If winning were as easy, we would all be in the Bahamas sipping Martinis by the beach. The reality is that spammers entice surfers by using hooks like these, to get them to register and collect their email addresses.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

So, what is spam? It can be defined, broadly, as using newsgroups and email addresses as a broadcast medium, without the approval of recipients or members or the newsgroup. Spam also happens to be a kind of spiced meat that supposedly tastes like cat food and is a registered trademark of the Hormel Corporation. The use of the word in this case probably came up on account of someone's low esteem for the product.

A comprehensive FAQ on spam is available here. As for avoiding junk mail, a combination of actions that can help include removing yourself from lists, reporting cases and also setting filters in your mailbox.

Have a look at this list of 12 scams that might arrive in your mailbox, compiled by the Federal Trade Commission. The Scam Busters page also has heaps of links on how to recognise spam and resources on how to stop it. There is also Spam Cop which helps you report spam, and secure white-list filters that prevent it from reaching your inbox. If you want to understand spammers and beat them at their own game, this link should help, along with this list of resources.

You can also use RediffSearch to find more information on spam and junk mail.

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Getting rid of spam | Fight spam | Death to spam | Reducing spam | Spamorama

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