KBR Information Sheet

HOW TO STOP RECEIVING SPAM
Part 4; Reporting Spammers

To report a spammer, you need to identify the spammer's origin. Usually the spammer will have a visible email ID (e.g., redhotdeal@hotmail.com), oftentimes dropping in on an unsuspecting public email service as his host. When you can identify the host ISP, you can simply forward the piece of junk mail to the abuse officer of the ISP. (A list of ISP "abuse" email addresses is listed below.)

Sometimes the spammer will use a false email return address. If the address appears bogus or you want to check the source, you can view the document source code by clicking "View" and "Page Source" (or "Document Source," in some browser versions) to see where the email originated.

For example, a phony get rich quick spammer forged the return address of a legitimate medical management company; foepu@preferred-medical.net.

However, a look at the source code of the message revealed the following information:

Received: from hotmail.com (klg-56-171.tm.net.my [202.188.56.171])

At first blush it appears the message originated from hotmail however when you look at the DNA/IP part of the line, you'll see that the message actually originated from tm.net.my (which when I tried "www.tm.net.my", came back as Telekom Malaysia.)

Therefore I forwarded my complaint to Telekom Malaysia who in turn will use the IP addresses attached to the message to track down the perpetrator, who should discontinue his service and possibly ban him from using their service in the future.

Here is a representative reply from a host to whom I forwarded SPAM that originated from its site. The major internet companies take SPAMming seriously as evidenced here.

The Hotmail account you reported has been closed. Additionally, 99% of these accounts use forged header addresses in spam, meaning they are not sent through or by Hotmail. We employ tough spam counter- measures.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel, but we have to turn it on.

Addresses to report SPAM

Please note:

We have just started this list. More ISPs will be added shortly. If you know of an ISP abuse address which should be added, please Email us! and be sure to include "SPAM" in the subject.

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Thanks for participating in the effort to curtail SPAM.

":O) Willis Lamm

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