Nearly 30% of Internet users make spam purchases.

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5 commentsThursday, August 21, 2008

You're Getting Spam Because Others Are Buying

Nearly 30% of Internet users make spam purchases.

5 Comments

By BotStufR (WPN reader) - Thu, 09/25/2008 - 10:03

Its not just the money!

We must remember that many SPAM emails are not just sale material. A large portion of our SPAM is an attempt to infect out machines in some way so that the spammer now becomes a very dark side black hat h4xor too!

Unsubscribe links in SPAM email are also killer! Chances are its a trigger to say 'Active Account, Sell Address!' or a way of getting you to run an executable.

The internet and all its glories biggest problem is the internet!

By Guest (WPN reader) - Sun, 08/24/2008 - 19:19

stopping spam is easy

If our politicians really wanted to stop spam, they could do it easily. Spammers spam because they make money. Fine the companies benefitting from spam, the ones paying commissions to spammers and they will wise up quickly and start being serious about who they pay commissions to, they will start monitoring who they pay commissions to and weed out spammers. When spammers stop making money they will stop. But that reqires a political commitment and so far our politicians have been doing what they are good at, passing legislation that looks like they are addressing the issue, making sure they do not address the root of the problem

By Garrett (WPN reader) - Sun, 08/24/2008 - 14:42

I have yet to meet anyone

I have yet to meet anyone who has bought anything from spam. I wouldn't even trust a spammer with my credit card! But these days seems like all this spam is making my SpamBully work overtime!

By Jackpot (WPN reader) - Sun, 08/24/2008 - 11:40

spam and technology

Call me stupid, but with the level of technology available, why is it that we can't track down and stop this foolish waste of time and bandwidth? Now, I'm not proposing we go after every flesh pedler or Viagra knock-off out there, but the "Dearly Beloved Mrs. Chapmans" as well as the software pirates are a real threat. Surely we have the technology, but apparently it is not a priority.

Too bad.

By Eb Netr (WPN reader) - Sun, 08/24/2008 - 10:52

spam

I often wonder when I get an email from Mrs. Dearly Beloved Chapman, who wants me to hold on to some money her father stashed in the Bank of Nigeria shortly before he fled the country, why anyone would keep sending this crap out. Evidently, there are still some people who fall for it.

I guess P.T. Barnum was right.