Etisalat - f*ck you very much

If you've never heard of Etisalat then you are probably lucky. Etisalat is the monopoly telecoms provider in the UAE, and like all monopoly providers it is basically crap.

Why am I bothered? Well, after receiving this same spam 4386 times with no sign of a let-up, then I thought it might be nice if Etisalat educated their customer. Unfortunately, Etisalat's abuse mailbox doesn't work, presumably because it is packed full of complaints and nobody from Etisalat can manage to shift their fat sweaty arses enough to look at it.

Now, not getting a response to abuse complaints is pretty typical and not really worth commenting on. However, I was eventually able to get a response from customer support. And it looked promising!

Thank you for contacting Etisalat Customer Care Center.

Further to your email, please accept our sincere apologies for any inconvenience happened. We had escalated the issue to the concerned department and will update you soon after we receive a reply. Kindly bear with us for the delay. reference number 388135

Once again we thank you for contacting us and looking forward to serving you in the future. For any further clarification please contact Etisalat Customer Care Center.

Great.. I thought. Better late than never. So I waited.. and the next reply was basically a "fuck you" from Etisalat:

Thank you for contacting Etisalat Customer Care Center.
Kindly enable sufficient anti spam settings or add filters in your email to overcome the situation.
Once again we thank you for contacting us and looking forward to serving you in the future. For any further clarification please contact Etisalat Customer Care Center.

Wait.. what? The solution to Etisalat allowing customers to spam is.. basically to block email from Etisalat? So basically it is just too much effort for Etisalat to actually do anything. Maybe the airconditioning is broken in the Etisalat support offices and their arses are just too fat and sweaty today..

Anyway, 86.96.226.150 is the culprit to block but if you follow Etisala's own recommendations then block email coming in from 86.96.226.0 - 86.96.239.255 (86.96.224.0/20) just to be on the safe side.

And Etisalat, in the words of the FCC Song, f*ck you very much.

Sapphire Town Real Estate (sapphiretown.com) suck

I don't normally post twice on one spammer, but the idiots at Sapphire Town Real Estate seem to have hit new levels of stupidity with this spam that they have now sent 283 times, apparently about 1% into a dictionary attack (so I can expect to see it 28,000 more times!)

If they are this stupid when it comes to doing business then I would advise giving them a wide berth.

Update: now 4386 times and counting!

Sapphire Town Real Estate "Labour Camps" spam. Just add slaves.

This spam for labour camps was so important to the sender that they sent it 300 times (and counting). Just add slaves, I guess. And in jolly Comic Sans too! Originating IP is 86.96.226.150 in the UAE, all attempts at contacting their abuse department bounce. Classy.

From: Sapphire Town Real Estate stre@emirates.net.ae
Reply-To: info@sapphiretown.com
To: Redacted
Date: 4 July 2011 19:12
Subject: Labour Camps

Dear Valued Customer,

We offer a wide variety of labour camps for rent in ALMUHAISNAH 2^nd (Sonapour), AL QUOZ, JEBEL ALI and DIP with your exact requirements and reasonable price.

Labour Camp in Al Quoz Total Rooms               = 295 Supervisors Rooms     = 5 Kitchen                      = 7 Dining                        =7 Toilet                        =117 Showers                    =117 Parking for 14 buses and 25 cars Price                 = AED 1,250 All Inclusive	Labour camp in Al Muhaisnah 2nd Total Rooms      = 140 Kitchen              = 3 Dining                = 3 Showers            = 60 Toilets               = 60 Price                 = AED 1,200 All Inclusive
Labour Camp for Rent in DIP phase 1 Total Room          = 70 Kitchen & Dining =2 Toilet & Showers = 50 Price                 = AED 1,600 All Inclusive	Labour Camp for Rent in Jebel Ali Ind.3 Total Rooms             = 200 Kitchen & Dining      = 4 Toilets & Showers    = 160 TV, First Aid, Gym & Service Room Price                 = AED 1,400 All Inclusive

• Labour Camps & Warehouses for Sale.
• Residential Building For sale in Bur Dubai.

If you have any questions or concerns, please email us directly stre@eim.ae Or call 050-3479984///04-2576603
This E-mail has been sent to you as a person interested in the information enclosed. If you have received this e-mail in error please notify the originator of the Email If you want your Email to be removed PLEASE reply to info@sapphiretown.com to ''Remove from list''. We sincerely apologize for the possible inconvenience.