Why Spam will not go away anytime soon.

Published in July 30th, 2009

I just read an article from Ars Technica stating that 12% of all email users have tried to buy something from spam.

A survey was conducted by the Massaging Anti-Abuse Working Group of 800 individuals who have email that is not controlled by an I.T. Department.

Apparently 48% of those surveyed have never clicked on a link in spam or replied to spam. 12% of those surveyed actually were interested in purchasing the items mentioned in the spam. 6% responded to see what would happen. 13% did not know why they responded to the spam.

I realize that 800 people is a small sample number compared to the entire United States internet user base. However, since spam casts relatively little to send out, catching only a few victims yields a decent monetary return. As long as we continue to see results like this, spammers will keep deluging us with their garbage.

Read the entire Ars Technica article here.

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