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If we give an overly general definition of the word, we may end up going to spam legitimate emails. Not "no" Junk mail is spam. Spam means unsolicited email.
If a message is junk that does not make it spam. The same applies to the bulk. A message is spam if it is both unsolicited and bulk. When you receive an unsolicited survey, you will receive an inappropriate e-mail. But is it spam? No. How about a newsletter? It is loose, but no spam, if you are a subscriber.
Why Do You Get Spam?
Have you sent your e-mail address online in forums, chatrooms, on your site? Than why you wonder? Spammers collect addresses from the Internet, so no wonder your found his way to a spammer's list. Besides, spammers use various other ways to get what they want: viruses, Trojan horses, buying from other spammers.
Spam Scams
How many times have you received an "update your account" email from PayPal, a bank or ebay? How many times have you received a "warning"? Maybe it does not look suspicious to you, as it came from an institution that you work with, but was it really the case? This form of e-mails, called "phishing scams". There is not much you can do when this happens. Just do not click on a link in the email, do not give any confidential information as social security numbers, bank account or credit card number. There are some free tools that can protect you from known phishing sites. For example, download the free Earthlink toolbar and report the scam to the Anti-Phishing Working Group.
What about those e-mails from various Nigerian (or other nationalities) citizens who are offering you a percentage of a huge sum of money? Yes, you've got this right: scam. You will only lose your money on this one. Better not be curious. They will ask you to pay a fee in advance - a so-called transfer tax, and guess what: some complications will appear, you have to pay more and end up with nothing. And do not believe that "you have won money" lotteries, sweepstakes, either. You should only use. The same applies to the purchase Nigerian scam: they want to buy something from you, pay by check, and they want the goods to be sent in
A Major Do not
Do not reply to spammers ... ever! Do not send any "remove me" message. By doing so you confirm your address is active, you must prove you read the bulk messages, you must prove your ISP does not use spam filters. You are the perfect candidate. You will never be removed. On the contrary ...
Spam Fighters
If spam really bothers you and you want to fight it, than you have plenty of opportunities. If you are an American, join CAUCE at: www.cauce.org. If not ... Czech CAUCE's international partners (example: EuroCAUCE for
Associations such as the Anti-Phishing Working Group, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) or other voluntary organizations are there to help protect yourself from scam or other illegal e-mails (child pornography for example).
