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EcoPhones and Larry Lankford: spammers

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5 Oct 2006

A number of companies choose to spam me because my name and email address is on a Cub Scout site. So I get offers for web hosting for Scouting organizations. And fundraising companies wanting to help me part with my money. And a variety of other scout-focused spam.

Today, Larry Lankford from EcoPhones decided to let me know about his fundraising programs. And he left a toll-free number to call. So perhaps you readers would like to call Mr. Lankford and ask him all about his fundraising and his spam, and his weekend hobbies, and anything else that might cross your mind. After all, the phone call’s free to you. Larry’s paying for it.

Larry Lankford
Director of Community Programs
EcoPhones
Toll Free (888) 326-7466, extension 2
Larry@recycling-fundraiser.com

Perhaps someone should tell Larry that you don’t build community through spam.

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