I usually empty my Spam filter a couple times a day because I don’t like the idea of unsolicited messages lurking in my in-box. But yesterday I decided not to delete the spam just to see what would happen.
What happened is that I now have 194 unwanted messages from such “people” as Shelby Crump who wants to offer me a “university diploma from a prestigious non-accredited university based on your life experience.” Hmmm. I didn’t know there were prestigious non-accredited universities out there, and the Andy Rooney in me wants to know what makes them prestigious?
Sabrina Melvin writes “Hello, I am bored tonight. I am nice girl that would like to chat with you. Email me at *********** only because I am using my friend’s email to write this.” I get this email a couple times a week from people with different names, and I can only surmise there are a lot of bored, nice girls out there who are not particularly Internet savvy.
Then there are the bank alerts that command me to fill in a form with all my personal information and send it back to them. Only we all know that banks don’t send personal emails. I’m wondering when the spammers who send these out will figure it out too.
The pill promoters regularly contact me with advice on how to get the most for my prescription dollar. I find the solicitations that guarantee to “increase my manhood” to be particularly riotous, not only because I’m a female but also because of the wild claims they make. Hopefully there aren’t as many stupid men out there as there are bored, nice girls.
Once in a while a legitimate email ends up in my spam because Microsoft Outlook isn’t familiar with the sender’s name. But for the most part, the Matilda Harveys with their exciting fat loss products, the Dean Paynes with their tricks to beat casino odds, and the Jeannette Hollises with their knock-off watches deserve to disappear. Watch me as I hit the permanently delete button.
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