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webado

More options Jan 30, 10:51 pm

From: webado

Date: Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:51:59 -0800 (PST)

Local: Wed, Jan 30 2008 10:51 pm

Subject: Re: Spammers are now using Google groups

Well Blogger has long been used for garbage like this.

This is a new twist, using groups.

On Jan 30, 10:03 pm, SLK wrote:

> If you try:http://googlegroups.comit redirects to;http://groups.google.com/
> which means it is owned by Google.
> Try to investigate these things before rushing to conclusions!

> am not the only one whose noticed this, its already been covered by
> Techcrunch:http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/01/29/go-to-google-groups-get-tricked-...

> On Jan 31, 2:30 am, webado wrote:

> > The domain googlegroups.com has nothing to do with Google.

> > So yes, it's deceitful and spammy and nasty. And maybe Google should
> > flex some muscle here.

> > On Jan 30, 9:14 pm, SLK wrote:

> > > what has the world come to, spammers get more and more valiant!
> > > this URL is (appear to be) hosted on google groups and yet it
> > > redirects to some other site.http://vivalb55.googlegroups.com/web/bad-credit-credit-card.htm-Hide quoted text -

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