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How To Stop Spam
I imagine you have seen, heard about, or already know what spam is. But just in case you don't, it is unsolicited and unwanted emails that arrive in your email inbox from a person or company that you don't know. What you might not know, however, is that now there is a law in the USA designed to protect you from specific types of spam ? yes, there is more than one type of spam -- the variety and methods used are shocking. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has created a law called The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 to pursue, fine, and prosecute blatant and persistent "spammers". Furthermore, the Department of Justice (DOJ) works actively to shutdown or fine offending web sites or emailers by enforcing this relatively new anti-spam law. Unfortunately, the sheer volume and different types of spam require ? ?you, the reader, to have available in your hands, a proven solution for defending yourself and your computer from the onslaught of spam email. You might be asking yourself: But, Gary, how can I defend myself when there is so much spam everyday?" Well, I'm glad you asked. The solution that I am talking about is new, really works, and is called ? ?Internet Self Defense: How to Protect Yourself While On The Internet. This well-written and information-filled handbook provides no nonsense solutions that you can implement immediately to solve not only problems with spam but also problems that concern ? ?"Phishing" Scams,
?Online Transaction Security, ?Spam,
?Doing Business Online, ?"Spyware", ?Security Products, and
?Internet Fraud. Plus this book shows "real" examples of the ?Department Of Justice Response, and "how to" ?File Complaints. If you want to quickly and permanently stop these "Internet Bad Guys", then you need to get your personal copy of this unique handbook at an incredibly low introductory price ? but only for a limited time. Get not only yourself a copy, but also a copy for those that you care about, as ? ?an excellent gift for ? Christmas 2004
But remember, don't wait, this price is introductory, so can get this great book now while the "price is right". Okay? Enough said. I would also like to invite you to subscribe "directly" to my newsletter, Dollarsforever Ezine at Subscribe Dollarsforever ezine is designed to increase your financial literacy with respect to earning, saving, and investing your hard-earned money. It is my hope that you will enjoy and use the practical information contained in each month's ezine. Finally, these ezines are kept as concise as possible out of respect for your busy lifestyle. By Gary E. Cain
About The Author � 2004 Dollarsforever.com -- All rights reserved worldwide Gary Cain is a business teacher and Internet marketer. He is the author of Stop the Grammar! as well as Internet Self Defense the only internet book of its kind designed to help fight spam, fraud, information theft, and clone web sites. Both of these books can be found at ? http://www.dollarsforever.com. Subscribe to Gary's straight forward, easy-to-understand Dollarsforever Ezine about financial literacy, saving, investing, and earning money. ***Webmasters: You may post this information on your web site, but you must keep this "ownership" box and the information contained herein unchanged.
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