Many companies purchase large email lists compiled for the purpose of Spamming. To see an example of an email list for sale, click here . To see an example of a typical unsolicited advertisement, click here . Hoaxes Email Hoaxes come in many forms, such as chain letters, urban legends, give aways, sympathy letters, and virus warnings. However, hoaxes have several things in common.
Hoaxes have a statement to hook the reader into reading the entire email.
Technical jargon is used in hoaxes to increase credibility. Phrases like infinite binary loop, or the boot sector of your hard drive are used to impress readers by making the author appear to be a technical expert. Email hoaxes also request that you forward the hoax to as many people as possible. Note that if the email actually had a credible source, there would be no need for it to be forwarded along as an email. To see a good example of an email hoax involving virus warnings, click here .