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MediaHound · 07-05-2008, 10:12 AM

If you reply, they know they have a valid email address and they put you on another list of those that are known to actually open and read the emails. Best is to not reply otherwise you end up getting yourself even more of the spam later on.
In addition, if any of those emails ever have an image in them, dont accept the image as that image can also inform them that you opened the email. They can pass your email address through a variable in the image server and log you to a database.
Be careful out there!

07-05-2008, 10:12 AM	#9 (permalink)
MediaHound Tally-Man MediaHound's Photo Gallery Location: Florida Find me on the map! Zone: 10 Name: Jarred Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 5,261 BananaBucks : 2,028,091 Feedback: 66 / 100% Said "Thanks" 3,856 Times Was Thanked 5,086 Times in 1,353 Posts Said "Welcome to Bananas" 2,086 Times	Re: E-mail con artists If you reply, they know they have a valid email address and they put you on another list of those that are known to actually open and read the emails. Best is to not reply otherwise you end up getting yourself even more of the spam later on. In addition, if any of those emails ever have an image in them, dont accept the image as that image can also inform them that you opened the email. They can pass your email address through a variable in the image server and log you to a database. Be careful out there! __________________ Apologies in advance if I am slow to reply to your PM. I suggest posting in the forums for support if you need something urgent.