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To be slightly clearer, what I mean is that in, say, the mid to late 2000s, most of the spam email I saw was inducements to buy fake or generic or otherwise ill
by relaxatorium 11y ago
To be slightly clearer, what I mean is that in, say, the mid to late 2000s, most of the spam email I saw was inducements to buy fake or generic or otherwise illegal prescription drugs.
Nowadays, by volume most of the spam I see seems to be trying to get people to sign up for trading "secrets" or algorithms or free pips, largely focused on Forex markets.
I wonder what changed in the world of weird spam scams to make the content shift in that way.
- InternetPerson0 11y agoI'd have to guess that it's a more profitable market. I'd assume far more people are likely to be persuaded to try their hand trading since they can make a million dollars in only a couple weeks with little risk and only $1000 down! A lot of shops have introducing broker or similar programs where you sign-up clients for them and get a cut of the spread for every trade or commission or similar. Has the benefit of not being illegal, and, free money!