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What is Spam?

Spam is an inappropriate attempt to use an email address, as a broadcast or advertising medium by sending the same message to any number of people who do not want or ask for the message. Spam is often an irritant to people and can cause email to become slower as the ISP (Internet Service Provider) networks are forced to process millions of spam email messages. Spam can also cause your email to download slower as you receive more and more of these messages.

How do they get my email address?

Companies can get your email address through a variety of ways. Many will purchase mailing lists from online database sites or other 'spamming' companies. Your name can be added into these databases when you share your email address online, for example these companies may scan newsgroups and websites to collect email addresses that have been posted. Another method used by these companies is sending email to automatically generated email addresses at common domains, eg. aa1234@domain.com, aa1235@domain.com etc.

How can I stop Spam?

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