By Coenraad De Beer
Unsolicited commercial e-mail, more commonly known as spam, can be seen as another form of e-mail fraud. Spammers use clever and misleading techniques to collect and verify e-mail addresses, yes, that 'innocent' spam e-mail, advertising the next technological breakthrough, uses misleading marketing techniques to entice the reader to click on a link, buy a bunch of junk or some dangerous substance or even infect your PC with malware. No matter what the spam e-mail is trying to market, the only goal of the spammer, aside from making money, is to take the recipient for a ride.
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By Edgardo Allred
In this day and age, when people say spam, no one refers to the canned precooked meat product anymore. Spam is now a term that applies to the bulk of unsolicited email messages sent to en masse to unsuspecting recipients on the web. These messages are usually sent by businesses or entrepreneurs to advertise or market their products and services.
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By Archana J
One of the imperative tasks that net users face today is to tackle and filter spam. Spam mails other than being frustrating and irritating can also cause damage to the operating system.
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By John T Chamber
There are different types of spammers around the world who pollute the discussion forums, articles directories, or classifieds site with spamming material. In this article we will discuss about the different behaviors of spammers and how we can prevent them.
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By Jesmond Darmanin
Ten or fifteen years ago, we didn't need any fancy anti spam software, we got most of our lottery scams by snail mail. If all that dead paper was not so bad for the environment, I might wish we still did; because the lottery spam that sneaks past my anti spam filter and into my inbox is the pits. At least those Publisher's Clearing House "You have Already Won!
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