SPAM #Blog Entry 08

I know that some of you might  experience this one but before we proceed i'd like to know what is spam ? According to merriam webster e-mail that is sent to large numbers of people that consists mostly of advertising. We always encounter this one specially those text messages, email and spam can come in the form of unwanted emails, education,  computers, adult content, and more. The following examines some of the most common types of spam, and why they exist?.

Danger of spam

Spam dangers to the website owner and email users. While some spam is harmless can be deleted and stealing information thru your gmails/yahoo mails also other spam can be malicious too. It is possible for scammers to make a messages that appears to the website, message, social media.
Have you ever receive an email says that you won a lottery/iphone etc.. Just by replying to this type of message leaves you vulnerable for hijacking from spammers delete it and block those messages immediately to protect yourself.

Target of spammers

Spam targets everyone in general, however, spam can target certain audiences with goods and services. Some of the targets receive spam because of web browser settings, email usage, cookie settings, and other vulnerabilities on web browsers and email. Most of the proposed goods in spam emails are black market since spam is typically illegal both in the way they are advertised and in the products themselves.

Different types of Spam

• Chain letters
• ‎Pyramid schemes
• ‎Other “Get Rich Quick” or “Make Money

Fast” or work at home schemes

• Ads for pornographic web sites
• ‎Offers of software for collecting email addresses and sending spam
•‎ Offers of bulk emailing services for sending spam
•‎ Stock offerings for unknown start-up corporations
•‎ Quack health products and remedies
Illegally pirated software.

Things you can do to prevent spamming

• Think before you click
• ‎Never ever reply to spam messages
• ‎Don't forward an email from someone you don't know to a list of people
• Monitor your settings
• ‎Use spam filter
• ‎Guard your email address: keep it on your own don't share to anyone
• ‎Don't use your home or business email address

This the end of my blog I would like to thank all the readers who continue to support our blog may  God bless us all, again this is Jofrancis


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