141 spam--A Lot!

spam--A Lot!

I guess I am on a "pet peeve" track because my last blog was about contradictory nutrition advice and this week it is SPAM, of which I receive A Lot!

I am not sure I can attribute it to recent sign-up for some Civil War sites, but lately, I seem to be receiving much spam that is aimed at men.  My favorite, which I receive daily:

400,000 sold. Come on--does anyone buy this?

Other women out there--have you received this one?

Or I am encouraged to be a Lyte driver.

Or I could join the Dollar Shave Club!

There are always ads for Tac Lights and the newest greatest thing from the Shark Tank.

I received this email one time. I have never communicated with them--plus I had to correct one typo before I could put in on the blog. But, do they know something I don't:

Hi Trish, We’ve shown you how to calculate the total time and cost of cleaning out your loved one’s house, and we’ve shared stories about how we’ve helped families to recover lost treasures. Now we want to talk to you and find out how we can help you. When you schedule your free conversation today, one of our guides will reach out to you within 24 hours to schedule a 30-minute phone call. During the conversation, we'll take the time to: Understand the specific challenges you're facing  Share our strategy for how to sort the items in the house  Discuss a plan to help you avoid the ongoing costs of holding the house  Once we understand your situation, we can create a cleanout plan and give you peace of mind that you've cared for your loved one's estate.

Your email can get out in a number of ways:

• Signing up for free products or samples 
• Trying to download free software programs 
• “You’ve Won!” pop-ups
• Creating an account on a website 
• Purchasing product from an online company 
• Posting your email address in any kind of forum

This is according to the Dymin Blog that offers more advice:

https://blog.dyminsystems.com/blog/why-do-i-get-so-much-junk-email-and-spam

This blog tells you to go to the link provided and unsubscribe. Others say that that the act of unsubscribing just verifies you have a legitimate email. I don't unsubscribe.

I do periodically go through the items I have moved to the Delete folder in my email and try to outwit these guys. I know it is probably futile but I try to create a rule to send the offending emails to the Delete folder automatically. I try to use one word from the bad email's subject line as the trigger to move it: Lyfe, Shave, etc. There are mixed results.

This is how it looks in Microsoft Outlook

When I went through my Delete folder, I discovered that I also receive many emails that I have requested on topics such as Civil War, food and recipes, general history, language and more. So the span is probably only 15% of what is deleted email.

But I can't get the picture of the guy shaving his hairy back out of my mind!

Sort-of-spam-savvy Trish