I received a spam mail in my inbox. It was from a friend. I can’t now remember what it exactly said, but it was something about how eco-unfriendly the Intel Pentium 4 processor is. The mail ended with a warning that a bird would come and get me if I didn’t throw my processor into fire. I, of course, reported it as spam and went on with my normal routine. One couldn’t expect me to really throw it in fire; the processor is as important as my heart.
Later that night as I switched off all the lights and went to …read more

While spammers are getting more innovative by the day, most victims still fall prey to the primitive types. I suggest three thumb rules to defend yourself against the seven common types of spam mail that I’ve recently mentioned. They are all common sense, but if common sense were abundant among all of us all the time, the world would’ve been a tiringly boring place.
First thumb rule is to keep your mouse away or tie your fingers from accidentally clicking on the links within the message or downloading the attachment.
Second thumb rule for any kind of spam (apart from cheesy forwards, I …read more

My first experience with spam that I can distinctly remember is a letter to my dad from Australia about a large lottery he had apparently won. I was then barely ten years old, and along with my mom credited my dad with the ingenuity to have carefully chosen an Australian lottery to invest a penny in it as a quick way to get rich, without telling any of us about it. My bright and cynical older brother constantly doused our hopes until my dad returned from work and drowned them down the toilet.
Man has known spam for as long as …read more