Top 12 spam countries revealed
Sophos reveals the top twelve countries responsible for relaying spam messages
Sophos reveals the top twelve countries responsible for relaying spam messages
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Top 12 spam countries revealed
- Thread starter rpm
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Thing is...I find that spam from the USA is almost always easy to remove. They always include an "opt out" button at the bottom of the mail, and it works - probably due to legislation.
However.....BRAZIL, damn that country has given me the zigg. I get email adverts in Portugese originating in Brazil (.br) all the time - probably 10 to 20 a day. They started very suddenly, so I think some Poro sold my email address to a bunch of Brazilian clients. They have an "opt out" feature, but trying to opt out never works grrrr. I have tried bouncing the emails (Mac OSX mail), but that does not deter them. They always come from different company names and different email addresses, so I cannot use the advanced features of mail to block them from entering my inbox, and send them to trash. I now ignore them and delete, but they keep coming.
Even worse, is it's all in Portugese, so these spam adverts are of zero benefit to me.....just a source of extreme frustration.
However.....BRAZIL, damn that country has given me the zigg. I get email adverts in Portugese originating in Brazil (.br) all the time - probably 10 to 20 a day. They started very suddenly, so I think some Poro sold my email address to a bunch of Brazilian clients. They have an "opt out" feature, but trying to opt out never works grrrr. I have tried bouncing the emails (Mac OSX mail), but that does not deter them. They always come from different company names and different email addresses, so I cannot use the advanced features of mail to block them from entering my inbox, and send them to trash. I now ignore them and delete, but they keep coming.
Even worse, is it's all in Portugese, so these spam adverts are of zero benefit to me.....just a source of extreme frustration.
saksakgp
Expert Member
SA always comes between 40s and 50s in all kinds of global rankings
Reelix
Senior Member
I'm not surprised there's no spam in SA - Why spam the people to trick them to install malicious software when simply phoning them and asking kindly works far better? 
+1
