Tired of Getting Spam? How To Identify An Email Spammer

Are you getting more spam emails than you can tolerate?
Feeling overwhelmed by it all? There is something you can
do about it. Read on....

Identifying email as spam is actually pretty easy. If there
is an email in your inbox from an address you don't
recognize, nine times out of ten, it's spam. Spammers often
have very unusual email addresses, like
fjkli33808@emailprovider.com.

These nonsensical email addresses are the result of
automated computer programs that sign up for hundreds of
email addresses at a time for use in spamming operations.
The subject lines in spam emails can range from strings of
unrelated words to very apt phrases that bear resemblance to
an email search you've recently conducted.


While the former is simply annoying, the latter can be a
clue that you have spyware in your computer that needs to be
removed. If this happens to you, consult your local computer
service business for help in getting rid of it.

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One particularly vicious type of spam is called phishing
email. These emails are designed by dishonest people to look
like legitimate communications from email providers, banks,
and other establishments with whom you do business. These
emails invariably contain a link that will take you to a
fake website so you can log into your 'account'.


As soon as you log in and use your real user name and
password, the spammer has your account information and can
use it to take over your online accounts and even get their
hands on your money. If you get an email from an
establishment where you have an account, it is always best
to check with the establishment in person or by phone- not
by replying to the email.


If you do receive a phishing email, contact the
establishment of your email account immediately and let them
know so that they can warn other account holders.

Another type of spam is known as the scam email, and you've
probably gotten at least one of them. Some people get three
or more a day. These emails are from people in foreign
countries who say they are trying to get rid of money-
usually a bogus inheritance.


These are basically foreign money laundering operations,
and Americans who have fallen for these scams have ended up
losing large amounts of money, being lured to foreign
countries to complete the 'transaction'- and a few never
even made it home. If you receive one of these emails, you
can forward it to the Federal Trade Commission at
spam@uce.gov and they will investigate the matter.

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What may surprise you is that most of the email spam you
receive is governed by the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. The law is
rarely enforced, it prohibits the buying and selling of bulk
email addresses (although this still goes on every day), and
one clause actually helps spammers verify your email address.

The CAN-SPAM Act states that marketing emails must include
an opt-out link where you can go to request to be removed
from the company's emailing list. But clicking on this
unsubscribe link simply confirms that your email address is
active and almost guarantees that your email address will be
included in the next email address list the company sells.


While spam is certainly a nuisance, there is precious little
you can do about it. When you get spam, most email providers
have a button you can click to mark the email as spam, and
then it will be delivered to your bulk or spam folder
instead of your inbox.


Some email providers allow you to block unwanted emails
altogether so that you don't even have to deal with them in
the spam folder. The third option is, of course, to simply
delete the unwanted email and chalk it up as one of those
annoyances that comes with advancing technology- a matter of
taking the bad along with the good.

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John C Vincent