Monday, November 24, 2008

Gmail Promotes Spam and Nigerian Scams

I spend a good deal of time each morning reporting spam, scams, and abuse. I had the normal Nigerian scams this morning sent from a few Gmail accounts so I forwarded with header to Gmail. This should get those email addresses deleted right? Nope, there was a phone number on one email which I Googled and discovered dozens of nearly identical scam reports attached to it going back over a year using the same Gmail address.

Conclusion: Reporting scams to Gmail Abuse does nothing but give you carpal tunnel syndrome.

Proof: Gmail Users Forum

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