Why did some certified AOL mail wind up in my spam folder?”
This is what AOL says about its certification: The service, called Certified Mail, combats these scams — known as “phishing” — by including a tamper-proof seal of approval on email that members have already signed up to receive. This lets you know that the mail is authentic and can be trusted. So, An AOL-certified mail is not a phishing mail. However, a mail that is not a phishing mail, can still be a spam mail. Therefore, a spam mail, sent from a verifyable source (fi. another AOL mail address), will be AOL certified, but still be considered spam. This is the full AOL text on this: AOL offers an anti-phishing program that certifies authentic emailers and identifies their messages with a special icon. This helps protect members from online scammers who try to steal personal information by sending emails designed to look like they come from legitimate businesses, charities and other recognizable organizations. The service, called Certified Mail, combats these scams — known as “phishi
