Sex and software diet fuels spam growth

The “inconvenient truth”, according to Bradley Anstis, vice president of products at Marshal, which carried out the research, is that despite complaints about spam volumes, it’s clearly a profitable enterprise for spammers and popular with many people.

The “inconvenient truth”, according to Bradley Anstis, vice president of products at Marshal, which carried out the research, is that despite complaints about spam volumes, it’s clearly a profitable enterprise for spammers and popular with many people.
http://cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=781A882F-926F-47F0-B96F-962F5EFAF5E4Spam sales surge-Almost 30 per cent of internet users admit to buying goods from spam emails
About 30 per cent of internet users have bought goods advertised in spam emails, research from internet security vendor Marshal has found.Marshal polled 622 internet users, of which 29.1 per cent admitted to having purchased items through links in spam emails. The most frequently ordered items were sexual enhancement pills, adult entertainment, software and luxury items including watches, jewellery and clothing.
http://www.channelweb.co.uk/crn/news/2224273/spam-sales-surgeSex, drugs and software lead spam purchase growth
In further news of interest to security resellers, 29 per cent of internet users have purchased goods from spam emails, according to new research by Internet security company Marshal. The most commonly purchased items include sexual enhancement pills, software, adult material and luxury items such as watches, jewellery and clothing.
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