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Old 12-12-2022, 07:51 AM   #62
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Originally Posted by humfrz View Post
Interesting. Thanks for the info.

But, why do they (it) do spam?

Mostly to get clicks on sites. Sort of like the old sandwich board guys on the side of the road. If you attract enough attention eventually you may make a sale.



Or the more malicious reason of getting you to click on a link that will cause a virus, ransomware, hacking, etc.

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