Affiliate Programs

I read the story about Uncle Sam slapping the irons on Super Spammer Robert Alan Soloway and I have to stop and ask myself, who in the hell still buys anything from an email spammer? Of course, I ask myself nearly the same questions when I hear someone whining because they lost thousands of dollars to the Nigerian scam.

Why do these tactics still work? Is it that the average Internet user is ignorant or are there really that many new Internet users coming online every day?

I can only think of one thing besides ignorance – GREED.

Soloway sent out millions of emails from other peoples computers advertising his Internet Consultant site. He told people he could send out millions of emails over 15 days for $495. Apparently many people jumped at this offer because prosecutors say he made over $770,000. They also say he lives in a Ritzy apartment and drives a Mercedes convertible. All this by sending out a few million spam emails!

You know, it’s hard to feel sorry for the victims of these scams when they get greedy. I don’t feel sorry for those who fall for the Nigerian scams and I don’t feel sorry for those who fell for the Soloway scam. Sooner or later you have to take responsibility for your actions. Wake up, engage your brain and do 5 minutes of research before sending money out over the Internet to someone you don’t know.

I’d like to hear your thoughts on this. Am I missing something here? Why is it that email spamming still works? Are people really this ignorant, greedy or lazy?