According to the emails I have won some kind of lottery. I get them almost every other day and it always addressed from someone different. So that gave me a big hint that it is a scam. I have even gotten some that say they are from the UK but then there is some reference in there to respond to someone in Nigeria. I am tempted to respond by telling them that I don’t want any emails from them. Should I do that and why? If not then why?
Jeanne
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Hi
Sorry to say there is nothing you can do,But to neglect and delete them,
Don’t try to respond ( positive or negative) , your respond will be a great help for them to know that your account is a valid one, and you will be pumped by so much spam e-mails.
Even if you try to block one address, they will send from deferent address each time
You are right that is originated from Nigeria and the official name for this scam is “Nigerian scam”
Try to keep your e-mail private and have anther e-mail for public use
Good luck
block the address
You shouldn’t open unsolicted email from unknown sources. Often what happens is that when you open up spam, it sends back a trigger to the originating source indicating that a valid email address has been found thus subjecting you to even more spam down the road. Even using the preview pane in email products sends web beacons back to spammers.( )
Here are a few steps you can take to try and avoid spam.
1. Don’t open unsolicited Spam. Often what happens is that when you open up spam, it sends back a trigger to the originating source indicating that a valid email address has been found thus subjecting you to even more spam down the road.
2. Don’t use the Preview Pane for the same reasons as #1
3. Set you email options to accept mail from only people in your address book or safe lists.
4. Set some filters to automatically route spam to certain folders for easy deletion later.
5. Use a throwaway account for any online registrations you need such as news sites and contests, etc. Often these email addresses are sold to other places, particularly advertising firms. If the throwaway account gets over run, you can simply delete it and create another.
6. Use the BCC when composing emails and encourage your friends to do the same. What this does is protects mailing lists from email harvesters.
7. You can consider using a third party application such as SpamFighter (free version can only be used for 1 account and it is for Outlook and Outlook Express only)
8. Never reply to any spam email that you happen to open and receive for the same reason as #1 above.
You can see more info at the webpage below:
HIT THE SPAM BUTTON ON THEM………….
Yes, it is a scam. You can block unwanted contacts from sending you e-mail, but, as you pointed out, they change the sender name to avoid being screened out. Responding to them will not stop or change the frequency of messages to you.
I just continue to mark the messages as spam and delete them.
Well, if you open this crap and read it, then you will most certainly get more. This scam has been going on for years. Are you just now getting your portion of this stuff? The Nigerian scam has been on the news, on Dateline, and on other news programs. And spam, which is what this is, is a way of life today. You don’t want to get any spam? Close your email box and get off the internet. The year 2007 is predicted by experts to be the worst year ever for spam. People just have to block it, which is why Yahoo gave us a spam buttom. Use it!
