-=PCTechTalk=- Re: FTC Unveils New E-mail Address for Deceptive Spam:
- From: " milady" <kg6ocz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Aug 2004 14:56:15 -0700
Thanks...put that in my addy book.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Bashful Bob" <Bashfulbob@xxxxxxx>
To: "PCTT" <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 2:06 PM
Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- FTC Unveils New E-mail Address for Deceptive Spam:
I pass this along for your interest.
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http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/07/newspamemail.htm
For Release: July 28, 2004
FTC Unveils New E-mail Address for Deceptive Spam: Spam@xxxxxxx
Old Address to be Phased Out
The Federal Trade Commission receives about 300,000 samples of deceptive
spam - forwarded by computer users - each day, and stores it in a database.
The FTC and its law enforcement partners use the database to generate cases
against people who use spam to spread false or misleading information about
their products or services. To better handle the high volume of spam
forwarded to the database, the FTC recently opened a new email box -
SPAM@xxxxxxxx The old email address (uce@xxxxxxx) will be phased out.
The FTC's spam database has served as the basis for FTC cases involving
pyramid schemes, money-making chain letters, credit card scams, credit
repair scams, bogus weight-loss plans, fraudulent business opportunities,
and other scams that were promoted via email.
Consumers who wish to forward unwanted or deceptive spam to the FTC should
use the spam@xxxxxxx address. Whenever you complain about spam, it's
important to include the full email header.
Consumers who think they have been taken advantage of by a spam scam can
file a complaint with the FTC online at www.ftc.gov. Complaints will help
the FTC find and stop people who are using spam to defraud consumers.
To learn more about how to avoid spam scams and reduce the clutter in your
in-box, check out www.ftc.gov/spam.
Copies of the consumer publications about reducing spam are available from
the FTC's Web site at http://www.ftc.gov and also from the FTC's Consumer
Response Center, Room 130, 600 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.
20580. The FTC works for the consumer to prevent fraudulent, deceptive, and
unfair business practices in the marketplace and to provide information to
help consumers spot, stop, and avoid them. To file a complaint in English or
Spanish (bilingual counselors are available to take complaints), or to get
free information on any of 150 consumer topics, call toll-free,
1-877-FTC-HELP (1-877-382-4357), or use the complaint form at
http://www.ftc.gov. The FTC enters Internet, telemarketing, identity theft,
and other fraud-related complaints into Consumer Sentinel, a secure, online
database available to hundreds of civil and criminal law enforcement
agencies in the U.S. and abroad.
MEDIA CONTACT:
Office of Public Affairs
202-326-2181
(http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2004/07/newspamemail.htm)
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