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Spam
Spam is the term given to unwanted, unrequested messages sent out in a communication system (usually email). Questions about spam, spammers, and how to stop receiving spam belong here.
796 Questions
Why are domain names more useful to businesses than fixed IP addresses?
If all websites relied on solely their IP addresses, most people would likely forget them somewhere between hearing about the website and actually getting around to viewing it. By utilizing words and not just numbers, people are far more likely to remember website and actually visit them when they need/want to. As well, if people want to look into a business, they can easily just type some version of their name into a web browser rather than waste time attempting to discover their IP address.
No, it is the email system. It is usually sending you email that has been returned to sender due to an incorrect TO: address.
Can I get my money back from a Chinese internet scam?
It is doubtful, but possible. If you used a bank transfer, there's a chance the account can be frozen. If you used untracable payment methods though like Western Union, there's practically no chance of even identifying the scammer, let alone recovering funds.
Don't know the answer, but I have the same problem. I found an e-mail in my junk file. I don't remember the sender's name, but the subject was (sender) wants you to go to NakedFunRoom. I had my e-mail tag it as Phishing scam. When I go to forward e-mail I see NakedFunRoom on my contact list at the bottom, but if I just open my contact list it doesn't show up.
I would appreciate it if someone out there could help me get rid of this.
How do you determine origin af an Email?
The From: and To: parts of an email message are whatever a sender wants them to be. Especially if they are not using a standard email program.
A received email includes header information detailing its origin and the path the message took to reach you. You can access this information from many email readers. For example:
- In Yahoo mail, click on More and select View Raw Message.
- In Gmail at the right of the reply button, click the down triangle and select show original.
- In Thunderbird, choose View > Headers > All
- In Microsoft outlook, find the Properties or Option, Show Options or Message Options and Header information appears in the Internet headers box. Unfortunately Different releases of Outlook do things differently.
Every mail reader has its own way of doing things. Try Searching with "How to Get Email Headers" for specifics. As of May, 2017, mxtoolbox.com has a nice list covering many mail readers.
The email message headers have information mostly provided by the email system. Of interest are the lines starting with "Received: by " and "Received: from " . They describe the origin and the path taken by the message to reach you. The first one usually connects to the original sender where the message first came from. The last one is normally the mail server from where you received the message.
Use gmail. when you give out you email address anywhere just put +---
ex.
Giving your email to amazon.com:
email+amazon@gmail.com
then if you get an email whatever is after the plus is where the email came from
How do you Stop Christianmingle emails?
Install a filter that blocks them. It won't actually stop them per se, but you won't have to see them anymore.
I've found that typically, unsubscribing from spam is actually a red flag that says "Yes, I do read spam! Please send me a lot more!"
Should you click on the 'remove me' links in spam?
There is some controversy about this. Most legitimate e-mail newsletters and many semi-legitimate e-mail marketers have "remove me" links that do exactly what they purport to do: remove you from their e-mail list or database. However, these links have been used for the opposite purpose. In the opinion of Ken Hollis of the alt.spam FAQ: "NEVER reply to the 'Remove Me' e-mail addresses or sites. This only confirms that you have a live e-mail address and makes *your* e-mail address more valuable to sell to other spammers."
Is Mytvshowdvdscom a fake site?
Information about a domain name is easily obtainable. If the site has no physical address or telephone number posted then try to find one. If there is a telephone number contact them if you are unsure. In addition see when the domain was registered and possibly renewed.There are also tools to look up the names of directors of companies and history.
I would have to say yes. But it depends weather you ask them or not. If you ask them and they say yes, give them a little bit, and is they never do, you probably can. But I wouldn't recommend it with higher up e-mail servers like Yahoo(www.yahoo.com), G-Mail(www.google.com and type in 'g-mail'", etc.
No. For the most part, federal law protects internet services providers from liability arising from the actions of its users. If an AOL user publishes a defamatory message, AOL is not responsible for that person's actions.
The best option is to file a complain with the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3)
A partnership between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the National White Collar Crime Center (NW3C). Alerts for consumers and easy-to-use ...IC3 accepts online Internet crime complaints from either the person who believes they were defrauded or from a third party to the complainant. We can best process your complaint if we receive accurate and complete information from you.
http://www.ic3.gov/
Your spam folder is gone on AOL webmail how do you get it back?
Aol customer support tollfree usa and canada +1-844-223-3220
How do I stop receiving emails from someone?
If you are receiving an email (spam - unwanted email) from the company in your email inbox, do not open the email. Simply click to thick the small box at the left side of the email. Then click on Spam button at the top view of your Gmail windows.
The email will be mark as Spam and automatically sent to your Gmail spam folder. You'll never get the email from the same sender you'd been mark as Spam anymore as all the email from theme will directly go to your Spam folder.
How do you stop the emails coming from gaia?
Hi ^^; I had the same issue, even when I disabled the emails from Gaia option in the "account settings", I still got some emails relating to friend requests etc. Sooo I created a fake email on hotmail and changed my email to that fake email on my Gaia account (in account settings). there, the emails will go there instead, not to the account you use. Hope I helped!
Is work-at-home-123com a scam also?
No it isn't a scam but I wouldn't expect to be rolling in the dough immediately.
Look, from what I can gather from reading their sales pitch, they will point you into the direction of signing up with paid survey sites so you can make money taking surveys, participating in focus groups, etc.
They will then tell you to go to Clickbank and pick out products to advertise (they may even tell you the products and what to put in your ad) and direct you to Adsense where you will set up Pay Per Click campaigns. That is also a legitimate way to earn income, however, if not done properly adsense can cost you BIG TIME. You have to really know your stuff. I wouldn't follow their ads to a tee because everyone else who joins up with them are putting out the very same ads.
Making money with Adsense on your site....adsense sites are not as great a way to earn money as they once were. Google is very into fresh content and penalizes websites that appear to be just adsense sites.
So the site is not a scam. But you need to know that it is not a Get Rich Quick thing either. You will need to work your business. It is a home based business and you need to treat it as such. If you expect to plop down your credit card, pay the sign-up fee and see the money roll in....you will be severely disappointed.
I am not a member of this program. I do, however, work from home. Making money is possible and you can make very good money. You just have to put forth the effort, be willing to learn and (if you are lucky) find a good mentor.
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* work-at-home-123.com - Blue Income - Steve Roberts is a SCAM Never refunded my money Internet * http://www.ripoffreport.com/reports/0/344/RipOff0344663.htm * YES!!!!!! IT IS AN ABSOLUTE SCAM! Do not waste your time and hard-earned money with this program, and another "PaidSurveyPlan.com". They both collect your money through a "business" called NIV Consulting Corp., so I am presuming they are in the scam together. I stumbled upon them from a website called "Steve's reviews", pointing to both plans as legit. money-makers, with a "30 day guarantee for refunds". HA!!! I have been emailing them since I joined on Feb 2 for a refund, and they conveniently ignore me. I am quite sure I have been blocked from their "customer service" (I use the term loosely) by now. That's about $90 down the tubes. I guess I learned my lesson, but don't waste your time on these two huge scams!!!!! * This is absolutely a SCAM!!! : I read the ad on http://work-at-home-123.com/ and decided to try it. The web site says 30 day money back guarantee. After I reviewed the information I received, I saw I will be using my own money to do ad for this Steve Roberts. I wrote an email to request the refund the 2nd day(6/19/2008) and a few days after(6/23/2008). I have not heard anything back. And my money was not refunded. And do NOT believe any scan reviews that promotes this site as legit. It is probably he is promoting himself under a different name. Please learn from me and do not fall for similar scheme. To give you more information, this one says it will give you a free web site, but you will really need to join a internet service company and pay for that service yourself. Then they ask you to send them your username and password so that they can push information into your web site. You also need to join Clickbank so that you can get paid. All very suspicious. And the survey company's link do not have much good information, either. Some are broken, others you are entered into a drawing. : I think this person himself is a member of this site also and provided the previous answer I saw a week ago, which says it was not a scam.
Which three countries are responsible for generating the largest numbers of SPAM emails in a year?
During the Third Quarter of 2008 (July - September) the top 3 countries were:
United States - 18.9% of all spam.
Russia - 8.3% of all spam.
Turkey - 8.2% of all spam.
How do you set up email address on runescape?
When you log on you go to the lobby, and on the first screen where it says "Subscription, Message Centre, etc." you will see email. Click on it and follow the directions.
(p.s. adding your email gives you 10 extra bank slots)
Can someone else use your email address to send spam?
Unfortunately, yes. It is possible for an email to be sent from an address without actual access to the mailbox associated with it. This is known as "email address spoofing".
There is a verification system known as Sender Policy Framework, or SPF, to avoid this spoofing practice. It must be implemented on the mail servers directly, so unless one is actually running a mail server there isn't much one can do to enable it. Most mail servers do support SPF already, however, greatly reducing the risk of spoofing.
Where do you get spam fritters from?
A spam fritter is a slice of Spam fried in batter. Commonly eaten with chips and mushy peas, spam fritters are served in fish and chip shops and burger bars in the UK. They were first introduced during World War II due to fish being unavailable. Spam fritters were so associated with the war that in 1995 a government memo relating to the commemoration of the 50-year anniversary of the war ending recommended "spam-fritter frying to get into the wartime spirit".
In 2006 the makers of Spam, Hormel Foods, announced the return of the spam fritter in pre-packaged form.
Is the microsoft and AOL bill gates email real?
In 1999 a hoax e-mail chain letter began circulating throughout the internet stating AOL was merging with Microsoft (they never did) and/or that Bill Gates was sharing his fortune with internet users who participated in a Microsoft beta test by forwarding the e-mail to their friends and family. Microsoft's official statement regarding the chain letter was as follows. REDMOND, Washington, May 12, 1999 - Recently an e-mail has been circulating on the Internet about a new "e-mail tracking system" from Microsoft.
As you may have suspected, this is a hoax and did not originate from Microsoft.
Microsoft does try to investigate the source of these hoaxes and take appropriate action. However, many times the hoaxers take elaborate steps to shield their true identities and we cannot identify them. Privacy and security are very important to us here at Microsoft, and we work every day to build great software for the Internet that keeps information safe, secure and private.
We regret any inconvenience this may have caused you.
Is TV.com safe and does it send you spam and other stuff using your email?
TV.com is managed by CBS. Yes, it is safe. You can read more at their privacy policy (http://www.cbsinteractive.com/privacy.php?tag=cnet_footer%253bcopyright).
Is sending people to Youtube with external links spam in Wikia?
It definitely could be if it is unwanted. If a source is from a YouTube video though, like from an interview, then it may be appropriate to cite the video as a reference.
