Internet Service Providers' Association

ISPA Hall of Shame (Issue #2)

Report number: P002
Report date: 2009-02-13
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South African spammers identified in this report:

1. Johann Blumenthal / Passive Income
2. Abelusi Training Network
3. Legal Sense
4. SourceIT.120
5. Itec Group
6. Dynamic Seminars
7. New Heights 1268
8. Letsshop4u.com
9. PPI Group
10. Kingsley Internet Solutions
11. Michael Faust / Business Solutions Africa

Introduction

The Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA), as the representative of the vast majority of ISPs in South Africa, is releasing this report to assist South African consumers to effectively manage local unsolicited bulk email (which ISPA terms "spam"). There is currently significant growth in the generation of local spam and while ISPA's members do their best to keep spam out of their customers' inboxes, this does come at a cost.

ISPA is consolidating the experiences of its members and other trusted parties and disseminating this information so other ISPA members, ISPs and email users (individual and corporate) can make similarly informed decisions on mail they wish to receive or allow to pass over or through their networks. The owner or operator of a network is entitled, both morally and legally, to determine what traffic flows over its network, provided this decision is made objectively, in accordance with accepted Internet standards and without ulterior motives or in contravention of the principle of Internet neutrality.

What does ISPA consider to be spam?

All unsolicited bulk e-mail is spam with the following exceptions:

• Mail sent by one party to another where there is already a prior relationship between the two parties and subject matter of the message(s) concerns that relationship, is not spam.
• Mail sent by one party to another with the explicit consent of the receiving party, is not spam.

In essence, ISPA believes that consumers should only receive bulk mail that they have requested and/or consented to receive and/or which they would expect to receive as a result of an existing relationship.

Disclaimer

This Hall of Shame notification is based on ISPA's definition of spam as indicated above. This does not necessarily accord with the definition in the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, nor does it imply that spam sent is unlawful or illegal, only that it is contrary to ISPA's Code of Conduct.

ISPA has taken reasonable steps to verify the content of this Hall of Shame notification against its definition of spam. However, there has been no independent audit of the notification or details listed below. Readers should form their own opinions or consult with their legal advisor or the South African Police Services in dealing with the persons identified in this notification as senders of spam (including taking any action such as blocking or filtering or otherwise). This notification is provided as an information service and ISPA disclaims any liability arising from reliance thereon.

Contacting ISPA

Should you be listed below and believe that this listing is in error, or if you are prepared to provide ISPA with a written undertaking never to send spam again, please contact us at queries [at] ispa.org.za.

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Known Spammers

Johann Blumenthal / Passive Income
Johann Blumenthal, "Passive Incomes" magazine, is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: 3766.passive-incomes.co.za, 3768.passive-incomes.co.za
• Email addresses: 3768@passive-incomes.co.za, 3766@passive-incomes.co.za, 27795076423@vodamail.co.za

Abelusi Training Network
Abelusi is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.abelusi.co.za
• Email addresses: correspondance@abelusi.co.za, info@abelusi.co.za, belusi@clientliaison.co.za

Legal Sense
Legal Sense is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.legalsense.co.za
• Email addresses: jonl@sensegroup.co.za, jon@legalmessage.co.za, quality@legalquality.co.za, solution@legalsolution.co.za, protect@legalprotect.co.za

SourceIT.120
SourceIT.120 is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.sourceit.120.co.za
• Email addresses: inpri@mweb.co.za

Itec Group
Itec Group is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.itecgroup.co.za
• Email addresses: info@itecgroup.co.za

Dynamic Seminars
Dynamic Seminars is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources and was listed in the previous Hall of Shame report.

• Domains: www.successfultraining.co.za, www.supertraining.co.za, www.trainingmagic.co.za
• Historical Domains: seminarsforresults.co.za, superseminars.co.za, corptraining.co.za
• Email addresses: admin@bestpromos.co.za, admin@winningresults.co.za, info@supertraining.co.za, bouncebacks@trainingmagic.co.za
• Historical Email addresses: admin@seminarsforresults.co.za, bounces@corptraining.co.za, admin@bestpromos.co.za, info@superseminars.co.za

New Heights 1268
New Heights 1268 is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.newheightsgroup.co.za, www.NewHeights1268.co.za
• Email addresses: marketing@fire-equipment.org, marketing@websites-ads.co.za, marketing@nhfire.co.za, marketing@bulk-ads.co.za, marketing@web-ads.co.za, newheights70@telkomsa.net

Letsshop4u.com
Letsshop4u.com is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.letsshop4u.com
• Email addresses: tommyf@letsshop4u.com

PPI Group
PPI Group is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.ppi.co.za
• Email addresses: ppi@bulkemaling.co.za, newsletter@omniprop.co.za, ppinewsletter@ossmosis.co.za, charlene@ppigroup.co.za, inge@ppigroup.co.za, info@ppigroup.co.za, joanita@ppigroup.co.za, jacobus@ppigroup.mcentre.co.za, joanita@ppigroup.mcentre.co.za, lazeerre@ppigroup.mcentre.co.za

Kingsley Internet Solutions
Kingsley Internet Solutions is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.atomicmail.co.za
• Email addresses: info@atomicmail.co.za, sales@atomicmail.co.za

Michael Faust / Business Solutions Africa
Michael Faust, claimed account manager for Business Solutions Africa is a repeat offender with multiple reports of spam from ISPA members or trusted independent sources.

• Domains: www.africa-marketing.com
• Email addresses: michael@mail-buzz.com