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SPAM E-MAIL PROBLEMS.

It has become apparent that many people have been receiving e-mails
purporting to come from Homemade Holidays. The contentsof the e-mails are
often of a disturbing and unpleasant nature. We must categorically state that
such e-mails are NOT being sent by Homemade Holidays.

It seems that we are the victims of a particularly malicious spam scam called
"address mining". This is where someone trawls the internet for legitimate e-
mail addresses and uses them as a cover to send out their obnoxious spam
mails. These e-mails usually contain a click through link to take you to the site
which these unprincipled spammers want you to visit.

I have contacted several other people who have also fallen victim to this scam
and it seems that it is a sophisticated and widespread scheme originating in
China and routed through legitimate businesses in Europe and the U.S.A.

I have also contacted our IT support people who are doing their utmost to
help eliminate this problem, but as these e-mails are routed through many
business addresses it is a difficult task to keep up with the chase.

I must apologise on behalf of Homemade Holidays if anyone has suffered
distress because of this matter, but I must add that we are just as much a
victim of this scam as the final recipients.

These e-mails are being sent out by the hundreds and it only came to our
attention when I received over 1300 "undeliverable" returned e-mails in one
day. None of which emanated from a Homemade Holidays address. I then
actually received several e-mails, apparently from myself, offering to supply
me with dubious pharmaceutical products and other services upon which I do
not care to elaborate.

The numbers of these spam e-mails seems to be diminishing, but it is still
disturbing to know that our good name and reputation is being besmirched by
unprincipled scammers who do not care how much distress or inconvenience
they cause.

Please be assured that Homemade Holidays NEVER sends spam e-mails, or
unsolicited mails shots, with the exception of press releases to major
newspapers and magazines. If you receive an e-mail which has our address
and you are not expecting one, please be very careful. Legitimate e-mails can
be easily identified by the subject title, which should mean something to the
recipient. If you are in any doubt as to the legitimacy of any e-mails please call
us.

I hope that we will eventually be able to stamp out this disease, but in the
meantime I thank you for your tolerance and understanding.

Paul Hulme.

HOMEMADE HOLIDAYS