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Old 03-10-2008, 10:52 PM   #1
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I don't get much spam in my email, but I seem to manage to get it in my PM boxes on various sites....

Here's one of the latest (links, and numbers removed to not aid in their own marketing)

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Hello nthfinity,

My name is Kyle and I am the Membership Director at ******* Motorsport Club (www.********.com) I am trying to locate your friend "The Sultan of Michigan". ******** understands the need for privacy, although I thought you, "The Sultan" or your friends may be interested in this opportunity. Prairie Hills will become the longest grand prix circuit in the western hemisphere at just over 6.8 miles. We will also feature world class amenities such as: Hotel, Spa, Team Garages, Recreational facility, Private Airstrip and Club House. This is a wonderful opportunity for you to drive your cars the way they were meant to be driven. All within the luxury and safety of a private race track.

Please, I am not trying to spam you, all I ask is for you to look at the information. If you are interested, please pass it on and/or contact me at ******@****.com. We are passionate about automobiles and racing, and judging from your posts, so are you.

Do not worry, if I do not hear from you, I will no longer contact you.

*** *****
Membership Director
www.********.com
***-***-****
I get stuff similar to this on a semi-regular basis ... anybody else get pm box spammed?
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Old 03-10-2008, 11:12 PM   #2
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Hmmm. It seems like it was specifically addressed to you, nth. Maybe I'm not in the right geographical location.
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Old 03-10-2008, 11:30 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by HeilSvenska View Post
Hmmm. It seems like it was specifically addressed to you, nth. Maybe I'm not in the right geographical location.
yes, it was addressed to me, but it's a copy paste spammer... not a bot
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Old 03-10-2008, 11:55 PM   #4
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so - what is the name of thi snew track? hehe
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Old 03-11-2008, 12:11 AM   #5
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so - what is the name of thi snew track? hehe
doesn't exist yet.. just like alpine motorsports track doesn't ...... supposedly will called "prarie hills" or something

memberships 25,000 (with 10k off for introductory rate)
founder 85,000 (15k off)
Corperate 100,000 (10k off)

makes MSR sound like a Wal Mart knock off
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Old 03-11-2008, 12:26 AM   #6
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doesn't exist yet.. just like alpine motorsports track doesn't ...... supposedly will called "prarie hills" or something

memberships 25,000 (with 10k off for introductory rate)
founder 85,000 (15k off)
Corperate 100,000 (10k off)

makes MSR sound like a Wal Mart knock off
Yep, and they soon will learn the KL's and JM's would not be the bread and butter members, but rather the "regular" folks with only 1 or 2 cars...

I mean MSR has about 5 billionaire members, quite a number of millionaires and many more middle class folks.. and even with the track being booked every week and busy its an ongoing mission to keep the cash flowing
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Old 03-11-2008, 12:38 AM   #7
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Yep, and they soon will learn the KL's and JM's would not be the bread and butter members, but rather the "regular" folks with only 1 or 2 cars...

I mean MSR has about 5 billionaire members, quite a number of millionaires and many more middle class folks.. and even with the track being booked every week and busy its an ongoing mission to keep the cash flowing
which is why Autobhan Country Club isn't having the easiest time, and have had to reduce their membership costs over the past few years... still a ways to go
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Old 03-11-2008, 12:36 AM   #8
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Huh. They're promising a lot of stuff. No wonder they're charging so much for memberships. Although, if they want to keep things "exclusive" they should try a better marketing strategy.
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