http://www.security-faqs.com/spam-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-still-here.html Security FAQs - answers to common questions about antivirus and other infosec issues. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:21:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://www.security-faqs.com/spam-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-still-here.html/comment-page-1#comment-10445 Email Hoax About Corpus Christi Movie Which Depicts Jesus As Having Been Gay Thu, 06 May 2010 11:02:06 +0000 http://www.scamtypes.com/?p=1645#comment-10445 [...] don’t know what the original intent of the hoax was but in this day and age of phishing and spam I certainly wouldn’t recommend giving out your email address to strangers, and especially [...] [...] don’t know what the original intent of the hoax was but in this day and age of phishing and spam I certainly wouldn’t recommend giving out your email address to strangers, and especially [...]

]]> http://www.security-faqs.com/spam-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-still-here.html/comment-page-1#comment-2235 Si Mon, 20 Apr 2009 15:38:53 +0000 http://www.scamtypes.com/?p=1645#comment-2235 Spam was actually a style of canned meat that was (and still is) commonly available from supermarkets in the UK, it was reknowned for being a very versatily food substance and was often served sliced and fried with the 1970s "english breakfast" in many greasy spoon type cafes, hence the Monty Python skit, portraying the availability of Spam with anything. Spam was actually a style of canned meat that was (and still is) commonly available from supermarkets in the UK, it was reknowned for being a very versatily food substance and was often served sliced and fried with the 1970s “english breakfast” in many greasy spoon type cafes, hence the Monty Python skit, portraying the availability of Spam with anything.

]]> http://www.security-faqs.com/spam-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-still-here.html/comment-page-1#comment-2232 Lee Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:49:48 +0000 http://www.scamtypes.com/?p=1645#comment-2232 You are absolutely 100% correct Domy - it may be ineffective in terms of responses but still offers huge ROI nonetheless. You are absolutely 100% correct Domy – it may be ineffective in terms of responses but still offers huge ROI nonetheless.

]]> http://www.security-faqs.com/spam-what-is-it-and-why-is-it-still-here.html/comment-page-1#comment-2231 Domy Gryfino Mon, 06 Apr 2009 11:46:34 +0000 http://www.scamtypes.com/?p=1645#comment-2231 Spam exists because there's money to be made from it. Plain and simple. I've read somewhere that less than 0,1% of people actualy buys stuff through spam mails. I may be a little off on numbers but due to the ammount of spam sent every day this 0,1% actualy brings enouh money for spammers to continue what they're doing. Spam exists because there’s money to be made from it. Plain and simple. I’ve read somewhere that less than 0,1% of people actualy buys stuff through spam mails. I may be a little off on numbers but due to the ammount of spam sent every day this 0,1% actualy brings enouh money for spammers to continue what they’re doing.

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