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The What, Who, Where and Why of spam

Article Category: Advice

Author Name: Candy Slater (wumber)

Spam was once just stuff in your inbox; now it is a commonly used mechanism for deception, electronic crime and even corporate espionage. The 4 Ws of spam answer the most commonly asked questions about spam.

What is Spam?

Spam, also called junk email, is usually defined in the Internet industry as unsolicited commercial email (UCE). It is email that is sent out in bulk to a large number of people who did not ask for it. The contents of spam range from benign marketing to destructive programs that can actually hijack your computer system do grave devastation.

The most common business spam advertises pyramid schemes, pornographic web sites, mortgage loans, chain letters, credit repair, fraudulent pharmaceuticals and dishonestly pirated software. The more hazardous spam will often contain viruses that can corrupt your computer, Trojan horses that can hijack your email software application and use it to send out spam to your friends and family, and phishing scams that seek to get your personal and financial information.

Who Spams?

"Spammer" is the term used to refer to those responsible for spam. In the Spam community, there are two types of spammers. There are the completely honest spammers who comply with the anti-spam laws, and have the authorization of the spam recipients. These more than willing recipients usually join the honest spammer's "opt-in" mailing list by signing up at a website, for example to enter a sweepstake, or to be notified of near future promotions.
Then there are the dishonest spammers, who will get your email addresses by any means likely. They use their spam for criminal or malicious objectives and have no concern for the law.
Spammers extend from the lone, home-based individual to multi-million dollar organizations with many workers. Most of the spam companies are progressively relocating to overseas sites to evade US laws and law enforcement.

Where do the Spammers Get your Email Address From?

Spammers get their victim's email addresses from just about any place you can envisage. Mostly, they use Newsgroup harvesters and Spambots, which are automated software applications produced to "harvest" (extract) email addresses from internet-based sites. Newsgroup harvesters focus on newsgroup postings and other weak web-based forums, which tend to have low security. Spambots troll the Online world, scanning sites and "harvesting" (extracting) email addresses. It normally searches for the "@" sign that denotes an email address.

The typical spambot can harvest over 30,000 email addresses in just one hour. And this goes on 24/7, year and year out.
There are also business that sell CDs that are crammed with authentic email addresses. These can sell for as little as $25, and they are a goldmine for every spammer.

Why do Spammers Spam?

Spammers literally make millions from their illicit trade. Research studies show that for every million junk emails sent out, a spammer will average about 100 sales. What's more, spamming can amount to next to virtually nothing.

Why does spamming carry on despite its cost in time, effort and money? If no one acted in response to spam, the spammer's cash cow would starve and the practice would cease. They make the cost of spamming valuable.

Spam, also called junk email, is more often than not defined in the Internet industry as unsolicited commercial email (UCE)."Spammer" is the term used to refer to those liable for spam. In the Spam world, there are two types of spammers. There are the authentic spammers who comply with the anti-spam statutes, and have the permission of the spam people. If no one acted in response to spam, the spammer's cash cow would starve and the practice would end.

Keywords: anti-spam, anti-phishing, wumber, anti-spam techniques, anti-spam solutions

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