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Scarlett. 20-03-2010 06:16 PM

Why do people open emails that they know are spam?
 
Seriously....why? :conf:

Harry! 20-03-2010 06:34 PM

If people see a unread email they will read it.

Stu 20-03-2010 06:36 PM

For the lolz. I always read my spam mail. Get some real gems every now and then.

Shasown 20-03-2010 06:45 PM

Genuine curiosity, stupidity or boredom, there are lots of reasons.

Checking if the price of penis enlargement pills have dropped to an affordable level?

Scarlett. 20-03-2010 06:46 PM

but its not very clever seeing as the email could be carrying a virus :p

Mrluvaluva 20-03-2010 06:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Recylopse (Post 3104639)
If people see a unread email they will read it.

I generally delete mine without reading them if they look like spam.

Patrick 20-03-2010 06:48 PM

I have 1300+ Unread emails.. I know they are spam and dont open them its stupid.

Scarlett. 20-03-2010 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva (Post 3104678)
I generally delete mine without reading them if they look like spam.

same here :p

Harry! 20-03-2010 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mrluvaluva (Post 3104678)
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.

GypsyGoth 20-03-2010 06:51 PM

I never read spam.

Smithy 20-03-2010 06:53 PM

Mine just go straight to junk, i have 100's in there

Shasown 20-03-2010 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chewy (Post 3104672)
but its not very clever seeing as the email could be carrying a virus :p

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.

Maia 20-03-2010 06:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Judas Iscariot (Post 3104644)
For the lolz. I always read my spam mail. Get some real gems every now and then.

This.

Stacey. 20-03-2010 06:57 PM

Im too nosey not to :D

Lewis. 20-03-2010 11:09 PM

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..

Raph 20-03-2010 11:40 PM

dunno

Ruth*Star 21-03-2010 07:52 AM

I get house plans in my junk email regularly. I read them, but nothing else though.


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