Fight Spam on
the Internet!
You have probably seen an increase in the amount of "junk
mail", better known as spam, which shows up in your
email box. The activities of a small number of people are
becoming a bigger problem for the Internet. Help fight spam to
keep the Internet useful for everyone. Make your own experience
on the Internet better.
|
|
We all hate spam and we love to blame spammers. But if you buy
products or services from spam email, you are just as guilty as
the spammers for creating the problem. Purchasing just one
product bankrolls a spammer with enough money to spam another
million people.
We can stop the spam, together, if we stop clicking on spam
and buying from spam. You can stop spam by sharing the word. For
more information, go to: http://www.spamdontbuyit.org/
and http://spam.abuse.net/.
|
|
| Things you can do to stop
spam:
|
|
Eight truths about your role in the
war against spam
- If you buy from spammers, you are part of the problem.
- Legislation alone cannot solve the spam problem. When there
are profits, spammers will find a way to spam.
- Money you spend on products from spammers is reinvested in
sending more spam.
- You vote with your dollars. Purchasing from spammers keeps
them in business.
- Purchasing just one product from a spammer bankrolls them
with enough money to spam another million people.
- If spamming becomes unprofitable, spammers will become
ex-spammers.
- Buy products and services from permission email marketers
only.
- Share the word. Friends don't let friends buy from
spammers
|
|
| How spammers stay in business:
|
| Step 1: |
The spammer sends 10 million emails offering a product
for sale for $100. Total cost to the spammer: $500. |
| Step 2: |
10 people buy the product. That's $1,000 in revenue. |
| Step 3: |
The spammer fills the orders at a cost of $250. |
| Step 4: |
The spammer pockets $250 as profit. |
| Step 5: |
The spammer uses the remaining $500 to email another 10
million people. |
How to stop the cycle:
- Don't buy from spammers. Interrupt
step 2.
- This makes spamming unprofitable.
2003
SpamDontBuyIt.org. All rights reserved. |
