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Old 20-03-2010, 07:16 PM   #1
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Default Why do people open emails that they know are spam?

Seriously....why?
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:34 PM   #2
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If people see a unread email they will read it.
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:36 PM   #3
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For the lolz. I always read my spam mail. Get some real gems every now and then.
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:45 PM   #4
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Genuine curiosity, stupidity or boredom, there are lots of reasons.

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Old 20-03-2010, 07:46 PM   #5
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but its not very clever seeing as the email could be carrying a virus
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:47 PM   #6
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If people see a unread email they will read it.
I generally delete mine without reading them if they look like spam.
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:48 PM   #7
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I have 1300+ Unread emails.. I know they are spam and dont open them its stupid.
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:48 PM   #8
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I generally delete mine without reading them if they look like spam.
same here
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:51 PM   #9
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I generally delete mine without reading them if they look like spam.
I dont get many emails lol. The ones I get are asking for money of which I dont reply to.
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:51 PM   #10
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I never read spam.
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:53 PM   #11
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Mine just go straight to junk, i have 100's in there
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:54 PM   #12
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but its not very clever seeing as the email could be carrying a virus
Generally speaking thats highly unlikely, viruses are however sent in attachments added to emails

Read emails remotely, ideally as text as opposed to as html, via something like mail 2 web, dont open attachments without scanning even if they are from trusted sources and get yourself a decent anti malware(anti virus and anti spyware) program and use it.
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:54 PM   #13
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For the lolz. I always read my spam mail. Get some real gems every now and then.
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Old 20-03-2010, 07:57 PM   #14
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Old 21-03-2010, 12:09 AM   #15
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I always read my spam. The ones where people want me to look after 35 billion dollars for them whilst they go and die are hilarious.. although, in the back of my mind I always wonder whether they may actually be real people and are waiting on my reply.. close to death..
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I get house plans in my junk email regularly. I read them, but nothing else though.
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