My new spam proofreading service :-)

Hodders · 4 Oct 2006 at 00:40

A couple of weeks ago I received some spam from a UK based 'networking' organisation. Basically they have harvested my email from somewhere and added it to their list.

This was a legitamite 'cold email' but spam nonetheless.

I sent back an email explaining that we offered a "bulk email proof reading service" and that any such emails that were sent would be proof ead at a charge of £100 per email. If they didn't want to avail themselves of the service then they should simply not send us any more email.

I got an email straight back saying in a fairly tongue in check way "thank you for my offer of services and that they would bear us in mind".

Lo and behold today (two weeks later) I get another spam from them - they obviously didn't remove me from the list.

I have copies of all emails but is there actually any point in invoicng ? Do the emails I have sent and received form any kind of offer/acceptance that makes it legit ?

Rich_L · 4 Oct 2006 at 00:44

You probably could invoice them, getting payment on the other hand...

Akira · 4 Oct 2006 at 00:50

Invoice the buggers

DailyGeek · 4 Oct 2006 at 00:57

Whats the worst that can happen?
but i'd send it via snail mail too

Deadly Ferret · 4 Oct 2006 at 00:59

Lot of free time on your hands eh? Might as well send the invoice then.

Phil99 · 4 Oct 2006 at 01:48

I'd send an invoice as they've clearly acknowledged the terms in the second email they sent you.

No idea how lucky you'll get, but it's worth a go!

growse · 4 Oct 2006 at 01:58

They never accepted your offer of services. They merely thanked you for telling them about it. No signed contract = waste of time. An analogy would be me declaring that any post made on the forum would be subject to my "post-proof-reading" service, and be billed £100 per post. If anyone replied to that I could take that as acceptance and invoice everyone.

homerio · 4 Oct 2006 at 02:01

growse said:
They never accepted your offer of services. They merely thanked you for telling them about it. No signed contract = waste of time. An analogy would be me declaring that any post made on the forum would be subject to my "post-proof-reading" service, and be billed £100 per post. If anyone replied to that I could take that as acceptance and invoice everyone.

Technically you don't need to sign a contract. The mere act of offering something and then supplying, as long as the other party acts in a way that the contract could be construed as being accepted, can be enough.

Jonny ///M · 4 Oct 2006 at 02:44

When they emailed back saying we will keep him in mind,thats the end of that contract. He didnt send a second offer so doesnt have a contract....so no money coming his way.

Saytan · 4 Oct 2006 at 08:17

the way i see it, it acts in the same way as the parking "fines" imposed for parking on private land, in that by carrying out the action described, you are agreeing to the cost, and entering in to a contract to pay the specified amount for the service.