[CH] Administrivia: Potato Path SPAM

Mike Bowers (mkbowers@ucdavis.edu)
Thu, 19 Feb 1998 09:48:16 -0800

I received the following message from the Potato Patch folks.  It sounds
like, as a few people mentioned to me, that they weren't directly behind
the mass emailings.

>
>Unknown to us at Potato Patch, we sent $ 175 to a gentlemen in Canada who
>promised to list us on several search engines and e mail a few close
>gardening lists who he promised would appreciate rec. our web address.
>
>This was a scam.  We got took and now are taking the heat for our mistake.
>He refuses to quit at our instructions and wants us to get our money worth.
>
>I am sorry for this invasion into your list.  I would appreciate you sending
>a short message explaining our situation to your list followers.  I guess we
>all make mistakes in life and now this one appears out of hands.
>
>Randy @ the Potato Patch