Scammers and spammers have a lot in common. They both want to rip us off, and they use similar techniques. They:
- Use scammy/spammy phrase, like “Click here!” or “Once in a lifetime opportunity!”
- Go crazy with exclamation points!!!!!!
- USE ALL CAPS. ONLINE THAT”S THE SAME AS YELLING
- Color fonts bright red or green, and worse, making words flash or bounce
- Send an email that’s just one big image of text (spam filters can’t read images, so they try to sneak into your email in-box as a picture of their spiel).
We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again: If it’s spam, it’s a scam. But now we’ll add—And vice versus.
