sendacrush.com...the ultimate in email address collection!

March 11, 2002 9:15 AM

sendacrush.com...the ultimate in email address collection! More inside->
posted by Why (14 comments total)

I received an email from them stating that someone had a crush on me and I had to sign up to see who it was. So I sign up and enter my account where I am supposed to find out who has a crush on me. All was for naught as I find out I have to "guess" who it was that sent a crush by typing in email addresses until I "guess correctly" my crush's email.

Neat little way to collect "live" email addys, that is those that are in use. I say hack them.
posted by Why at 9:16 AM on March 11, 2002

Different site. Same idea.
posted by ColdChef at 9:19 AM on March 11, 2002

A few days ago I read a very funny account of someone's attempt to find out who had a crush on him, using this "service"(which ended, after many trials, with his being informed "currently we know of no one who has a crush on you"). Does anyone have a better memory than I do?
posted by MiguelCardoso at 9:21 AM on March 11, 2002

I say hack them

I'm game, Why. Whom shall we choose?
posted by MiguelCardoso at 9:23 AM on March 11, 2002

Tom Anderson. FWIW, does anyone else think Tom Anderson is a very generic (lol) and suspicious name?
posted by Why at 9:29 AM on March 11, 2002

Tom Anderson. FWIW, does anyone else think Tom Anderson is a very generic (lol) and suspicious name?

Yes, I do.
posted by ColdChef at 9:34 AM on March 11, 2002

Sweet. First time anyone has almost double posted (triple, if you go back far enough) one of my links!

I would be very interested in hearing about anyone's stories about getting to the end of the "hint" path. It's an effective slimeball marketing tactic -- even though I'm smart enough not to, I'm always tempted.
posted by fnirt at 9:44 AM on March 11, 2002

Curiousity spammed the cat...
posted by BentPenguin at 10:01 AM on March 11, 2002

I say hack them

weeeel...

foreach $line (@address_book) {
submit_crush($line);
}

nothing like brute force :)
posted by hob at 10:04 AM on March 11, 2002

Hmmm...

Posing as Tom Anderson seems to be popular among Irish crooks too(scroll down).

OK, Why. Considering our own Tom Anderson has been spamming me daily for years, ever since I foolishly bought some domain names from his company, I agree with the nomination but can't find his address. I vonder vy!
posted by MiguelCardoso at 10:16 AM on March 11, 2002

I got one of these the other day as well. I had no idea this was a scam...thanks for the heads up!
posted by kittyloop at 12:39 PM on March 11, 2002

This is somewhat related. Not sure if it's a scam though.
posted by bloggboy at 12:59 PM on March 11, 2002

Here's my current list of spam artists I block at Yahoo -- feel free to see if any of them have a crush on you

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posted by krisjohn at 4:42 PM on March 11, 2002

That is the most brilliant scam I have ever seen.

Wait no, second most brillaint.
posted by Settle at 6:58 PM on March 11, 2002