Is there a danger in replying to the e-mail message “Statistic Department – Application”?
I’ve received it several times, sometimes from different authors, but always from the “dmtelecom.net” domain. The messages all have telltale signs of spam and will probably be ignored by most users, but I wonder if you’re aware of any problems if someone does reply. The danger in replying to a message like this is that spammers will then know your e-mail address is legitimate — and you will get more and more spam. This message appears to be yet another way to harvest valid e-mail addresses, which are a frequently traded/sold commodity on the hacker/spammer black market. If you reply to tell them to take you off their mailing list, it will have the opposite effect — you’ll remain on their mailing list and probably get added to others. It’s best to just delete it like all the other spam you receive. There is no indication that “dmtelecom.net” offers anything legitimate. Their website doesn’t work, and their domain registration information appears evasive. Remember, if it sounds too goo
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