Did you realize you are under attack? Yeah, that’s right! You are being targeted by certain companies and/or individuals known as “spammers” that are flooding the internet with junk email called “spam”. These unwanted emails are a form of advertising referred to as “viral marketing” which also includes “pop up ads” that often promote bogus products and services to unsuspecting people and newsgroups while on the internet. These spammers are sending the same messages over and over trying to force or coerce you to buy a product or purchase a service that you wouldn’t buy under normal circumstances. And guess who’s paying them to constantly harass you with this bothersome email—YOU!
An article I’m reviewing called “What is spam?” by J.D. Faulk comes from spam.abuse.net, an anti-spam website that has been actively fighting this annoying marketing tool since 1996 to keep the internet useful to everyone. Scott Hazen Mueller, also joins Mr.Faulk in leading this revolution against spam, he has written multiple articles and books on how to fight against the many different types of this nuisance.
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