Recent batches of B2B spam from the India-based Data Champions group selling email addresses have been signed with addresses and subject lines such as:
- Darcy Burk (darcy.burk@biz-lead.com): Marketing Data – Email Lists
- Richard Brown (richard.brown@firstleadz.com): Enterprise Technology leads
- Donna Smith (donna.smith@rgb-consultants.com): Improve Your Business With Qualified Leads – 2011
- Mary Smith (mary.smith@accesseinfo.com): Technology Clients
- Adam Price (adam.price@m2pdata.us): Email list for qualified leads
- Adam White (adam.white@global-senseware.net): Business opportunities / Qualified Business Leads
- Ashley Ziegler (ashley.ziegler@emlist.us): [Info] Your Target Audience
- Ashley Taylor (ashley.taylor@applicationsusers.com): Update Your In-House Data
- Ella Oliver (ella.oliver@applicationusers.com): Industry Specific Sales leads
- Kevin Parker (kevin.parker@ready2buycustomers.com>): Business Emails List 2011
- Norma Martin (norma.martin@rgb-consultants.com): Top decision makers contacts with email address
- Melinda Clarke (melinda.clark@commercialinks.com): Virtualization Users
- Angela Kate (angela.Kate@cialistsonline.com): Operating System Users List
- Julie Lind (jlind@markpromarketing.com): Sales Inquiry
- Rose Mary (rose.mary@emailbridge.net): Sales leads 2011
- Rose Marie Dasarri (rose.mariedasarri@emailbridge.net): Email Lists 2011
- Dorothy Craz (dorothy4leads@hotmail.com): Generate Qualified Leads through Email lists
- Robert Park (robertp.bms@gmail.com): Email Lists, Appending Services & Email Campaign 2011
- Maria John (maria.john.us@gmail.com): Business Contact List 2011
Where are the spam servers for sending this B2B spam selling email addresses? A few that have been noted are:
- ocnkmx.com [174.133.189.234]
- glazingm.com [174.133.189.240]
- cleandatabank.com [174.133.189.150] and [174.133.189.201]
- sohostu.com [174.133.189.237]
- houstonserv.net [66.199.237.42]
- mxservihost.net [64.186.148.169]
- spacetecho.com [74.50.62.160]
- gorack.net [8.22.200.81]
- loopns.info, hosted at serverpronto.com [64.251.22.93]
- globalbiz.info (outgoingserver.net [176.31.209.236])
- rm0001.net/reachmark.net [216.55.88.93])
- send-grid.net [64.186.148.190]
- echomailer1.com [206.83.72.36]
- mailcntrl.com [74.50.60.15]
- markpromarketing.com [50.23.221.101]
Several of the above are hosted by softlayer.com. Therefore, it’s no surprise that Spamhaus has finally listed numerous Softlayer spam-sending IPs on their black list, including a few Data Champions spam servers.