That's right, the "Don't Be Evil" Google hypocrite won't accept spam reports from Spamcop. I'd heard this before but when I went to LART a spamming scumbag this morning, I saw the above in the details after Spamcop finished parsing the spam.

I've sent the following e-mail to abuse @ gmail.com (23 January 2008 in the AM) -

Both the subject and body say: Question: Why Don't You Accept Spamcop Reports?

I've only been sent an auto ack so far (see below). As of 6 September 2008 at 2:00 AM, Google Abuse has failed to respond.

Spamcop is hated by spammers and widely adopted and appreciated by ethical hosting companies and ISPs. A very few lowlife service providers refuse munged reports, but an even shorter list of quality companies refuse all reports as Google seems to do. If memory serves, normally when I see a refusal notation of "all reports," it is from a pro-spam sleaze in some spam haven foreign country.

Nice company Gmail and Google appear to be keeping.

One fellow publisher often complains to me about how many Gmail e-mail addresses he sees from forum spammers. I too am very close to banning all Gmail.com addresses from use on forums I host. I've done that to Yahoo.co.uk due to the same issue.

That publisher tells me in an e-mail that there once was a Gmail form to report spam directly at this url (URI):

https://services. google.com/inquiry/gmail_security4
(broken to not link to Google)

It looks like it was once there because it now redirects to this url:

http://mail. google.com/support/bin/request.py?contact_type=abuse_other
(broken to not link to Google)

Which features this unhelpful, finger-in-your-eye text (how typical and arrogant of Google):

Help Center Google Help > Gmail Help > Contact Us

Contact Us

We love to hear from our users, so let us know how we can improve Gmail or how we can help you. We're sorry that we can't respond to every message, but know that we are working hard and using your feedback to make Gmail even better.

There is no form to submit at that address - no means to "let Google hear from its users." Just that vapid and inaccurate text.

In the auto ack to my question the following text was included:

"WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU REPORT ABUSE?

Your email has been provided to the Gmail Abuse team. Any additional information that you provide through the forms in the Gmail Security Center will be added to your original message, and will help us to more efficiently process your request." (emphasis added)

Recall there was no form at the link I referred to above. There is quality control Google-style for you.

Here is a partial list of Gmail - Googlemail spammer accounts - in reverse order - anybody see a pattern here?:

trroygardner@gmail.com (5 September 2008 from cm216036146161.wcgwave.ca IP 216.36.146.161)
pertamin@gmail.com (5 September 2008 from ool-4579a4a3.dyn.optonline.net IP 69.121.164.163)
apprevuv@gmail.com (4 September 2008 from adsl-71-130-208-241.dsl.irvnca.pacbell.net IP 71.130.208.241)
feragims@gmail.com (4 September 2008 from ip68-102-140-174.ks.ok.cox.net IP 68.102.140.174)
tibuskins@gmail.com (3 September 2008 from cmcust3-100.231.newnanutilities.org IP 72.15.100.231)
chonchonat@gmail.com (2 September 2008 from 24-183-180-117.dhcp.oxfr.ma.charter.com IP 24.183.180.117)
korbayan@gmail.com (1 September 2008 from IP 211.59.8.180)
sexcerun@gmail.com (30 August 2008 from pool-96-244-24-200.bltmmd.east.verizon.net IP 96.244.24.200)
likegay3@gmail.com (29 August 2008 from IP 77.242.171.50)
serdumenx@gmail.com (25 August 2008 from 81.172.0.119.dyn.user.ono.com IP 81.172.0.119)
wepoiyub@gmail.com (22 August 2008 from c-98-200-125-187.hsd1.tx.comcast.net IP 98.200.125.187)
tamtamra@gmail.com (22 August 2008 from IP 210.245.120.112)
werasera@gmail.com (20 August 2008 from adsl-76-208-169-216.dsl.lsan03.sbcglobal.net IP 76.208.169.216)
silomsex@gmail.com (10 August 2008 from cm64084.red83-165.mundo-r.com IP 83.165.64.84)
dooser.000@gmail.com (9 August 2008 from IP 195.5.44.168)
anyubim@gmail.com (9 August 2008 from ool-457b45ef.dyn.optonline.net IP 69.123.69.239)
dooser.000@gmail.com (7 August 2008 from IP 195.5.44.168)
annajenf@gmail.com (7 August 2008 from IP 137.118.217.159)
"Mindy Grow" mindygrow3@gmail.com (7 August 2008 from IP 209.85.217.28) - Someone spamming craigslist post response addresses in bulk promoting a knock-off called dukespost . com
hqsexmovies@gmail.com (6 August 2008 from IP 206.53.51.110) - Did this slime spam you too? Be sure to let abuse@velcom.com & netadmin@velcom.com know about it.
polixeran@gmail.com (6 August 2008 from c-68-37-82-21.hsd1.pa.comcast.net IP 68.37.82.21)
buyviagraonlinel@gmail.com (6 August 2008 from unused.networksolutions.com IP 205.178.184.113) - Did this slime spam you too? Be sure to let dwhetzel@networksolutions.com & noc@networksolutions.com & abuse@networksolutions.com know about it.
meiyunas@gmail.com (6 August 2008 from 75-142-138-35.dhcp.or.charter.com IP 75.142.138.35)
pivaolas@gmail.com (5 August 2008 from c-24-17-137-235.hsd1.mn.comcast.net IP 24.17.137.235)
socksech@gmail.com (27 July 2008 from ip24-136-35-77.ga.at.cox.net IP 24.136.35.77)
harcocls@gmail.com (23 July 2008 from 75-148-158-81-Houston.hfc.comcastbusiness.net IP 75.148.158.81)
alanamakaya@gmail.com (22 July 2008 from inhost145.prod.mesa1.secureserver.net IP 68.178.211.5)
tamaratzyu@gmail.com (19 July 2008 from gw.amigo.od.ua IP 195.245.118.44)
boogie2008b@gmail.com (19 July 2008 from pool-70-111-122-142.nwrk.east.verizon.net IP 70.111.122.142)
angelinaferiro@gmail.com (18 July 2008 from h12.prohosting.com.ua IP 213.186.192.164)
poli1stiya@gmail.com (18 July 2008 from cpc3-midd5-0-0-cust366.midd.cable.ntl.com IP 82.5.185.111)
wopianerta@gmail.com (15 July 2008 from cpe-71-65-50-194.insight.res.rr.com IP 71.65.50.194)
videozzzs@gmail.com (12 July 2008 from 72.36.132.226.svservers.com IP 72.36.132.226)
superbrian101@gmail.com (6 July 2008 from 216-19-191-191.dyn.novuscom.net IP 216.19.191.191)
berwimansxa@gmail.com (6 July 2008 from c-67-187-53-103.hsd1.ga.comcast.net IP 67.187.53.103)
mikedl60@gmail.com (4 July 2008 from d83-182-193-65.cust.tele2.be IP 83.182.193.65)
gboxocuv@gmail.com (2 July 2008 from IP 193.53.87.81)
jmilaq@gmail.com (1 July 2008 from bluesquaredata.com IP 92.48.122.161)
ipheru34as@gmail.com (30 June 2008 from phonoscope.com IP 66.60.232.118)
asedhadf@gmail.com (29 June 2008 from uk2.net IP 77.92.88.23)
chinemoy@gmail.com (26 June 2008 from host-72-175-39-9.bln-mt.client.bresnan.net IP 72.175.39.9)
olmstead.t@gmail.com (25 June 2008 from client-200.106.109.137.speedy.net.pe IP 200.106.109.137)
chempiuo@gmail.com (25 June 2008 from c-98-221-76-80.hsd1.nj.comcast.net IP 98.221.76.80)
packreator@gmail.com (15 June 2008 from dioextent.com IP 212.91.168.91)
marswits@gmail.com (13 June 2008 from CANTV.NET IP 190.78.200.194)
kurodamn@gmail.com (13 June 2008 from 201-242-227-25.genericrev.cantv.net IP 201.242.227.25)
namberso@gmail.com (12 June 2008 from unknown.Level3.net IP 212.187.253.118)
fdxexpress01@gmail.com (11 June 2008 from smtp.iitm.ac.in IP 203.199.213.49 - This scum sent two Federal Express advance fee fraud scam messages with that gmail account used for replies from victims.)
gyusmmkkas@gmail.com (10 June 2008 from cpe-98-15-177-80.hvc.res.rr.com IP 98.15.177.80)
obrashu@gmail.com (10 June 2008 from ool-44c49907.dyn.optonline.net IP 68.196.153.7)
jjkkarl@gmail.com (7 June 2008 from proxy1.nkfust.edu.tw IP 163.18.17.2)
aileenquisenberrytn@gmail.com (5 June 2008 from 208-118-187-4.i95.net IP 208.118.187.4)
sovkomn@gmail.com (4 June 2008 from cpe-69-207-58-161.buffalo.res.rr.com IP 69.207.58.161)
xuvaxiva@gmail.com (3 June 2008 from 196.200.30.212.accesskenya.com IP 196.200.30.212)
amromis@gmail.com (3 June 2008 from 85.65.205.232.dynamic.barak-online.net IP 85.65.205.232)
smithblockadm@gmail.com (31 May 2008 from 10.7.132.219.broad.zj.gd.dynamic.163data.com.cn IP 219.132.7.10)
anitacots@gmail.com (31 May 2008 from m-24-121-106-3.parker.az.npgco.com IP 24.121.106.3)
terrencejake@gmail.com (30 May 2008 from srv01.dns-cp.com IP 66.197.196.133)
mr.feliks@gmail.com (29 May 2008 from breezein.net IP 213.231.4.184)
poff1912tolk@gmail.com (29 May 2008 from velcom.com IP 206.53.51.118)
wjbukreq935@gmail.com (23 May 2008 from 88-134-12-89-dynip.superkabel.de IP 88.134.12.89)
wjbukreq935@gmail.com (19 May 2008 from c-71-59-99-75.hsd1.nj.comcast.net IP 71.59.99.75 -same address as above-)
nukasuka@gmail.com (11 May 2008 from HSI-KBW-078-042-014-101.hsi3.kabel-badenwuerttemberg.de IP 78.42.14.101)
numkuma@gmail.com (11 May 2008 from ip-57.net-89-3-133.rev.numericable.fr IP 89.3.133.57)
jojomo2008@gmail.com (9 May 2008 from pool-70-111-158-248.nwrk.east.verizon.net IP 70.111.158.248)
paul paul paulnkuneeee7@gmail.com (9 May 2008 from hu-out-0506.google.com IP 72.14.214.238 - This one was a 419 scam FRAUD e-mail sent from gmail.com - nice Google - well done - allowing this surely is not evil, is it?) And this is telling: ISP does not wish to receive reports regarding paulnkuneeee7 - no date available paulnkuneeee7 has been appealed previously - that is a paraphrase - NOT exact quote - of the spamcop status message displayed when trying to bring this to Google's attention.
sghsfjgdhjsfjfgh@gmail.com (7 May 2008 from cosmostv.com IP 87.252.227.57 - in all fairness to Google this one looks like it was never a real address or Gmail account they allowed to be opened, just a random string @gmail.com)
boxvistamail@gmail.com (5 May 2008 from static-host.226-244-30-217.tatintel.com IP 217.30.244.226)
abannbolin@gmail.com (4 May 2008 from c-24-62-207-37.hsd1.nh.comcast.net IP 24.62.207.37)
artemiksin@gmail.com (1 May 2008 from crc.net.cn IP 221.174.22.7)
"msn service" < msnser11@googlemail.com > (1 May 2008 from wf-out-1314.google.com IP 209.85.200.172)
This one above is interesting in that it was a classic 419 fraud scam e-mail with a Yahoo reply drop box ( kevinmosala@yahoo.com ), but it clearly was sent from the Google server. It was sent in a blind CC bulk mail directed to another gmail account - msnser2@gmail.com - but here is what is most interesting: For the first time I can recall - when reported via spamcop - abuse@google.com "seemed" to accept the report.
berhardli@gmail.com (27 April 2008 from ool-4357359f.dyn.optonline.net IP 67.87.53.159)
rooterjohnson@gmail.com (27 April 2008 from atosorigin.com.br IP 200.192.89.229)
musollp@gmail.com (25 April 2008 from static-217-12-202-108-pool.customer.itl.net.ua IP 217.12.202.108)
essencerec@gmail.com (24 April 2008 from h-84.19.180.179.keyweb.de IP 84.19.180.179 - this same turd as just below spammed another domain using the same IP - clearly gmail abuse is also on top of things - NOT.)
essencerec@gmail.com (23 April 2008 from h-84.19.180.179.keyweb.de IP 84.19.180.179)
Grandysworks@gmail.com (23 April 2008 from kornet.net IP 125.142.175.128)
bumxumer@gmail.com (21 April 2008 from 208-106-7-90.dynamic.calweb.com IP 208.106.7.90)
mccloud.ardeson@gmail.com (19 April 2008 from hanaro.com IP 116.121.139.77)
putyourhandsu@gmail.com (14 April 2008 from dokeda.lt IP 88.222.186.82)
tomhilkins56@gmail.com (14 April 2008 from CHINANET SHANDONG PROVINCE NETWORK IP 222.173.183.150 - a day after the one below - nice to see Gmail abuse is so on top of things.)
tomhilkins56@gmail.com (13 April 2008 from cnm.co.kr IP 124.5.45.60)
glyclecaluare@gmail.com (11 April 2008 from c-68-63-77-41.hsd1.al.comcast.net IP 68.63.77.41)
hechikimm@gmail.com (11 April 2008 from synetrix.co.uk IP 92.43.64.77)
jesica.brook@gmail.com (10 April 2008 from ojai.net IP 216.147.221.251)
ronaldasten@gmail.com (8 April 2008 from devcom.customers.itsinternet.net IP 213.133.161.18)
turatulle@gmail.com (7 April 2008 from ARtelecom IPs 89.122.139.30 & 89.122.139.139 - one registered and the other confirmed)
ddm14gorfeg22@gmail.com (6 April 2008 from cobra.snv.jussieu.fr IP 134.157.62.4)
tonatull@gmail.com (3 April 2008 from c-68-80-26-227.hsd1.pa.comcast.net IP 68.80.26.227)
ddm14gorfeg@gmail.com (2 April 2008 from Farhang Azma Communications IP 81.12.50.26)
peredast000@gmail.com (1 April 2008 from CNC Group CHINA Liaoning Province Network IP 218.61.17.170)
seven.jhonse@gmail.com (30 March 2008 from host-203-92-92-42.lga.net.sg IP 203.92.92.42)
elizabetrt@gmail.com (29 March 2008 from nb19-66.static.cytanet.com.cy IP 213.7.199.66)
sendrik.flow@gmail.com (28 March 2008 from 202-142-166-231.multi.net.pk IP 202.142.166.231)
sendrik.flow@gmail.com (27 March 2008 from 201-68-70-192.dsl.telesp.net.br IP 201.68.70.192)
ffloridaman@gmail.com (25 March 2008 from hn.kd.ny.adsl aka CNC Group CHINA Henan Province Network IP 219.156.95.200)
jmgnteer33@gmail.com (24 March 2008 from ool-43568a3b.dyn.optonline.net IP 67.86.138.59)
st.claus.one@gmail.com (23 March 2008 from webvisions.com open proxy IP 202.157.137.153)
seductiona@gmail.com (22 March 2008 from colt.net IP 212.35.107.52)
webwhiteman@gmail.com (20 March 2008 from ip-126.net-81-220-169.nice.rev.numericable.fr IP 81.220.169.126)
And the same scumbag struck again the same day:
webwhiteman@gmail.com (20 March 2008 from core_pool_1_75.emcali.net.co IP 200.29.96.75)
vladimir.nemerov@gmail.com (19 March 2008 from intelignet.com.br IP 201.70.17.165)
lucky.strikeone@gmail.com (16 March 2008 from 206-223-185-178.beanfield.net IP 206.223.185.178)
freedownloadvideoaudiocenter@gmail.com (14 March 2008 from 78-62-9-58.ip.zebra.lt IP 78.62.9.58)
freegallery.valmont@gmail.com (13 March 2008 from 75-108-24-57.asbnva.dhcp.suddenlink.net IP 75.108.24.57)
harryjeferson@gmail.com (12 March 2008 from 203-97-52-7.dsl.clear.net.nz IP 203.97.52.7)
And this scumbag appeared again on the same day with a new host/IP:
harryjeferson@gmail.com (12 March 2008 from mail.oconee.k12.sc.us IP 72.159.131.254)
story.pony@gmail.com (11 March 2008 from ip156-208-173-82.adsl2.versatel.nl IP 82.173.208.156)
ms.sara.oskara@gmail.com (10 March 2008 from France Caraibe Mobiles aka France Telecom IP 193.251.160.200)
fansjiao@gmail.com (9 March 2008 from Anhui provincial branch of China Netcom IP 220.248.229.194)
jony.foxter@gmail.com (9 March 2008 from globenet.com.ph IP 222.127.228.7)
mumacugu@gmail.com (9 March 2008 from ol198-105.fibertel.com.ar IP 24.232.105.198)
kakaqrux@gmail.com (9 March 2008 from IP 200.49.10.188)
sara.mcfunny@gmail.com (5 March 2008 from China Telecom IP 220.178.98.59)
rumer008@gmail.com (4 March 2008 from 53.interwave.ru IP 80.92.251.53)
steven.fruskov@gmail.com (2 March 2008 from 69-217-73-52.ded.ameritech.net IP 69.217.73.52 - an open proxy, nice work Ameritech!)
naturaherbal@gmail.com (2 March 2008 from IP 202.28.27.4)
jefferyjjmcginnis@gmail.com (2 March 2008 from IP 190.198.241.166)
frank.furre@gmail.com (1 March 2008 from mail-30.fxserver.com IP 208.116.54.32)
marketheal@gmail.com
madalin007@gmail.com
peredast000@gmail.com
stepradick@gmail.com
tiffanyfnnguyen@gmail.com
kuurtoopd45@gmail.com
serhiyiot@gmail.com
employment.elbrus@gmail.com
henrymwayland@gmail.com
GlobalTSgr@gmail.com
fresloi.dfdee@googlemail.com
john.nymcloud@googlemail.com
newsoftwareforu@gmail.com
zaebalavoprogreso@gmail.com
webovich.alex@gmail.com
jamesrovance@gmail.com
cailisforall@googlemail.com
kimeoffessy@gmail.com
hongda0101@gmail.com
alisia2660@gmail.com
cnfashion1@gmail.com (28 January 2008)
luyan999@gmail.com (25 January 2008)
porking.or.adler@gmail.com
ahmadenagad@gmail.com
ahsiek16@gmail.com
beertlometaut@gmail.com
besttravusa@gmail.com
bookkid@gmail.com
buzbugli@gmail.com
chughlali@gmail.com
cialisb44@gmail.com
clucrus@gmail.com
estellanmoreau@gmail.com
foneoum189n@gmail.com
gaffarsemochkin@gmail.com
gegengef@gmail.com
get.allnet@gmail.com
gluckme@gmail.com
gmailer@gmail.com
hacethat@gmail.com
harrycparadis@gmail.com
harrygbrower@gmail.com
heman@gmail.com
indianajones7779@gmail.com
innornmulsoma@gmail.com
jhufman@gmail.com
jillianvaldez@gmail.com

More to come - out of time.

As I've said elsewhere on this website, it is clear that Google is creating a significant part of the spam problem they claim they are trying to stop. They are also failing to take reasonable steps to allow notification of abuse by their clients. Removal of that reporting link and refusal of Spamcop reports are two concrete examples.

Matt Cutts, what say you sir?

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