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Spam Mail.

by Ian Roach · in General Discussion · 09/22/2003 (12:44 am) · 6 replies

Did anyone else get the following email ?

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Hy there!
I am Alexandru Vulpe , the representative of Vector Graphics.
What is Vector Graphics , you will ask?
Vector Graphics is a game development house.We do all the job from design , creation , programming , artwork and publishing for our works.
We are working now at our first big project , the project 3a , an old great style TBS/RPG , and we feel the need of aditional team members in this domains : programmer for GUI interface and engine.We have created the great part of the sprites and artwork , also the AI and the story are set up , but we need additional programmers to implement the graphics and AI in a cohesive stand alone engine , named Aurora.
Don't hesitate to contact us at : vggdh@yahoo.com. You may contribute at this real profesional game in any way you can or , even join our team.
NOTE : This game is maded for selling , and after it will be completed and sold , anyone hwo has contributed to his creation will be rewarded as regarded to their work.Also , their names will be in the Credits section of the game.
For more informations on the curent project go to our official site at : http://www.vector_graphics.6x.to.
We look forward in colaborating with you.Best regards!

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Im guessing he got my email address from my profile here. Either way i hope we can get rid of the spam mails.

#1
09/22/2003 (1:31 am)
Yeah I got that e-mail... Yeah it would be from the profile. Because its a different email in there from the normal gg.com one.
#2
09/22/2003 (4:12 am)
Yeah,
Quote:real profesional
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#3
09/22/2003 (7:39 am)
Every month, I get no less than a dozen people's application, two dozen companies offering thier game development services or products, and usually at least one "Hey, we're having a conference" invitation to attent (for lots of money ;-) or offer to speak. I don't think I've seen any solicitations for me to assist on thier project though - that's a new one.

I usually just update my list of people I won't hire, and companies I won't do business with, and go back to work :-)
#4
09/22/2003 (8:47 am)
You guys need an email more like mine... :)
I dont seem to get Any spam at all.
not one.

Unless you include the MS crap..
which I guess should be included.
#5
09/22/2003 (9:18 am)
I get almost nothing through my GG profile address. I think the 'spam' in the name of it makes the addy gathering spiders pass me over.

I do get the occasional collaboration offer (though I didn't get this specific one), but I really don't consider those spam. Emailing people off of the developer profiles is a fairly reasonable way to be pro-active about finding project members as far as I'm concerned. It's easy to decline politely when a project isn't a good fit for whatever reason.
#6
09/22/2003 (8:39 pm)
I got that one, too. I may have also gotten some snail junk mail from someone who pilfered my addy off here, though it may have been from elsewhere.

I wonder if anyone actually bought it?

-EricF