05-02-2008, 07:16 PM
Sage:
I hadn't ever thought about this, but that is a good idea. I was wondering after reading your post, "Why doesn't the gov't have something set up to forward this type of spam on to them? " I googled it and they do! Found this info at http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/spamposse.htm
Learn to Combat Spam
The FTC has a Web site at http://www.ftc.gov/spam to combat spam and has developed a publication, "Open Relays - Close the Door on Spam," to encourage businesses, consumers, academic institutions and others to close open relays. To find out more about the open relay project go to http://www.ftc.gov/openrelay.
Turn In the Spammers
You can also fight spammers by forwarding their messages directly to the FTC at email address uce@ftc.gov. The FTC uses the unsolicited emails stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive spam email. Internet users currently forward over 85,000 spam email messages to the FTC every day.
I hadn't ever thought about this, but that is a good idea. I was wondering after reading your post, "Why doesn't the gov't have something set up to forward this type of spam on to them? " I googled it and they do! Found this info at http://usgovinfo.about.com/cs/consumer/a/spamposse.htm
Learn to Combat Spam
The FTC has a Web site at http://www.ftc.gov/spam to combat spam and has developed a publication, "Open Relays - Close the Door on Spam," to encourage businesses, consumers, academic institutions and others to close open relays. To find out more about the open relay project go to http://www.ftc.gov/openrelay.
Turn In the Spammers
You can also fight spammers by forwarding their messages directly to the FTC at email address uce@ftc.gov. The FTC uses the unsolicited emails stored in this database to pursue law enforcement actions against people who send deceptive spam email. Internet users currently forward over 85,000 spam email messages to the FTC every day.