Researchers at the University of California have found spam’s weakness. A team of computer scientists discovered that 95 percent of credit card transactions for spam deals were handled by just three companies. With the assistance of credit card companies and banks, researchers say it would be possible to cut off the money flow to spam operations.
The research conducted to come to this conclusion would make any inbox neat freak’s teeth grind. The team spent three months trying to receive as much spam as possible, and then actually following through on purchasing the miracle cure-alls spammers had on offer.
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