Traffic Exchange Exposed

So I wake up this morning to some spam in my mailbox. Nothing new right? Well this spam was traced back to the email address I am using for General En Traffic Empire. I am shocked!

Here are the headers:

Return-Path:
X-Spam-Level: ******
X-Spam-Status: No, score=6.2 required=25.0 tests=AWL,HTML_MESSAGE,
HTML_MIME_NO_HTML_TAG,MIME_HTML_ONLY,RDNS_NONE,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLACK
autolearn=disabled version=3.2.4
Delivered-To: genermpire102@trackahit.net
Received: (qmail 98612 invoked by uid 12660); 28 Jan 2009 08:06:26 -0000
Received: from unknown (HELO mta-1.webprosperity.com) ([209.2.33.233])
(envelope-sender )
by 130.94.177.116 (qmail-ldap-1.03) with SMTP
for ; 28 Jan 2009 08:06:26 -0000
Domainkey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws;
d=webprosperity.com; s=s1024a; q=dns;
h=from:sender:to:subject;
From: “Makowski Merry”
Sender: jackpot_webprosperity_en@webprosperity.com
To: “Friend”
Subject: ***VIRUS*** Magic Explained
Return-Path:
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:06:25 -0500
X-Complaints-To: abuse@webprosperity.com
X-Mailer: WebProsperity 1.0
Response-Id: r-jackpot_webprosperity_en-rid-704-bid-1434
X-Remove-Address: genermpire102@trackahit.net
List-Unsubscribe:
X-Responder-Id: 704
Message-Id: <1233129985.314445@webprosperity.com>
X-ClamAV: clean
Status:
X-Antivirus: AVG for E-mail 7.5.552 [270.10.14/1920]
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary=”_———-=_123312998578571826″
X-AVG-Report: EXTREME Matrix Detailed Explanation.doc: Forbidden file extension. The attachment was moved to the virus vault. BASIC description of the EXTREME Matrix.doc: Forbidden file extension. The attachment was moved to the virus vault. Big PBX Updates for You.doc: Forbidden file extension. The attachment was moved to the virus vault.

Not only did someone subscribe me to this crap but they are sending out viruses with it as was picked up by AVG Virus detector.

Since General En Traffic Empire was good enough to share my email address with an outside source I am canceling my account with them. Nobody should put up with this and you should cancel your account if it happens to you.

Let this server as a warning! I report spam, delete accounts if the TE can’t keep my data private, and I will post the infraction here for all to read about it.

Everybody say hello to this spammer:
Makowski Merry merrymakowski@live.com

And let them know they are dog dirt!

Beware Spammers!

Take Care,
Phil

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