Comments on: Tips to reduce Unwanted Spam! http://www.419legal.org/blog/2009/05/04/tips-to-reduce-unwanted-spam/ The Latest on Email Scams, Phishing and Internet Fraud Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:24:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: A. Rosenthal http://www.419legal.org/blog/2009/05/04/tips-to-reduce-unwanted-spam/#comment-18016 A. Rosenthal Tue, 05 May 2009 18:37:39 +0000 http://www.419legal.org/blog/?p=1173#comment-18016 Most fraud/spam email is easily recognizable for exactly what it is without ever having to open it. Just look at the mail's "from" and/or "subject" lines. For example, receiving something from "Euro Millions Lottery" with a subject line of "Congratulations Winner!" can be nothing other than attempted fraud spam. So is receiving something labeled "My Dearest Beloved" from someone you don't even know. While it's all well and good to say "report such spam email to the FTC, IRS or BBB" or other agency, wisdom also says that such mail should never be opened at all because it might harbor viruses, worms, spyware or other malware. Since I know of no way to forward a letter without first opening it, how am I to send it to the appropriate agency? Moreover, since I receive some 20 to 40 of these things almost every single day, who even has the time? Consequently, I do what most other people do: scan through my bulk mail folder once a day and simply delete. Most fraud/spam email is easily recognizable for exactly what it is without ever having to open it. Just look at the mail’s “from” and/or “subject” lines. For example, receiving something from “Euro Millions Lottery” with a subject line of “Congratulations Winner!” can be nothing other than attempted fraud spam. So is receiving something labeled “My Dearest Beloved” from someone you don’t even know.

While it’s all well and good to say “report such spam email to the FTC, IRS or BBB” or other agency, wisdom also says that such mail should never be opened at all because it might harbor viruses, worms, spyware or other malware. Since I know of no way to forward a letter without first opening it, how am I to send it to the appropriate agency? Moreover, since I receive some 20 to 40 of these things almost every single day, who even has the time? Consequently, I do what most other people do: scan through my bulk mail folder once a day and simply delete.

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