Strikers SMS Tipping Line – We name the Spammer

So the Spam Man, who is it? let’s get straight into the hammy spammy world and take a look.

The person heading up the Strydom and Zaki SMS tipping lines which plague people with spam for premium tipping services is……….

Tellytrack studio and on-course presenter Mr. Clinton Basel.

Regular viewers of Tellytrack who have witnessed Clinton Basel interviewing Striker after he has booted home a winner will no doubt recall how Striker is given every opportunity to punt "his" SMS service. An opportunity Striker has taken gleefully on several occasions in post race interviews.

With the revenue derived from SMS tipping lines shared between numerous parties, unbeknown to viewers, Mr. Basel is actually punting his own service as well, effectively free of the expensive advertising rates charged by his employers, Tellytrack.

The cushy environment of Tellytrack which Mr. Basel operates in allows him to partake in this highly unethical practice, nowhere does he disclose his role in spamaging these services.

In view of what Clan members have told us, the following points need to be HAMmered home…..

Presumably Tellytrack and Phumelela management are aware of Clinton Basel’s role in the SMS service but have no problem with the free plugs for his hapless service being disseminated on Channel 232 as a “freebie”.

Do Tellytrack / Phumelela have any problem with being associated with racing related services which are run by their staff in such an unprofessional manner and punted on their TV channel?

Will Tellytrack / Phumelela management clarify their position on the above and guarantee this practice will stop immediately..?

How did Clinton Basel’s SMS operation get hold of individuals private cell numbers ?

Why are victims requests to receive no further communication from the happy spammer not adhered to..?

Which other premium SMS racing services is serial spammer Basel involved with..?

And though we thought the chance had passed, we’ve gone and saved the best till last…………………………...why did Clinton Basel, presumably thinking he was anonymous, offer this retort on ABC back in November, an evening he was actually working in the Tellytrack studio. Note - We have NOT edited his post in anyway, note IP logged.



Posted by: cab (IP logged)
Date: November 10, 2007 08:26PM

nothing wrong with the punter being able to sms strydom or zaki for there impr ressions of the days racing and their runners or rides. further more i am sure that they get a very small share of the revenue after the big service providers like vodacom etc take their slice. i also hear that they only recieve about 50 sms;cos the guys send the sms info to all the friends. so one sms goes to hundreds of friends. i also hear its costs a lot to advertise and because people are forwarding the sms to all their friends they cannot afford to contiue. and anyway what is the problem all they say is WORKING WELL WILL PLACE OR NOT READY YET LEAVE THIS ONE FOR NEXT TIME ETC. WHAT IS THE BIG DEAL, MY GOD ANYWAY THANKYOU VODACOM FOR THIS TECHNOLOGY AT LEAST YOU HAVE CREATED A PLATFORM FOR US POOR TAB FREQUENT FUCKS TO COMMUNICATE WITH THE LIKES OF STRYDOM AND ZAKI. IF YOU DO NOT LIKE IT DO NOT SMS BUT LEAVE IT ALONE FOR US WHO DO APPRECIATE THERE GUIDE IN SIMPLEST OF TERMS. GET A LIFE..........




It seems he was telling a few porkies. What else did you “hear” Mr. Basel…bear in mind we might just have a bit left in the tin for a second helping.??

In the meantime, congratulations Mr Basel, your spamming has just been exposed by The Famous African Betting Clan and be assured we will happily put your victims in touch with you so you can explain to them directly what else you “might of heard” in the many racing circles your work spams across.

As for your SMS tipping, sorry advice, services, we suggest you CAN them immediately before they go past their “sell by” date. Just like for us guys who you say need to get a life, we are just mere mortals (pork) scratching around for a living, and for us, there is no such thing as a free lunch(eon meat).

Great work Chris, well done! I feel like bursting into song [ please join me ].

Scene: A cafe. One table is occupied by a group of Vikings wearing horned helmets. Whenever the word "spam" is repeated, they begin singing and/or chanting. A man and his wife enter. The man is played by Eric Idle, the wife is played by Graham Chapman (in drag), and the waitress is played by Terry Jones, also in drag.

Man: You sit here, dear.
Wife: All right.
Man: Morning!
Waitress: Morning!
Man: Well, what've you got?
Waitress: Well, there's egg and bacon; egg sausage and bacon; egg and spam; egg bacon and spam; egg bacon sausage and spam; spam bacon sausage and spam; spam egg spam spam bacon and spam; spam sausage spam spam bacon spam tomato and spam;
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam...
Waitress: ...spam spam spam egg and spam; spam spam spam spam spam spam baked beans spam spam spam...
Vikings: Spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam!
Waitress: ...or Lobster Thermidor a Crevette with a mornay sauce served in a Provencale manner with shallots and aubergines garnished with truffle pate, brandy and with a fried egg on top and spam.
Wife: Have you got anything without spam?
Waitress: Well, there's spam egg sausage and spam, that's not got much spam in it.
Wife: I don't want ANY spam!
Man: Why can't she have egg bacon spam and sausage?
Wife: THAT'S got spam in it!
Man: Hasn't got as much spam in it as spam egg sausage and spam, has it?
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam... (Crescendo through next few lines...)
Wife: Could you do the egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam then?
Waitress: Urgghh!
Wife: What do you mean 'Urgghh'? I don't like spam!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!
Vikings: Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up! (Vikings stop) Bloody Vikings! You can't have egg bacon spam and sausage without the spam.
Wife: I don't like spam!
Man: Sshh, dear, don't cause a fuss. I'll have your spam. I love it. I'm having spam spam spam spam spam spam spam beaked beans spam spam spam and spam!
Vikings: Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam!
Waitress: Shut up!! Baked beans are off.
Man: Well could I have her spam instead of the baked beans then?
Waitress: You mean spam spam spam spam spam spam... (but it is too late and the Vikings drown her words)
Vikings: (Singing elaborately...) Spam spam spam spam. Lovely spam! Wonderful spam! Spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam spa-a-a-a-a-am spam. Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Lovely spam! Spam spam spam spam!

catsmug you are a member of the ra now and the gm of the ra and the person above have the same surname...i am sureyou gave your cell number to the ra

Well done, Chris, on exposing the incest that is taking place in our industry.
CAB, C A B (asel), Clinton A Basel.

Wonder how he got his job ?

Well at least we know who the main perp is that is guilty of an offence and liable for prosecution ito the Act, along with his accomplices.

Good work Chris

No wonder he's been behaving like God's gift to racing- He really thinks he is!

Surely it's time for heads to roll.

Cat you must stop shareing your details in pubs mate! Lol jokes aside would love to know how they got our numbers

all i can add is that revealing the culprits identity has undoubtedly thrown a spammer in the works.

That joke was rather "hammy" Mr Happens, but I did enjoy!

I am looking forward to having lunch in the Elevation on Sat.

I will go for spam spam spam spam yorkshire pud and spam, no egg, I am on a diet.

try the site spam.com it is truly wonderful

4pm and no reaction from the spammer or his employers who's broadcast medium he utilises in plying his expensive SMS service. It's like he thinks he can remain totally faceless depsite the fact his activities have been exposed.




Well Mr Spammer, there is no running from this one, the spamometer will be monitored over the Easter period, there will be a second sitting and the focus will shift onto how you got peoples cell numbers.

You haven't heard the last from us, just as you seem incapable of letting people hear the last from you.