30% Of Internet Users Admit To Buying From Spam
from the hence-your-email-inbox dept
Over the years, we've seen plenty of studies or reports about the people who actually buy from spam. The percentages vary widely, with one report saying 4% of spam recipients buy from spam, another saying 11% and another saying 20%. Those were all a few years ago. A more recent study is now claiming that 30% of people will readily admit to buying from spam. Of course, the methodologies could be different, as some may count things such as marketing emails that you signed up for as spam, while others probably would not. Either way, it's clear that plenty of people are still buying, because otherwise spam would have died out a long time ago.There is one other interesting point made in the study. It notes that the industry consensus is that less than one in a million emails leads to a sale (actually, the report says ten in ten million, but I don't see why that shouldn't be reduced), but that number is somewhat misleading, because so much spam is caught in filters. So, the percentage of spams that get through and lead to a sale is much, much higher.
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I suggest that . . .
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It's quite possible...
I get regular "weekly bargain" emails from two tech companies and one "office supplies" company; I frequently purchase items on deep reductions from them. I signed up for these emails after purchasing from these companies and confirming they were real and trustworthy. I would *never* buy something marketed by SPAMming.
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Spam -- not so good
Most Spam is junk products and or ways to just steal money. Hell even the big known companies do it. It took me 3 1/2 months to get off of Match.com auto payments and even than I had to cancel and change credit cards to ensure they stopped. I made the Spam buying mistake once and they charged me double two weeks later in a sneaky thought I wouldn't notice way.
NEVER buy from Spam.
However, if the survey is poorly written than I could see why the % is high.
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Re: It's quite possible...
Honestly, the most accurate way to gauge this would probably be just to ask whether they've ever enlarged their penis. ^_^
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Look at the person on your left ...
One of you needs to stop buying from spam
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This just in
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as pogo said
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Spam rules!
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Re: I suggest that . . .
Danger to the rest of us resides in people like you. The people you support would just allow terrorism and attacks on the US to continue unabated.
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how many ppl use to follow up on the "if you dont forward this email message your hotmail account will be deleted"
i acctually know a few ppl who actually believed the "nigerian general/king scam". Granted thats slightly a different story but if so many fall for those why not "try" there luck on those great bagerns in those spam emails.
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Re: Re: I suggest that . . .
I understand the Republican party is the party of cowardice these days (just look at the white house full of draft dodgers you guys wanted – or the constant Bush-Rove political attacks on ACTUAL veterans). Really, you Republicans need to "man up" a little and stop cowering. Maybe your already frightened enough to surrender the very ideals America stands for, but some of us care a little more about our country and are not going to simply be scared into destroying it. It’s not terrorists who currently offer the most damaging potential threat to the United States . . . it’s you and the other cowering sheeple whimpering for some "big daddy" to protect them.
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Survey asked...
But, it is NOT a random sample survey!
"Marshal’s research results are derived from a web-based survey hosted on the Marshal website during June and July 2008. Respondents were asked to select the types of products they had purchased via spam email campaigns from a list of the most commonly spammed products."
So, while the results make for great headlines, they a statistical nonsense.
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Re: Re: I suggest that . . .
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Re: Re: Re: I suggest that . . .
You will help us all do a few things:
1) Identify the Idiots
2) Shows us the Liberal Thought (or lack there of) Process
3) Helps Show the rest of the population what Barrack and Bilary's Policies will do
Freedom is a Responsablity and requires action, not just words and taxes
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Mia Roper Big Tits Wed, 11:43 pm 2.4 k
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Oh, well. Nobody ever claimed an infinite-goods economy wasn't going to have a few drawbacks.
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Want some free money??
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My dad is guilty
Just two months ago, he forwards me a "run your car on water" email to see if I thought it was a legitimate thing.
The guy has two college degrees and has run his own businesses for 25+ years, yet somehow, it rarely crosses his mind that someone sending him an email might not be legitimate.
[shakes head] I don't know...maybe I should just take away his computer altogether.
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Re: Re: I suggest that . . .
Oh, my, you're so right! All the Democrats actually want terrorists to completely destroy America. And they want all babies to be aborted, thus leading to the end of humanity. And they want everyone to stop using all energy...so they freeze to death, die from heatstroke, or starve. Yep, the Democrats want to kill everyone.
Seriously...you're just stupid if you actually believe what you wrote. Since I prefer to believe people aren't complete morons, I'll just assume you were joking.
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IRCd Networks
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Don't buy from spammers!!!
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I love my emailes
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Penis
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Penis
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No spam from me
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Re: No spam from me
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