Surprising numbers on the growing effectiveness of Spam
Category: InternetPosted: August 26, 2008 11:58PM
Author: KKX
29.1% of honest, hard-working, computer-toting citizens fall prey to internet spam. Either voluntarily or by accident, the amount of people succumbing to the endless stream of Spam seems to be growing, says a survey from Marshal, a security firm. This number has grown from 20% in 2004. I'm assuming this is because of the older generation that has just begun to learn about the "internet" actually thinking that the items in the bulk folder are important. Among, the many products sold on the internet, Spam usually advertises such things as sexual paraphernalia, “legal” software, adult “items” and luxury accessories. These items are usually pirated or imitation brands ,cough *Kirkland signature* cough. Even with all the CanSpam laws and email filters, the amount of Spam has doubled since last year.
