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[H1617]How To Spam Someone

by Carolyn, Car

The internet has brought us so many great things but is also brought us a few bad things and one of those things is SPAM. Everyone gets spam and we all hate it. Some people are targeted ruthlessly, especially those with websites, receiving hundreds per day. Did you know that about 40% of emails that are sent are Spam? It is annoying, frustrating and sometimes a very serious problem for some people. It can be dangerous because some messages are sent with viruses and Trojans which can be used to steal your personal information.

Spammers buy lists of email addresses from a list broker. If your email address appears in a newsgroup posting, on a website, in a chat room, or in an online service's membership directory, it is very possible it may find its way onto these lists. The spammer then uses special software that can send hundreds of thousands ? even millions ? of email messages to the addresses at the click of a mouse.

Filtering Spam wastes time and money, it is something we shouldn't have to do. It is worth using software to combat it. There are so many different types of Anti-Spam on the market today who knows which is best. Buying the most expensive doesn't necessarily mean it's the best.

Here are a few things you should remember to try and reduce the amount of Spam you receive:

?NEVER open Spam or Attachments in a Spam email- if you do, you run the risk of infecting your machine with viruses and Trojans.
?DO NOT click the unsubscribe link- this just confirms to them your email address is correct.
?Use different email accounts for different purposes for example, one for work one for your personal life and one for online shopping.
?DO NOT display your email address in public. That includes newsgroup postings, chat rooms, websites or in an online service's membership directory.
?Check the privacy policy when you submit your address to a website.
?Use an email filter. Check your email account to see if it provides a tool to filter out potential spam or a way to channel spam into a bulk email folder. Or buy an email filter.

Unless we all try to fight spam it will only get worse. We need to all be aware of the dangers of leaving our personal information on websites, forums or chat rooms. Using spam filters is one way to fight the spammers and I would recommend we all use one.

If you are really fed up with Spam and none of the above reduces the amount you receive you could report it to the Federal Trade Commission. If the ?remove me? request is not honoured you can send a copy of unwanted or deceptive messages to spam@uce.gov. You could complain by filling out the FTC's online compliant form on their site: www.ftc.gov. The FTC uses the unsolicited emails stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive spam email.

Since the earliest days of the internet, people have been using it for sending email. Email is a fast, efficient, and cheap way of communicating. But it is also plagued by the most annoying form of advertising, spam.
Spam is a problem that is becoming larger each month as millions more get online. Spam piles up in the inbox, and people have waste valuable time dealing with it, time which could be better spent doing something productive. Even worse, emails are used to distribute malicious viruses. The viruses are included in attachments which when opened causes the computer to get infected.
Spam, a definition
Spam is usually defined as unsolicited electronic messages sent to a large number of recipients. While spam sent via email is most common, spam is also sent via instant messages, usenet messages and mobile phone text messages. Another problem closely related to spam is "phishing", where the message contains false information in order to gain access to confidential information.
What’s the solution to the spam problem?
No matter what type of email account you use, there are methods to fight spam. Filters can greatly reduce the amount of spam in your inbox. There are many shareware and freeware spam filters avaliable. Some filters are so advanced that they block spam before it even enters your computer.
One of the most efficient ways to protect your inbox from spam is to protect your email address. Refrain from entering your email address to websites you visit, only giving it where you must or where you trust the owner. Even more importantly, don’t publish it on your own website. In order to spam your email the spammers must first obtain it. Spammers use automated programs to crawl the internet for public addresses, putting your address on a web page is a sure fire way of receiving spam.
Conclusion
Subscribe to a service which filters spam or install your own spam filter. Don't open any emails or attachments from anything that looks like spam, or rather where you’re not certain it’s not spam. Install an anti virus program on your computer and make sure it scans your emails when they arrive and your computer regularly.
Spam costs everyone on the internet money. It costs the ISP companies money, and it costs users money.

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Carolyn has sinced written about articles on various topics from Legal Matters, Personal Desktop and Family. Carolyn is the webmaster of MySpamBin a leading UK supplier of Anti-Spam Solutions.This article is free to republish provided this resource box remains intact.. Carolyn's top article generates over 14800 views. Bookmark Carolyn to your Favourites.

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