More stealth spam in comments

Here are more examples of stealth spam. Compare the styles.

Apparent comment:

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Source code:

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This spammer posted half a dozen comments all with the same tracking image.

Apparent comment:

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Source code:

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Apparent comment:

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Source code:

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I like the use of the ellipsis which provide more room for spam!

Apparent comment:

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Source code:

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Of course, another way to have more punctuation marks, is to write somewhat longer albeit disjointed comments. Also, note that most comment are positive and complimentary BUT do not include any keywords related to the topic of the web site the comments were posted in. A good strategy for the comment to be left in place, is to appeal to the site owner and members' egos.