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Spam pays—that’s the bottom line. Economics, not technology, carries the day. Unlike surface mail, e-mail carries no incremental cost increases for larger volumes. Even if only 1 person in 1,000 responds to a solicitation for V1agr@ or L0west R4te Life Insurance, those businesses make money. More problematic from a consumer perspective is the impossibility of […]

PDF spam today is now barely registering on security vendors’ spamometers, despite having accounted for almost a third of all spam just a few weeks ago. Unwanted emails with PDF files attached - usually related to pump-and-dump stock scams - comprise less than 1 percent of spam today, according to Sophos.

For years, spam haters have relied on junk-mail filters and Internet blacklists, but lately, some are saying it’s time for a change in tactics. Their answer: follow the money. And that means going after the Web sites where spammers sell their pharmaceuticals and watches and male enhancement products.