where do I send spam , to help catch the bad guys?

Question

what is the correct e-mail address to where I should be sending mail from people that say that I have just won a million dollars.They are probably bad guys, but I don't know. But I would like for them to get caught before they can hurt someone....thanks

Answer 1

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Here are some places you can report scam messages:

In the event scam messages that came from Y! Mail accounts, go report them here: http://help.yahoo.com/l/us/yahoo/mail/yahoomail/ab...

Choose Fraud as the reason for the violation you're reporting on.

or,

Forward them to Customer Care at the following address:

[e-mail]

Internet Fraud Complaint Center: [e-mail]

FraudAid Scam Reporting Email: [e-mail]

Castle Cops: [e-mail]

Federal Trade Commission: [e-mail]

Other email providers:

Gmail: [e-mail]

Hotmail: [e-mail]

MSN: [e-mail]

You can also report them here: http://consumerfraudreporting.org/feedback.htm

Answer 2

Oh, they're bad guys. I have developed a new ploy, because apparently I'm on the list that they all get and I receive about ten a day. Now I am replying with "YES! Send me the money!" in the subject line and then when they open the email I say something like "Ha ha, you thought I was sucked in, you lying bastard. Please take me off your list. I get at least twenty of these a day and the world is about saturated with your tricks now."

I know I am wasting my time but if it deters one or two of these thieves I will be pleased, and it makes me feel good to let them know we are not all stupid. If everyone did something like this we would saturate their inbox with spoof mail ... which is what they do to us anyway. The thief would have to open the mails, just in case he had a genuine catch, and it would be a disheartening waste of his time. Hopefully.

Answer 3

Forward such a mail to:

[e-mail]

http://www.spamcop.net/

Federal Trade Commission: [e-mail]

Treasury Department [e-mail]

Internet Fraud Complaint Center: http://www.ic3.gov/

http://www.consumerfraudreporting.org/reporting.ph... - this site contains links for various countries

Here's how to do the forwarding bit: click the crtl key and at the same time click the "forward" button to forward a message as an attachment, mac users should click the "apple" key and click "forward" simultaneously.

Answer 4

Just delete them and move on with your life. Set up a strong spam filter and you'll never see them anyway.

Answer 5

Oh geez, wake up! This has been going on for years! Governments have warned people, politicians have warned people, the US FCC has warned people. As long as there are people, there will be people who prey on them. And as long as there are people who receive this stuff, there will be those that believe it and get skinned. You can't protect people from their own stupidity, unfortunately.