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  • Stating the Obvious - FTC: "Most Spam At Least Partly False"

    04/29/2003 6:20:43 PM PDT · by Pyrion · 11 replies · 92+ views
    InformationWeek ^ | Apr. 29, 2003 | David Ho, Associated Press Writer
    WASHINGTON (AP) -- Internet users skeptical of junk E-mails promising easy money, miracle cures, and dream dates are right to be wary: The government says two-thirds of the spam messages clogging online mailboxes probably are false in some way. The Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday that spam E-mails involving investment and business opportunities are especially dubious, with an estimated 96 percent containing information that probably is false or misleading. The FTC studied a random sample of 1,000 unsolicited E-mails taken from a pool of more than 11 million pieces of spam it has collected. The agency looked for deceptive claims...