Why do people send spam?

Question

okay. why do people send spam? and what for? Are they just trying to con people? Do they mean what they say? is it all true? please give me as much information as possable x (thank youu) x

Answer 1

they try to get money out of you.. thats what most spam is or viruses sooo no its not true.. its never true..

Answer 2

They are just trying to trick you into some sort of scam where you end up paying out lots of money. Do not trust random emails - they will seem too good to be true and often will have links to websites.



If you are worried about what you should and should not click on I recommend the following:



> You are probably using Internet Explorer, but search for Firefox and download it. It is a much better internet browser.

> Then, while on the Firefox homepage (after you have installed it) go to 'Add-Ons' and type in WOT.



WOT is a fantastic little add on which tells you which sites are safe and which arent. It will indicate the link/website's safety status with a little coloured circle - green for safe, yellow for medium, and red for bad. Also, it will warn you before going onto 'red' websites and re-direct you from it. You can read reviews about the website give by real people.



Hope I helped.

Answer 3

Spam is sent because its a easy way to con people say 1 million spam fake emails are sent out more than likely 100 people are going to go on the website in from the spam email and buy something.



Other ways are like internet banking mail, saying something has changed you need to log on, this kind of spam makes the target log in to a fake site and give away there password and logon details to the hacker/spammer



Things like coupons are the same thing, getting the target to pay for something that isnt real.



99% spam and fake emails are a load of rubbish and there is no way to fully protect yourself from getting them.

Answer 4

SPAM is defined as unsolicited commercial email. Not all SPAM are scams. Some SPAM is just a legitimate business' attempt to solicit business.



Running advertisements in local newspapers, magazines, or even websites is very expensive in comparison to sending emails. Marketeers are always looking for inexpensive ways to market their products. And just like Junk Mail that it sent to your home's mailbox, SPAM emails are sent to your Inbox.



And its a numbers game. If 1 person in 500 would buy your product, and you sell your product for $10, and you send your SPAM email to 1,000,000 people every day, then 2000 people will buy your product every day. Your business will have $20,000 in sales every day. Sending 1 million emails per day is very easy and costs almost nothing. $20,000 per day in sales is $7.3 million per year.



If you had a business and you believed you could make an extra $7,000,000 per year by sending emails, wouldn't you try it, at least once? And if the results were even half that, wouldn't you continue to try it? If you answer "Yes" then you know why people send SPAM.

Answer 5

Sounds like your E-mail account has been compromised, or you picked up a virus, Connie. Immediately have your computer checked for a 'bug' or 'bugs.' If you have the proper programs, do the scans yourself, if not you need to take your computer to some one who can. Once it is clean of pests, install a firewall and an anti-virus program if you do not have one yet. I strongly recommend a program for malware and adware also. After you finish this, then go in and change your password, using a good strong one. Also, check your account information and make sure no information was changed, if it was change it back immediately. Then, you will have to inform your contacts that it was not you sending that mail, but they need to check their computers in case they were also infected.

Answer 6

HI FRIENDS IVE GOING ON A PROCESS OF JOB AS AN CIVIL ENGINEER THROUGH A CONSALTENCY NAMED PERFECT SOLUTIONS ALL INTERVIEW PROCESS IS COMPLETED AND THE COMPENY NEED 10500/-RS (REFUNDABLE ) SECURITY DEPOSIT THE CONFERMATION MAIL THAT I GOT FROM HR OF L&T COMPENY WAS NOT CAME IN INBOX BUT IT IS APPEARED IN SPAM WHY IT SO HAPPEND IS IT ANY SCAM OR IT MAY B CORRECT??

Answer 7

Spam? Either they're bored or just want to get someone pissed off. Usually, spam is just a whole bunch of nonsense, like "asdfjkl;" over and over again.

Answer 8

it's not a prank. the main reason is to generate money

Answer 9

all the info you need is here...



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(electronic)



hope this helps. good day