Don’t you just hate receiving spam emails? They crowd your inbox, bombard you with offers of products you don’t want, and even cause annoyance. Sorting through spam emails can take up much of your time that you can use for other more productive activities. If you don’t like receiving spam emails, then you’re among the [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Times of Economic Hardship Bring about More Email Scams
The global financial crisis may be causing most people to evaluate their finances and try as much as they can to hold on to their jobs. For Internet fraudsters, however, this is the perfect time to send scam emails and make a lot of money. A Microsoft executive stated that scammers are taking advantage of [...]
How Spammers Get Your Email Address
Like most people who use their email account, you most likely have received a number of unsolicited commercial emails. These emails, also known as spam, can cause damage to your computer and may even be tools used for phishing. When these spam emails are used for phishing, you run the risk of having someone else [...]
Spam Continues to Be Profitable
If you check your email account often, then you’ve most likely received unsolicited messages regarding various products. These are spam emails that are meant to entice you to click on the link and take you to a website where you can buy the products. Studies conducted by some individuals from Berkeley and UCSD have found [...]