This latest spam claims they are going out of business. I can only hope so.
From: Audrey Martin [info@mapps-uk.net]The link in the spam goes to www.mapps-uk.net (37.220.22.107 - Redstation, UK - fake WHOIS details) and then goes to a landing page at marketing1-euro.net (89.187.85.8 - Pickaweb / Coreix, UK - fake WHOIS details) and then finally to marketing1.net (also 89.187.85.8 with fake WHOIS details). The email also originates from 37.220.22.107.
Date: 4 March 2016 at 11:06
Subject: We are giving away all our European business databases before to close down
Hi there,
We are sending you this email because you visited our website in the past. As you may already know, we have developed the largest business databases on CD in Europe. The software provided with the databases allows to run unlimited searches by Industry/Location/Company Size/Premises type or Job title, and to export the search results to Excel. All from your computer.
We are closing down because the cost to update all databases regularly have become too high. We have had fantastic years developing the Marketing1 applications. Thousands of businesses across Europe have used them to create successful marketing campaigns.
Before to close down, we have decided, as ultimate gesture, to give you something unprecedented.
We are giving you all our European databases. That represents an access to millions of companies across Europe. If you want to expand your business now or in the future, you should not miss this offer.
You will get the 7 following applications:
1) Marketing1 UK 2015: 5.8mio UK Businesses. 800'000 records with email. Unlimited export.
2) Top Managers UK 2015: 30,000 Executives from the 5000 largest companies in the UK (incl. email for all records). Excel file with full data, included.
3) Marketing1 France 2015 (application in French): 5mio French Companies. 650'000 records with email. Unlimited export.
4) Top Managers France 2015: 35,000 Executives from the largest companies in France (incl. email for all records). Excel file with full data, included.
5) Marketing1 Germany 2015 (application in German): 5mio German companies. 1.7 mio records with email. Unlimited export.
6) Top Managers Germany 2015: 50,000 Executives from the largest companies in Germany (incl. email for all records). Excel file with full data, included.
7) Marketing1 Belgium 2015 (application in English): 1.8 mio Belgian companies. 500'000 records with email. Unlimited export.
The value for all those databases, is over £5000. We are offering it all to you for a symbolic price: £99. You only have to pay £99 and you get all the applications above. The offer ends today at 5PM. Do not miss it.
You will immediately get access to a download page from which you can download all applications. The download page will stay online for 6 months (so you can download the applications at a later time).
How to place your order. Free samples
Click here to access the offer page. It contains links to all websites. You can also download free samples for all applications from the same page.
The offer ends today at 5PM. Do not miss it.
To your success,
Best Regards,
Audrey Martin
Marketing1 Team
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M1 Solutions. 152 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
None of the WHOIS records reflect a real company, and there is scant information about the spammer's real identities.
However, this outfit isn't just a bunch of spammers. They are also liars.
Clicking through the link reveals a landing page which clearly claims that this is the last day of their "Sale".
If you click the first link, rather confusingly it gives a different offer with a date of January 15th 2016, claiming that this is the "Last SALE before product discontinuation".
Except it was also the last chance to buy exactly the same product on July 24th 2015..
..and July 10th..
..and June 19th..
Get the picture? The data is ALWAYS on sale. So what is this data? Luckily you can download a sample to see just how good the data is. Here is a tiny sample:
Woolworths ceased trading in 2009. And indeed the sample data is full of companies that haven't existed for years or have just plain out of date and inaccurate details.
In other words, the quality of the data is complete shit. The fact that they have to resort to spam to sell this shit indicates that perhaps they have no actual valid data at all. And the fact that they hide who they really are is just the icing on the cake.
Let's hope that these spammers really are closing down. I somehow doubt that they are telling the truth though. Avoid.
Update 2016-07-15
I hadn't heard anything from these spammers for a while, then this plopped into my mailbox..
From: Audrey Martin [info@mapps-fr.net] via bnc3.mailjet.comObviously this is pretty much the same closing down sale they had in March. And here's the ever-changing final date again (which was actually last week)
Date: 15 July 2016 at 12:02
Subject: We are giving away all our European business databases before to close down
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Signed by: bnc3.mailjet.com
Good Morning,
We are sending you this email because you visited our website in the past. As you may already know, we are the developer and publisher of Marketing1, the largest business database on CD in the UK. The database is the only one on the market to contain details not available anywhere else on over 5 million Businesses in the UK including 4,6 million named decision makers available by job function and 800,000 Businesses with email addresses.
We did not only develop the UK database, but several ones across Europe. We are closing down because the cost to update all databases regularly have become too high. We have had fantastic years developing the Marketing1 applications. Thousands of businesses across Europe have used them to generate targeted lists for successful marketing campaigns.
Before to close down, we have decided, as ultimate gesture, to give you all our European databases. That represents an access to millions of companies across Europe. There is no catch.
You will get the 7 following applications:
1) Marketing1 UK 2016: 5.8mio UK Businesses. 800'000 records with email. Unlimited export.
2) Top Managers UK 2015: 30,000 Executives from the 5000 largest companies in the UK (incl. email for all records).
3) Marketing1 France 2015: 5mio French Companies. 650'000 records with email. Unlimited export.
4) Top Managers France 2015: 35,000 Executives from the largest companies in France (incl. email for all records). Excel file with full data, included.
5) Marketing1 Germany 2016: 5mio German companies. 1.7 mio records with email. Unlimited export.
6) Top Managers Germany 2015: 50,000 Executives from the largest companies in Germany (incl. email for all records). Excel file with full data, included.
7) Marketing1 Belgium 2015: 1.8 mio Belgian companies. 500'000 records with email. Unlimited export.
How do those applications work
The databases are delivered in a convenient software format. Search by Industry/Location/Company Size/Premises type or Job title, and export the results into Excel or txt files. With unlimited export. All from your computer.
The value for all those databases, is over £5000. We are offering it all to you for a symbolic price: £49. You only have to pay £49 and you get all the applications above. The offer ends today at 3PM. Do not miss it.
You will get access to a download page from which you can download all applications. The download page will stay online for 6 months (so you can download the applications at a later time).
How to place your order. Free samples
Click here to access the offer page. It contains links to all websites. You can also download free samples for all applications from the same page.
The offer ends today at 3PM. Do not miss it.
To your success,
Best Regards,
Audrey Martin
Marketing1 Team
Unsubscribe: Click here if you do not want to receive any further emails from us
M1 Solutions. 152 City Road, London EC1V 2NX
As previously established, this company always has a closing down sale, and the data they provide is complete crap. Avoid at all costs.
3 comments:
We constantly receive spam emails from this company. They claim to operate out of
Marketing1
86-90 Paul Street
London EC2A 4NE
This address is a virtual office operated by The Hoxton Press for Multiple non resident businesses. Spoke to them on two occasions and they firmly state that the above do not use their services and are definitely not based there, virtually or otherwise. They were unhappy their address was being used and intend to report Marketing1 to Trading Standards.
This is their latest junk email
We have decided to give away our new database to you.
Dear customer,
You either previously visited our website or have previously ordered our UK business database, Marketing1 UK, which was focused on small businesses.
We have now released our new database, TargetExec UK 2019. TargetExec UK is the first database to give you access to 30,000 senior executives from the largest 5000 companies in the UK including their direct email addresses (no info@ or contact@ emails) and best phone numbers to reach them for effective telemarketing campaigns.
A trained team of researchers and tele-agents has worked diligently to bring you data of a quality simply not available anywhere else - such as the direct email addresses and phone numbers of those senior executives – by strictly legal means. Employing literally hundreds of thousands of people, these companies have a combined purchasing power in the billions of pounds. A wealth of executive titles allows you to target your offer to prime decision-makers for a wide variety of both business and consumer products and services.
Whether you want direct access to the CEO's from the largest supermarkets in the UK (ASDA, Sainsbury's, TESCO, Waitrose), direct access to the CEO's of the largest banks in the UK (Santander, HSBC, Lloyds, RBS) or access to the CEO's from the UK's largest companies such as: Virgin, Carlsberg, DHL, Allianz Insurance, British American Tobacco, Deloitte LLP, Ladbrokes, Prudential, Selfridges & Co, First Choice Holidays, Rolls-Royce, EDF Energy, Thames Water and 5000 others; this new database has the potential to transform your business.
The best of all is that you get unlimited acess to the whole data. The software provided with the database allows you to run unlimited searches by Industry/Location/No of employees/company name or Job title, and to export the search results to Excel. You will also receive the whole database in Excel.
We have decided to give away this new database to you.
This new dabase is sold for £1498 via our website or through address brokers across the UK. We are offering a 50% discount to new customers until 3PM today. But for you, we have much better: because we value your business, we have decided to give you a substantial discount and offer you the new database for only £19 instead of £1498 (99% off) if you place your order before 3PM today!
Your Free Contacts - no Purchase required
We do not want you to think that the data is not legit. Visit our website to download a free sample containing 500 contacts. Evaluate the accuracy of the data and if you are happy with it, place your order today before 3PM to profit from your discount.
To find out more about the new database or download the free sample, click here to visit our website.
Important note:
The application is sold on the website for £1498. To benefit from the £19 special price, click here to access the dedicated page from which you can order it for only £19 until 3PM today. I advise you not to miss this offer because it will not be reproduced.
To your success,
Best Regards,
Katy Graham
Marketing1
From what I can see they are selling out of date junk plus any email from a party who expresses an interest in their mailing list I believe simply becomes part of their mailing list.
Hi
I've purchased the data from a bank account that only had £9 in to keep me secure, and guess what? I had a download mail from them
It's all there 30k business contacts, and correct too, I have tested some details and they seem on the point
So it's not a scam it works, and for £9 you're a spanner if you don't try it
Yes they are still making the same offer in August 2019 ! Its now only £29.
Thanks Audrey Martin but I'll pass on this one...
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