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		<title>Spam -What is Your Protection Under the Law?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2010 00:54:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Spam has become an ever-increasing problem in recent years, costing legitimate businesses a great deal in both time and money.
In response to the growing threat from spam, new legislation was enacted in 2003. it was called: Controlling the Assault of Non Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM act). This act created some requirements for all [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spam has become an ever-increasing problem in recent years, costing legitimate businesses a great deal in both time and money.</p>
<p>In response to the growing threat from spam, new legislation was enacted in 2003. it was called: Controlling the Assault of Non Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act (CAN-SPAM act). This act created some requirements for all companies who are sending bulk commercial email, as well as those companies whose products are offered for sale in the spam emails. It also instituted penalties for violators, as well as giving the client or consumer the right and the means to request that the emailers cease the spam efforts.</p>
<p>CAN-SPAM was enacted in January, 2004. The act covers any email which have as its purpose advertising or promotional efforts for any service or product, including those whose contents reside solely on a web site.</p>
<p>The legislation also covers &#8220;transactional or relationship messages,&#8221; meaning those emails which help a web site to deal with any transaction, even those which are agreed on, or make updates to any customer whether new or exisiting. None of these may contain false or spoofed routing information.</p>
<p>The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the United States agency for consumer protection, was granted the authority to enforce the act and the DOJ, or Department of Justice is additionally charged with the enforcement of the CAN SPAM act. It also provides that Internet Service Providers who are hurt by the spam may in fact sue the violators of the legislation to recoup losses to their own business.</p>
<p>Other Major Provisions of the Law</p>
<p>-It bans any attempt to falsify the information in the header or subject line. </p>
<p>Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there&#8217;s more to Spam Protection than you may have first thought. </p>
<p>These must correctly identify what the message is about, and accurately display routing information as well as  &#8220;To&#8221; and &#8220;from&#8221; information. The email must accurately indicate the identity of the sender and recipient. It must accurately portray the domain from which the email originates as well as the senders real email address.</p>
<p>- It bans misleading subject lines</p>
<p>The subject line must not mislead the recipient to open the email under false pretenses. It should clearly indicate the actual subject matter of the email.</p>
<p>- Emails sent in this fashion must offer the recipient a legitimate means to get out of receiving the commercial email in the future. Any such requests to opt-out must be honored by the spamming company, and the email address deleted from its sending list. The commercial emailer will have 10 days to after the request to cease sending messages to that address</p>
<p>- Commercial bulk email should easily be identified as an advertisement or solicitation. It must also include the sender&#8217;s actual physical postal address</p>
<p>- The recipient must be fore-warned of any sexually explicit information the email may contain. This warning must be displayed in the email&#8217;s subject line.</p>
<p>Each and every violation of this law or the aspects of the law subjects the sender to strict fines that can go as high as $10,000 per incident and, for certain violations, the commercial emailer will face possible jail time.</p>
<p>Another legal initiative aimed at fighting spam is the &#8220;Digital PhishNet&#8221; (DPN), which was established in 2004. It is a collaborative effort between the Internet industry and criminal law enforcement. Its purpose is to identify and to prosecute spammers who break the law through phishing. Online auction sites, financial institutions, ISPs and other groups within the industry are all involved in this imitative.  Important data and information is forwarded in real time to law enforcement.  </p>
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		<title>The What, Who, Where and Why of Spam</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jun 2010 18:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Spam Protection]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Spam was once just clutter in your inbox; now it is a commonly used vehicle for fraud, 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 generally defined in the Internet industry as unsolicited commercial email (UCE). It [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Spam was once just clutter in your inbox; now it is a commonly used vehicle for fraud, electronic crime and even corporate espionage. The 4 Ws of spam answer the most commonly asked questions about spam.</p>
<p>What is Spam?</p>
<p>Spam, also called junk email, is generally defined in the Internet industry as unsolicited commercial email (UCE). It is email that is sent out in bulk to a huge number of recipients who did not request it. The contents of spam range from benign advertising to malicious programs that can literally hijack your computer system do grave damage. </p>
<p>The most common commercial spam advertises pyramid schemes, pornographic web sites, mortgage loans, chain letters, credit repair, fraudulent pharmaceuticals and illegally pirated software. The more dangerous spam will often contain viruses that can infect your computer, Trojan horses that can hijack your email program and use it to send out spam to your friends and family, and phishing scams that attempt to get your personal and financial information.</p>
<p>Who Spams?</p>
<p>&#8220;Spammer&#8221; is the term used to refer to those responsible for spam. In the Spam world, there are two types of spammers. There are the honest spammers who comply with the anti-spam laws, and have the consent of the spam recipients. These willing recipients usually join the honest spammer&#8217;s &#8220;opt-in&#8221; mailing list by signing up at a website, for example to enter a lottery, or to be notified of future promotions.<br />
Then there are the dishonest spammers, who will get your email addresses by any means possible. They use their spam for criminal or malicious purposes and have zero regard for the law.<br />
Spammers range from the lone, home-based individual to multi-million dollar companies with several employees. Most of the spam companies are increasingly relocating to offshore locations to evade US laws and law enforcement.</p>
<p>Truthfully, the only difference between you and Spam Protection experts is time. If you&#8217;ll invest a little more time in reading, you&#8217;ll be that much nearer to expert status when it comes to Spam Protection.</p>
<p>Where do the Spammers Get your Email Address From?</p>
<p>Spammers get their victim&#8217;s email addresses from just about anywhere you can imagine. Primarily, they use Newsgroup harvesters and Spambots, which are automated programs designed to &#8220;harvest&#8221; (extract) email addresses from online sites. Newsgroup harvesters target newsgroup postings and other unprotected web-based forums, which tend to have low security. Spambots troll the Internet, scanning websites and &#8220;harvesting&#8221; (extracting) email addresses. It typically searches for the &#8220;@&#8221; sign that denotes an email address. </p>
<p>The average spambot can harvest over 30,000 email addresses in just one hour. And this goes on 24/7, year and year out.<br />
There are also companies that sell CDs that are packed with valid email addresses. These can sell for as little as $25, and they are a goldmine for any spammer.</p>
<p>Why do Spammers Spam?</p>
<p>In a word? Money. Spammers literally make millions from their illicit trade. Studies show that for every million junk emails sent out, a spammer will average about 100 sales. Add to this the fact that they make $50-$100 in commission for each sale, and you can see how the numbers add up to incomes in excess of $100,000 a year! What&#8217;s more, spamming can cost next to nothing.</p>
<p>But why does spamming continue despite its cost in time, effort and money? Because there are people out there who respond to spam. Even with a minimal response rate of one sale from every 10,000 emails, it can be highly profitable. If no one responded to spam, the spammer&#8217;s cash cow would starve and the practice would end. It is these few who keep the spammers in business. They make the cost of spamming worthwhile.</p>
<p>Now you can understand why there&#8217;s a growing interest in Spam Protection. When people start looking for more information about Spam Protection, you&#8217;ll be in a position to meet their needs.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit this new site for my swedish customers: <a href="http://www.vadsbodata.se"><b>Billigt Webbhotell</b></a> &#8211; from SEK 10:- per month!</p>
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		<title>How Spammers Get Your Email Address</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jun 2010 01:58:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding Spam Protection. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about Spam Protection.
Each minute of each day, there are literally thousands upon thousands of spam email messages flooding inboxes the world over. Some of that email even goes [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This interesting article addresses some of the key issues regarding Spam Protection. A careful reading of this material could make a big difference in how you think about Spam Protection.</p>
<p>Each minute of each day, there are literally thousands upon thousands of spam email messages flooding inboxes the world over. Some of that email even goes out from what appears to be your very own email address! Where on earth do spammers get your email address? There are various ways &#8211; some are legitimate, and most are not.<br />
Typically, spammers will &#8220;harvest&#8221; email addresses from legitimate web sites, such as USENET groups, chat rooms, message boards, AOL profile pages and special interest group postings. These are sites you have visited and requested more information from, or corporate sites where you may have placed an order. </p>
<p>The spammers collect these addresses using automated programs called spambots. Spambots are designed to harvest the email addresses from these web sites. They scan every page on the site, collecting any text containing the symbol &#8220;@&#8221; they find. The email addresses they collect are compiled into a database, loaded into a bulk-emailing program and out goes the spam. Often, these harvested email addresses are also sold to other spammers ; once you email address makes it to a spammer&#8217;s mailing list, it will make it onto their fellow spammer&#8217;s lists.</p>
<p>Some websites require you to register before you can place an order or access certain parts of the site. Not all these websites will be as protective of your email address as you may wish. Newsgroups are particularly notorious for exposing their users&#8217; email addresses to the spam gatherers. Most newsgroups do not take a great deal of care to hide the email of their users, and each and every email member email address is exposed and up for grabs by spammers. Some of the wbsites that aask you to register may also sell to spammers.  </p>
<p>See how much you can learn about Spam Protection when you take a little time to read a well-researched article?  Don&#8217;t miss out on the rest of this great information.</p>
<p>Another method commonly used by the spammers is to target a domain. They simply guess or make up every possible variation of email address based on the domain name, for example @yourDomain.com . They create a mailing list of these addresses and then spam them. Corporate emails are especially vulnerable, as their emails have a distinct format such as @BusinessName.com. </p>
<p>While most of the spam will bounce, it really does not bother the spammers because they can and do send out millions of this type of junk mail a day. A small proportion of the emails will actually be legitimate and will receive the spam &#8211; that is good enough for the spammer. This method of gathering email addresses is called a brute force spam attack.</p>
<p>One way to defend against this is to make it more difficult for the spider to harvest your email. When you place your email address on a web site, remove the @ symbol and replace it with the word &#8220;at.&#8221; This makes it far more difficult for the spam harvester to gather your address, because it cannot be gathered mechanically; it can only by read by a human who is actually reading the site. Alternatively, you should display your email address as an image rather than as text.</p>
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		<title>Anti-phishing Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 May 2010 13:46:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The threats posed by spam are always evolving, and phishing is one of the most recent scams the spammers have come up with.
Your most important protection against phishing is vigilance and a healthy skepticism. You can, however, supplement this with Anti-phishing software programs 
Anti-phishing software works by detecting phishing content that may be contained in [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The threats posed by spam are always evolving, and phishing is one of the most recent scams the spammers have come up with.<br />
Your most important protection against phishing is vigilance and a healthy skepticism. You can, however, supplement this with Anti-phishing software programs </p>
<p>Anti-phishing software works by detecting phishing content that may be contained in an email. It is genrallly used in conjunction with your email service as a toolbar. This tool bar will display the real name of any website you visit, and expose any spoofed websites that phishers may attempt to use. </p>
<p>This software is offers a second line of defense to for blocking phishing attacks and sites that might have foiled and bypassed by your browser&#8217;s built-in protection. Here are a few of them:</p>
<p>Earthlink Toolbar Scamblocker<br />
Offers a check towards a phishing blacklist of sites<br />
Checks the owner and location of the web site<br />
Prevention against phishing and pop ups</p>
<p>Earthlink offers a free browser toolbar that includes ScamBlocker, an application that protects you against phishing scams and phishing pop ups. It will, for example, warn you when you attempt to connect to a website that is on Earthlink&#8217;s balcklist of fraudulent sites. It will analie each web page hat you visit and display a security rating of the webpage on its toolbar.</p>
<p>Earthlink&#8217;s Scamblocker can be downloaded at this link:</p>
<p>http://www.earthlink.net/software/free/toolbar/</p>
<p>Netcraft Anti-phishing Toolbar<br />
When a one recipient of a phishing email reports it, the relevant URL is blocked for the rest of the Netcraft community members.</p>
<p>It will display for you the website&#8217;s hosting location, which will help expose fraudulent urls. Say, for example, you are on the bankofamerica.com website, the hosting location is unlikely to be in Poland.<br />
The toolbar will also detect any web addresses that contain letters or characters that are only used in the URL to deceive.</p>
<p>If you base what you do on inaccurate information, you might be unpleasantly surprised by the consequences. Make sure you get the whole Spam Protection story from informed sources.</p>
<p>The Netcraft Anti-phishing Toolbar can be downloaded at this link:</p>
<p>http://toolbar.netcraft.com/</p>
<p>TrustWatch Toolbar<br />
This free toolbar is also designed to protect against phishing, identity theft and internet fraud. It does real-time checks to let you know if a web site you are visiting has been verified by a legitimate third party organization, and if it is therefore safe to transmit your confidential personal information. It is the internet equivalent of a credit check.</p>
<p>The TrustWatch Toolbar can be downloaded at this link:</p>
<p>http://toolbar.trustwatch.com/</p>
<p>Stopzilla Anti-Spyware 5.0<br />
STOPzilla works by detwecting and blocking Phishing Attacks, Popup Ads, Spyware, Adware and other malicious applications. It also provides hijack protection.</p>
<p>Stopzilla can be downloaded at this link:</p>
<p>http://www.stopzilla.com/</p>
<p>Spybot &#8211; Search and Destroy<br />
This is  a free Anti-Spyware application. An important feature of this application is that it will Write-protect your computer&#8217;s HOSTS file, which is a primary target of phishers&#8217;spyware. </p>
<p>Spybot can be downloaded at this link:</p>
<p>http://www.safer-networking.org</p>
<p>Webroot&#8217;s Phish net<br />
Phish Net employs a dynamic blacklist to protect against phishing.  The application stores your personal data such as credit card numbers, social security numbers, etc. When you visit a site and attempt to enter this information, a pop-up will alert you that it is not on your list of trusted sites, and will expose any redirects that the may be involved in the transmission of your data. It will also verify that the site has an encrypted connection before it transmits the data.</p>
<p>Webroot&#8217;s Phish net can be downloaded at this link:</p>
<p>http://www.webroot.com/consumer/products/</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>How Does a Spam Blocker Work?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Apr 2010 18:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Are you looking for some inside information on Spam Protection? Here&#8217;s an up-to-date report from Spam Protection experts who should know.
A spam blocker is one way you can effectively cope with the deluge of spam that is targeted at your inbox each day. This type of anti-spam software works by blocking any unsolicited email from [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Are you looking for some inside information on Spam Protection? Here&#8217;s an up-to-date report from Spam Protection experts who should know.</p>
<p>A spam blocker is one way you can effectively cope with the deluge of spam that is targeted at your inbox each day. This type of anti-spam software works by blocking any unsolicited email from getting to your inbox. It is generally about 90% effective in blocking this spam, along with any viruses and other malicious code that may come with it. </p>
<p>The spam blocker differs from a spam filter in that its function is specifically to block most of the incoming spam. The spam filter works by organizing email that it identifies as spam into folders, and leaves it to you to take further action on. The spam blocker, on the other hand, is specifically programmed to prevent spam from getting through. With a spam blocker, you do not have to deal with the spam it detects and blocks.</p>
<p>So How Does a Spam Blocker Work?</p>
<p>The spam blocker will log into your mail server email account every 10 minutes, inspecting it for spam email. It immediately destroys any viruses, and gets rid of any obvious spam such as email that contains adult or pornographic material. Undesirable email is flagged and then redirected to a folder specifically for spam. You will have an opportunity to sort through this spam folder to verify that no legitimate email is mistakenly diverted there. Any email that it is on your white-list or which it determines as legit will be left on the server to be downloaded as normal. </p>
<p>If an email is from an unknown source and the spam blocker cannot clearly categorize it as either legitimate or spam, it is quarantined in a specific folder until you either move it or delete it. The quarantined spam is usually held in this folder for up to 30 days, or until you take action on it. The spam blocker keeps track of the particular action you take on each quarantined email e.g. if you delete the email. It will &#8220;remember&#8221; this action and use it to create a new filtering rule that it will apply to future incoming email.</p>
<p>You can see that there&#8217;s practical value in learning more about Spam Protection. Can you think of ways to apply what&#8217;s been covered so far?</p>
<p>What are the Benefits of a Spam Blocker?</p>
<p>- A spam blocker frees up storage space. Most mailboxes have a very limited capacity to store email. Spam takes up space, and a spam blocker generally prevents large files from making it into your main folder.</p>
<p>- By blocking spam rather than just filtering it, the spam blocker helps minimize the amount of time you have to personally sort through your spam email.</p>
<p>- Because this anti-spam software deletes spam, it drastically lowers the risk of a computer virus infecting your system.</p>
<p>- Many spam blockers are available online for immediate download, are usually very easy to install and generally do not require further configuration..</p>
<p>Many email services offer spam blocker software. If, however, you choose to buy your own, make sure you get one that is compatible with your service. Also take into account the level of blockage it offers as well as flexibility it offers in letting you customize the settings to your own preferences.</p>
<p>The day will come when you can use something you read about here to have a beneficial impact. Then you&#8217;ll be glad you took the time to learn more about Spam Protection.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
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		<title>Phishing-101</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:16:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Phishing is an email spam scam that is specifically used to commit identity theft. Its sole purpose is to scam you into divulging personal information, which they can use to perpetrate identity theft. This includes passwords, card numbers, birth dates, PINs and other vital personal data. The term came into use to denote the way [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Phishing is an email spam scam that is specifically used to commit identity theft. Its sole purpose is to scam you into divulging personal information, which they can use to perpetrate identity theft. This includes passwords, card numbers, birth dates, PINs and other vital personal data. The term came into use to denote the way phishers bait to lure their victims into divulging private data. Industry experts define this devious practice as a form of &#8220;social engineering.&#8221;</p>
<p>Typically, a phishing attack will be executed in combination with a massive spam mailing. Phishing spam is sent out to millions of recipients, often with a subject line that is exciting or upsetting. It is calculated to trigger an immediate reaction from the recipient, and get them to respond without further thought. </p>
<p>The phishing email will often have phrases such as:</p>
<p>-Dear Valued Customer.<br />
-Click the link below to access to your account.<br />
-If you don&#8217;t respond within 24 hours, your account shall be closed.</p>
<p>The phishing spam is typically a fraudulent but very official-looking e-mail. It is cleverly designed to replicate the website and email messages of a business you know and trust such as your bank or mortgage company. The email will even sport official logos and graphics of the legitimate company.</p>
<p>I trust that what you&#8217;ve read so far has been informative. The following section should go a long way toward clearing up any uncertainty that may remain.</p>
<p>It will instruct you to click on a link in the email to go to the company&#8217;s website, where you can &#8220;update&#8221; your personal information. The link will usually be &#8220;masked,&#8221; which means that when you click on it, it will take you to a phony web address. Clicking on the link will take you to a website that appears to be that of the real financial institution&#8217;s website. It is, however, just a copycat spoof, set up to give the spammer access to your personal and financial data. You may give your information thinking you are at the real website. Instead, any information you enter here will go directly to the identity thieves.</p>
<p>What are the Consequences?</p>
<p>If you fall prey to the scam and unwittingly divulge private information, you will be left vulnerable to identity theft, credit card fraud and other financial mishaps.  </p>
<p>These identity thieves will either sell the information to fellow criminals, or use it for their own financial gain. This vital personal data will be used, for example, to set up fraudulent online bill pay, with payments made out to the  phisher. They may use it to access funds from your bank accounts and credit cards and transfer them to their own checking accounts. They may even use a copy of your bank or credit card along with the phished PIN to withdraw cash from your accounts at any ATM.</p>
<p>Phishing is a numbers game for these criminal spammers. They will send out their phishing email to millions of recipients. They count on just a few falling for the scam and volunteering their information: if a mere 1% of recipients volunteer their personal information, the phishing expedition will be a hughly lucrative. It is these few who make their scam worthwhile.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit my latest venture: <a href="http://www.team-gvo.com"><b>GVO</b></a> to claim your $1 trial membership!</p>
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		<title>Understanding Spam</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2010 13:57:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Anyone who has an email address needs no introduction to this pesky phenomenon of electronic communication. Spam is unwanted, unsolicited commercial email that is mailed in bulk to thousands, even millions of recipients simultaneously.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Anyone who has an email address needs no introduction to this pesky phenomenon of electronic communication. Spam is unwanted, unsolicited commercial email that is mailed in bulk to thousands, even millions of recipients simultaneously.</p>
<p>Much of the confusion regarding spam comes from a lack of understanding the everyday email user may have regarding the ways and motivations of the spammers.</p>
<p>Whether a given email is spam or not spam can be said to be in the eye of the beholder. There are legitimate email marketers out there, who comply with all applicable laws when they do their bulk emailing. They will, for example, only send their advertising to recipients who have subscribed to their emailing list. In fact, in formal studies have shown that currently, only about half of all spam is deceptive or fraudulent; roughly half of all spam contains genuine marketing messages. Thanks to spammers, all email marketing is tainted with a bad name.</p>
<p>The nature of spam has less to do with its commercial content than with the fact that it is unsolicited and sent out in bulk.  There are two categories of spam: unsolicited bulk email and unsolicited commercial email.</p>
<p>Unsolicited bulk email is mass-mailed to recipients who have not given their consent to receive it. This category of spam encompasses jokes, chain letters, virus alerts, etc. unsolicited commercial email targets your wallet. This subset of spam includes get-rich- quick and pyramid schemes, stock offerings for pennystocks, spamming software and fake pharmaceuticals. </p>
<p>While most spam is generally mailed out to advertise a product or service, some is malicious in content and intent. It runs the gamut from jokes and ads, to stock-market scams and virus-laden emails. Spammers, those obnoxious folks who send you spam, will target you because:</p>
<p>- They want you to buy something</p>
<p>Once you begin to move beyond basic background information, you begin to realize that there&#8217;s more to Spam Protection than you may have first thought. </p>
<p>- They defraud you out of your hard-earned money</p>
<p>- They want to confirm that your email address is a real live one (and then add you to a spam mailing list)</p>
<p>- They just want to shock and offend</p>
<p>The huge volume of spam has created big problems. While it is free for the spammer to send out his millions of spam emails, the cost of the bandwidth that this junk mail takes up borne by the internet service provider (ISP). The ISP, not one to bear this expensive burden on its own, will pass on some of the cost to you in the form of price increases.<br />
You also pay the price for spam in the time wasted sorting through and deleting junk mail, the loss in productivity and the pure aggravation of having to deal with it. It also raises security issues because it may contain viruses that are harmful to your computer. </p>
<p>How do you spot spam when it lands in your inbox?</p>
<p>Here are a few things you can look for that are a dead give-away</p>
<p>- Email from someone you do not know<br />
- Nonsensical subject lines<br />
- Outlandish promises of money, exotic cruises and lonely housewives<br />
- Adult or pornographic content<br />
- Unsubscribe links in unsolicited email<br />
- Very brief emails &#8211; a line or two</p>
<p>You should be aware that spammers often send you email that is designed to look like it came from an acquaintance of yours, a reputable company or a reply to an email from you.</p>
<p>The day will come when you can use something you read about here to have a beneficial impact. Then you&#8217;ll be glad you took the time to learn more about Spam Protection.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, feel free to visit my latest venture: <a href="http://www.team-gvo.com"><b>GVO</b></a> to claim your $1 trial membership!</p>
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		<title>Popular Email Scams on the Internet Today</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2009 12:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When most people think of Spam Protection, what comes to mind is usually basic information that&#8217;s not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there&#8217;s a lot more to Spam Protection than just the basics.
Phishing Scams:
&#8220;Phishing&#8221; is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>When most people think of Spam Protection, what comes to mind is usually basic information that&#8217;s not particularly interesting or beneficial. But there&#8217;s a lot more to Spam Protection than just the basics.</p>
<p>Phishing Scams:</p>
<p>&#8220;Phishing&#8221; is a high-tech scam that uses spam or pop-up messages to deceive you into disclosing your credit card numbers, bank account information, Social Security number, passwords, or any other kind of confidential personal information. Identity theft is the goal of this scam.</p>
<p>The phisher sends you a fraudulent email that  is designed to look like it was sent from a reputable company. The email directs you to a website that looks like it belongs to the reputable company, but is actually a spoof. You are asked to &#8220;update&#8221; your information here, and if you do, all that personal information goes straight to the phisher. uses this information for identity theft purposes such as making withdrawals from your bank and credit card accounts, ordering new credit cards which they promptly max out, etc. </p>
<p>Some of the most recent phishing attacks have spoofed the email and websites of well known companies, including eBa, Paypal, Yahoo, Pfizer, Bank of America, among others.</p>
<p>Work-At-Home Scams:</p>
<p>These are some of the more tempting spam scams. They offer those who need to make extra money the opportunity to do so, and invariably the email will state: &#8220;no experience necessary.&#8221; The scammer often claims to have &#8220;inside information,&#8221; and tries to bait you with the lure of quick money for next to no effort. More often than not, you are asked to pay anywhere from $35 to several hundred dollars to purchase the kits or materials that will not earn you a dime. </p>
<p>This scam often offers opportunities involving handicrafts, stuffing envelopes or medical billing on your home PC. If you fall for this scam, pay the fees for the handicraft or envelop-stuffing &#8220;kit,&#8221; and complete the assembly of the crafts as instructed, you will  be informed that your work is of poor quality and not worth paying for.</p>
<p>If you sign up for the medical billing &#8220;opportunity,&#8221; you will be asked to purchase a list of doctors. These doctors are either fictional or do not want or need your services and never did. </p>
<p>The best time to learn about Spam Protection is before you&#8217;re in the thick of things. Wise readers will keep reading to earn some valuable Spam Protection experience while it&#8217;s still free.</p>
<p>Credit Repair Scams:</p>
<p>These scams tell promise to erase real and usually correct negative information that has been added to you credit report, so that you can qualify for loans, mortgages, unsecured credit cards, etc. </p>
<p>These services rarely deliver on their promise, and more often than not, will create a great many more problems in the long run. They have even been know to suggest that you commit fraud e.g. falsifying your social security number.</p>
<p>Guaranteed loans on easy terms:</p>
<p>Some email scams offer guaranteed, unsecured credit, such as a home-equity loans that does not require equity in your home, or credit cards regardless of your credit history.<br />
This offer of credit is often extended by an off-shore bank. </p>
<p>This scam is often executed in conjunction with a pyramid scheme, which will encourage you to make earn money by signing up friends and family to participate in the scheme.</p>
<p>The promised offer of a home equity loans turns out to be a useless list of<br />
lenders who will turn you down if you don&#8217;t meet their qualifications. The promised credit cards never come through, and the pyramid money-making schemes invariably collapse.</p>
<p>Chain letters:</p>
<p>The spam email directs you to send a small amount of money to each of 4 or 5 names on a list, add your name to the top of the list and remove the last name on it, and then forward the updated list via bulk mail. Typically, the letter will claim the scheme is legal, and may refer to sections of US law as supporting proof of this. Not true.</p>
<p>These chain letters are almost always illegal, and nearly all those who participate in them lose their money. </p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By Anders Eriksson, who just joined this <a href="http://trafficpython.com/x/aff/50092"><b>Free Website Traffic</b></a> generation site</p>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Fall for the Phisher&#8217;s Bait</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 03:25:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never respond directly to any unsolicited email that asks you to update or verify your personal information. Banks, stores and other legitimate businesses will never ask you to give this information via email, particularly following the advent of phishing.
If there is any doubt as to whether or not the email is from who it purports [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Never respond directly to any unsolicited email that asks you to update or verify your personal information. Banks, stores and other legitimate businesses will never ask you to give this information via email, particularly following the advent of phishing.</p>
<p>If there is any doubt as to whether or not the email is from who it purports to be, contact the company immediately to confirm and clarify the request for information. Be sure to call a phone number from your statement. Calling the phone number in the email is probably a direct line to the identity thief.</p>
<p>Never click on a link in any such email. To do so would be to risk downloading malicious Trojan horse spyware, which will install keyloggers in your computer system. This would provide hackers direct access to all the personal data stored on your computer, which they will use for their own nefarious financial gain.</p>
<p>Never, ever fill out forms contained in an email that request personal information. The mere request for this information should ring a loud alarm bell. Phishers are able to use HTML to design very official-looking email messages.  Any information entered into these forms goes directly to the phisher</p>
<p>Never trust links contained in unsolicited email. Phishers have devised ways to spoof legitimate website links. Common tricks that are used include misspelling web addresses or using sub-domains that include the name of a legitimate business. </p>
<p>An email link can also be &#8220;masked&#8221; in such a way that it displays a very official looking text-link to a legitimate company&#8217;s website, but clicking on it will take you to the phisher&#8217;s web site.  </p>
<p>I trust that what you&#8217;ve read so far has been informative. The following section should go a long way toward clearing up any uncertainty that may remain.</p>
<p>Do not cut and paste the link contained in the message into your browser. Type the address of the legitimate company in a separate browser window, so as to bypass having to click on the link in a suspected phishing email. </p>
<p>Always be suspicious of impersonal email. Almost all email communication from legitimate businesses will contain some specific piece of personal information that is not readily available to anyone but you. An email from your bank, for example may include part of your account number.<br />
Always keep in mind that here are malicious people out there who do nothing more than think up creative, innovative ways to get at your personal information. </p>
<p>Be sure to use anti-syware and anti-virus software, and keep these regularly updated. Anti-spam filter software may help eliminate or minimize the amount of phishing spam you will receive in your inbox.</p>
<p>Be very cautious of opening any emailed attachments you receive, even if they seem to be from an acquaintance. </p>
<p>Help catch the phishers by reporting any phishing attempts. Forward the phishing email to the company that is being spoofed. Also forward it to these email addresses as well:<br />
spam@uce.gov and reportphishing@antiphishing.org. This information will be used by the Anti-Phishing Working Group to fight phishing. This organization is a coalition between the internet industry, and financial institutions and law enforcement. </p>
<p>Learn more and stay informed by visiting the Federal Trade Commission&#8217;s Identity Theft website: www.consumer.gov/idtheft.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s how things stand right now. Keep in mind that any subject can change over time, so be sure you keep up with the latest news.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
By <a href="http://anderseriksson.tel"><b>Anders Eriksson</b></a> (Click on the link to learn more about me)</p>
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		<title>How to Choose Anti-spam Filter Software</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Mar 2009 03:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anders Eriksson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nowadays, spam is more than just an irritating flood unwanted email. It is also a means by which spammers can transmit viruses, spyware and adware to your computer. An anti-spam filter is essential to minimizing this potential risk.  It will also stem the flow of spam into your inbox.
What is an anti-spam filter?
An anti-spam [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nowadays, spam is more than just an irritating flood unwanted email. It is also a means by which spammers can transmit viruses, spyware and adware to your computer. An anti-spam filter is essential to minimizing this potential risk.  It will also stem the flow of spam into your inbox.</p>
<p>What is an anti-spam filter?</p>
<p>An anti-spam filter is a program designed to detect and block unsolicited bulk email. It works by scanning any incoming email for words, phrases, html code and other spammer tactics to determine whether an email is spam or not. It does this based on probability formulas that calculate the likelihood that an email that has certain words is spam.</p>
<p>It will also create black lists and white lists. The blacklist will store email from unknown ISP and email addresses or ISP addresses; the whitelist will hold email that is sent from pre-approved sources. The filter software will also keep these lists up to date. Whenever the filter detects that an incoming email is spam, its address is added to the blacklist. Whenever the sender or recipient confirms an email as trusted and legitimate, it will be added to the white list.  Most of the &#8220;sporm&#8221; (spam pornography) will be filtered out as well as any email that it detects has adult content.</p>
<p>What Should You Look for in Anti-spam Filter Software?</p>
<p>Here are other important features you should take into consideration: </p>
<p>So far, we&#8217;ve uncovered some interesting facts about Spam Protection. You may decide that the following information is even more interesting.</p>
<p>- Make sure the anti-spam filter software is compatible with your particular email service. Do not take it for granted that it will work with what you have.</p>
<p>- It is important that the software program is easy for you to use and navigate. Anti-spam software is worthless if you can&#8217;t figure out how to use it or if it has features you do not understand.</p>
<p>- The features and tools the software offers should enable you to customize the program to suit your own needs. It should be flexible in letting you set your own rules regarding which email to permit into your inbox and what you want to filter out or block. </p>
<p>- Ideally, it should enable you to set up whitelist, which will indicate particular email and ISP addresses that should always be delivered to the inbox. This will ensure that legitimate email from trusted sources will never be filtered out or accidentally deleted. </p>
<p>- The software should install with ease, with zero or minimal errors encountered during set up. Some anti-spam software requires registration, additional downloads or other steps to be taken before it can be used. </p>
<p>- The software you choose should be stable in its release and workings. One way to check this is to look at the release package and view what the programmers or company states is the last stable release. It is probably not in your interests to buy software that is still in the beta phase, particularly if you are not familiar with the program. </p>
<p>Spam is irritating at best, and maliciously destructive at worst. Buying the right anti-spam software will go a long way toward protecting you from the spammers of the world.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s the latest from the Spam Protection authorities. Once you&#8217;re familiar with these ideas, you&#8217;ll be ready to move to the next level.</p>
<p>About the Author<br />
Have you visited Anders&#8217; latest site yet? This one is great if you need new fresh <a href="http://www.freeadsensesites.com/"><b>Free Adsense Sites</b></a></p>
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