'Spam' and 'Scam'
By oindy54
@oindy54 (3445)
India
For me, I have dealt with both in so many years of my being online and trying to earn money.
What are your thoughts friends?9 responses
@prospectboy (754)
• United States
31 Jul 12
I agree with you oindy54. It's unfortunate because I wish that I didn't have to agree with you on this topic, but "spam" and "scam" definitely exist when it comes to certain sites.
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@dreamhome (558)
• India
30 Jul 12
I have crossed many spammers and scammers too. Spammers may not give a loss for us personally, but scammers are a big headache and can result in some loss for us.
@vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
30 Jul 12
Hi dream home, nice to see you again. How are you? I agree with your opinion, both of them are spoiling our peace of mind, we must get rid from them
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
31 Jul 12
Well I will start with spam. I still get tons of spam in my inbox. It is annoying, but since I use Gmail, I do not get all that garbage cluttering my inbox. They have excellent filters. So all of it goes right into my spam folder. And it is super easy to delete. Now for scams. Well, I have been victim to scams and I think anyone who tries to make money online has been subject to scams at one point or another. But I do believe that we online people do learn what to stay away from. And MyLot is proof that we have all found the best legit site on the internet here.
@oindy54 (3445)
• India
31 Jul 12
Hello friend,
You have put things so nicely.
I have noticed spam mails making their way into my inbox specially with Yahoo mail. However, I have been using it for long and so cannot give up on this account of mine. I completely agree with you on your views on Gmail. They do have great filters. But there is one site in India called ibibo, spam mails from which undoubtedly come into my Gmail inbox though I have reported spam and also marked unsubscribe from the site several times. I do not why this is happening. As I have spent years online, I have also learned to analyze and assess before signing up to a new earning site. And yes, Mylot is truly the "best legit site on the internet" to quote you. Thanks a ton for responding.
I have noticed spam mails making their way into my inbox specially with Yahoo mail. However, I have been using it for long and so cannot give up on this account of mine. I completely agree with you on your views on Gmail. They do have great filters. But there is one site in India called ibibo, spam mails from which undoubtedly come into my Gmail inbox though I have reported spam and also marked unsubscribe from the site several times. I do not why this is happening. As I have spent years online, I have also learned to analyze and assess before signing up to a new earning site. And yes, Mylot is truly the "best legit site on the internet" to quote you. Thanks a ton for responding.1 person likes this
@inertia4 (27961)
• United States
27 Aug 12
You are very welcome. We all deal with some kind of spam in our inboxes. But it is what it is. As for scam sites, well, it is a shame that they are out there preying on people just to take their money. But with out experience we could help others who are looking for good sites to join.
@phoenix35 (384)
• Philippines
4 Aug 12
Since I spam on my spammers lol... I can tolerate that. But, scams? No way! Victim of scams gain nothing. With spammers, we'll simply remove them or block them.
I don't know from where they get our email addresses. Hehe@phoenix35 (384)
• Philippines
5 Aug 12
I was talking about my experience at Stumbleupon when I was still active there. You see I have two types of friends there - site promoters and photo/ images collectors. Site promoters send the most, like 5 pages a day ... wow! That can be annoying when you share two pages a day only. Anyway, I tried to spam my spammers by giving them the same amount of shares but I just didn't had the energy to do so. I am more than a writer or a dreamer than a promoter lol
As for my non site promoters, I have treated them the same way they treated me by sending pages they only want.
As for spammers involving e mails I simply do not open. Maybe they get our e mails at facebook. Our e mails are also exposed there.
@mrswhitfield (2044)
• Indonesia
30 Jul 12
scam and spam are brother ans sister,,, dont blame them,,, blame their parents :D
@marguicha (216910)
• Chile
30 Jul 12
I know what you mean, oindy. But as I have worked online for years now, I have discovered that that awesome sentence "united we stand, divided we fall" can also be applied for online earning. The only way I can earn (even a bit with sites that go spem after a while) is be exchanging site links with friends here (in PMs) and reach payout before they disappear. I am an international member, so I don´t have access to several good ites that are not international. Still, I earn about $100 each month, enough for my vacations. If you are interested, let´s continue this conversation on PMs. Luck1
This is too good! Thanks my friend for sharing this! I am still giggling! @vidhyaprakash_2 (7116)
• India
30 Jul 12
Hi friend, your are right, both scam and spam are available in online world, it is really hard to avoid them if we are in online earnings. We must face both of them and come out from them carefully without losing our money
