19y agowww.elsewhere.org/pomo/ I was hesitant to click that link due to the name of the directory, but then I just realized my eyes were experiencing keming... http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/02/idea_a_new_typography_term.html http://www.ironicsans.com/2008/02/idea_a_new_typography_term...
- Tichy 19y agoPerhaps the archive of 419eater.com could also be used to train algorithms to write plausible emails. They already have a lot of email responses to scammers on file.
- Novash 19y agoGood Idea for the next round of YC founding? I mean, five nines of that is above my head but sounds doable. How HARD is that to actually be implemented?
- dfranke 19y agoI thought for a while about how you could monetize this, but I came up totally empty.
- ambition 19y agoIf you can't, there are still benefits to be had. Have other loosely-related, monetizable projects. Execute the plan with an intent of garnering massive media coverage. Build your personal brand and reputation. Leverage the fame to jumpstart the marketing on the other projects.
- Novash 19y agopg would have said, "Don't worry about how you will make money out of this. Worry about making something that people want first." Shame, shame, shame.
- edgeztv 19y agoWhy not just flood their mailbox with fake leads from hundreds of fake email addresses instead? Is that possible?