Why you shouldn’t reply to spam even if you unsubscribe

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Sometimes you may wonder: why always you Your buddy Steve doesn’t even take the time to unsubscribe from spam and seems to live spam-free, but does anyone else get spam in their emails all the time? It’s not that Steve was just lucky.that’s what you might be doing that too A lot to avoid it.

If you’ve ever replied “STOP” to spam-like text messages or unsubscribed from spam emails, you’ve taken the bait. Scammers rarely target specific people because it takes too long. A more efficient way to gather victims is to throw good old spaghetti against the wall and watch the stick. If you’re responding to these messages, you’re sticking to the wall and looking like a gentle and delicious target.

Yes, unsubscribing or texting “STOP” to legitimate sources may clear up a lot of the clutter and notifications in your life, but if it’s a scam, They are just checking to see if your contact information is valid.

Scammers always seem to be one step ahead and are aware that people are suspicious of possible fraud. They play out that fear to trap you. The new technique they’re rolling out is texting or emailing a message that says, “This wasn’t you? Click here to unsubscribe.” But the link doesn’t unsubscribe you, it just lets them know you’re a hot noodle stuck to the wall.

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Ask Steve for advice. When invited to join his chat in his Twitter group with hundreds of other entrepreneurs plotting how to invest in the latest cryptocurrency before it launches to the moon, he simply said that Flagged the group on his Twitter and left it. A text thanking him for reading the link and signing up from his PayPal When I got his message, “Aren’t you? Click here,” he texted with his number to his 7726 to report to the carrier and block. When he receives an email about a Nigerian prince, he marks it as “spam” and deletes it.

The same logic can be applied to interacting with Instagram bots, responding to spammers, answering spammer calls, and more, wasting valuable time. subreddit devoted to art).

Be like Steve. Block, delete, ignore.