Friday, August 22, 2008

Spam is king

<A HREF="http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/archives/007519.html">Spam is a booming business</A> and according to a recent poll almost 30% of you are the problem. The Internet security firm Marshal recently released a study that says that 29.1% of Internet users make purchases as a result of email spam.

Compounding the problem is that most spam customers have made two or more purchases, suggesting that some people are forming buying habits. The most common items purchased were sexual enhancement pills, software, adult material and luxury items such as watches, jewelery and clothing; most of which is either pirated material or brand name knock-offs.

Despite CanSpam laws and improved email filters, spam is still a popular way for shady front men to sell their wares and for people like the notorious spam King Eddie Davidson to cash in.

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