unk email, spam, is enable the spammers to make a
getting worse than ever. fast profit. It is thought that
Even with an anti-spam these scams take place unbeknown
filter, some junk emails that to the company involved. The
show up in the inbox are purpose of the pump-and-dump
disgusting, deceptive, and aimed stock spam is to quickly and
to con you out of your money. In cheaply disperse false
addition to traditional spam information about a company's
emails promoting medication, stock, along with information
mortgage, pornography, new ones obtained from recent press
such as stock scams are growing. releases, to potential investors.
The deceptive and unsolicited Usually this is a slimly traded
nature of these e-mails qualifies stock on a small exchange for
them as spam. only pennies a share.
Stock scams, combined with By implying that recipients of
traditional spam techniques, can spam emails are in possession of
cause a significant financial privileged information - such as
loss to victims of these news of an acquisition before a
swindles. general announcement - spammers
seek to persuade the gullible
You might have noticed that many into purchasing particular
spams are touting a particular stocks. If a significant enough
stock. These touts are sometimes number of easily-led individuals
made as part of a Pump and Dump invest in the touted stock, a
scheme. Pump-and-dump scams are spammer can ramp up the share
email campaigns which encourage price so that existing
people to invest in a particular shareholders can sell their
company's stock, in order to shares at a profit. But when the
quickly inflate its value and fraudsters dump their shares, and
then stop advertising the stock, to hit pay-dirt. It is sounds too
the price often falls, and good to be true. The only ones
investors ultimately lose their profiting from these "spam e-mail
cash. tips" are the senders themselves
- in this case spammers.
What to do if you get spammed?
How not to become a victim of The history of the stock market
stock scams? has shown that the best and most
trusted way to build wealth is to
The first thing you can to invest in high-quality businesses
protect yourself against stock with excellent growth
scams on the Internet and against opportunites.
spam on the whole is to setup an
anti-spam filter, which will Investigate before you invest.
filter your messages before you Find out who sent the message to
receive them into your inbox. you. Ask whether the claims can
Most pump-and-dump spam emails be documented. Verify whether the
contain the words like "stock", claims are true before you send a
“invest”, "investor reports". But nickel of your money.
to bypass spam filters, spammers
can use the variations of the But if you yielded to temptation
word “stock” such as "st0ck" or and became a victim pf a stock
"stox”. So, if your inbox is scam, you can hire a lawyer to
flooded with penny stock tip, try to get your money back, but
ignore it. Delete it. Do not you need to know that recovery is
believe anyone who tells you, rare. Just remember that the best
"Invest quickly or you will miss protection is to take no action
out on a once-in-a lifetime and stay away from bad deals in
opportunity." Just don't go the first place.
thinking this is your big chance
About the Author:
Author is a technical expert associated with development of computer software like AATools, G-Lock EasyMail, Anti-Spam Software. More information can be found at Anti Spam Filter Resources
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Julia Gulevich
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