Would it not be a good idea for ISPs to educate users about spam?
Every new account usually gets a welcome email. A little message at the top about
being wary of deceptive and fraudulent email would be a good idea wouldn't it?
I know many new users who have replied to spam - and even passed it on to their
friends!
If spammy's success rate was reduced then many of the spammers would simply dissappear
- wouldn't they? Many spammers have minimal or small profits. The exception is where
credit card fraud is involved - and once this is discovered the spammer is jailed.
Spammers can't spam from jail - can they?
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WARNING
Your email address may from time to time be contact by fraudsters, scammers and
spammers. These people are easy to identify because the email contains little or no
contact information.
Click here for more info
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MORE INFO
Any contact with fraudsters and spammers will result in one or more of the following
consequences....
1) You will be charged a high price for an inferior product.
2) Your credit card number may be stolen and used without your permission.
3) Your product may never arrive
4) You will find yourself part of an MLM / pyramid / phantom product sales team.
5) You become a goldmine! You will be contacted by more and more fraudsters. They
will email you, phone you, mail you and may even call at your house. It is possible
to refinance your house at what looks like a good deal - and then loose your house
when the small print kicks in!
Email from genuine companies should always contain...
1) A contact address
2) A contact phone number
3) A matching email and website address
4) YOUR email address should be in the 'to' part
5) The contact details on the website should match what is in the email.
6) Your name! If the email doesn't mention your name then the person sending it
doesn't know you - even if the say they do!
Remember frausters lie. If in doubt, ignore the email! If you know it is fraud or
spam then report it to the appropriate authorities and/or with spamcop.
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