Tag Archives: Spam

Is FixYa Dead? Have the scammers won?

Posted on October 17, 2019 by quill

FixYa is a site where people can post ‘how do i fix…’ questions online, and other members volunteer suggestions to solve the problem. This is similar to Quora and Yahoo Answers. While there have been debates on the quality of … Continue reading →

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Q. I have received an email – how can I tell if it is spam?

Posted on June 5, 2012 by quill

Mass-Email marketers work on the theory that it costs next to nothing to send a million emails, so if only one in 100,000 people is unwary enough to reply or act on their spam, then they are making money.  Unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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Q. How can I stop junk emails from arriving?

Posted on May 10, 2011 by quill

There’s not a lot you can do to stop people (or robots) from sending you junk email. In most cases it is not worth (and not even safe) to use the “unsubscribe” links in spam emails or to reply to … Continue reading →

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