Does sending fake bounce (returned email) messages to spammers work?
NO! Spammers do not use real return addresses, so when you send the fake “User unknown” returned emails to them, they just bounce again. It is pointless to enable this feature on your email software because the junk mailer will never see nor heed the message (all legitimate mailing entities provide a proper unsubscribe link.) So either just delete your junk mail, or see our Spamcop FAQ on how to take punitive action against the sender.
Related Questions
- If a student account becomes dormant, do new email messages to that account "bounce" or does the account continue to receive email even though dormant?
- Why do some internal email messages get returned as undeliverable when the recipients short name is typed in the To field?
- Why do I get bounce messages saying my email wasnt received when I havent sent out any emails?
