Once in a while I get a spam e-mail and it has an unsubscribe option... but when I look in the header the e-mail address is some nonsensical address.... not my own. what's the deal? How does that address end up getting to me? Is it some sort of phishing scheme?
Posted: 2/28/2008 7:22:33 AM EDT
[#1]
Yes, it's designed to get you to click on the unsubscribe link, which then does nothing but verify to the spammers that it's a "live" email address. In most cases you'll end up with more spam, not less.
Posted: 2/28/2008 7:33:54 AM EDT
[#2]
Cool.... but clicking on the link to the page isn't a risk, is it?
