I got an e-mail from someone giving me prices for certain medicines. At the bottom it gave a line out of a Harry Potter book. Did any of you got something like this?
2006-12-30 08:50:40 · 7 answers · asked by Charmaine V 3 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
It is spam, the line out of the book is to fool any spam filters that may be active. Affiliates selling medicine online are common culprits for spam.
http://www.cybertopcops.com/anti-spam.php
2006-12-30 09:27:46 · answer #1 · answered by cppgenius 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Spammers are trying to sneak their mail through by copying passages from a variety of sources so it doesn't pick up as spam as readily. You just happened to get one that used an HP book. The idea is to make you look at the mail, to intrigue you.
2006-12-30 16:54:47 · answer #2 · answered by princessmikey 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, but I LOVE Harry Potter.
P.S. Can't wait till Deathly Hallows comes out! and July 13!
2006-12-30 16:56:04 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dont open your spam/junk emails,lots of them contain virus's and will completely mess your computer up so you cant use it.
Just delete them without opening them.
2006-12-30 16:55:13 · answer #4 · answered by Pat R 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No haven't gotten not like that.
2006-12-30 16:54:14 · answer #5 · answered by Dave 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
nope i havent seen that one yet
2006-12-30 17:00:45 · answer #6 · answered by LISA J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No
2006-12-30 16:53:28 · answer #7 · answered by Troy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋