Techworld reported this morning that Youtube.com is just one of the latest trusted online brands that spammers have figured out how to use to bypass user’s anti-spam software and spam filters. The Spammers are using the “Invite New Friends” feature to send emails to users with spam messages inside.
By using a trusted brand, like Youtube.com, spammers get 2 benefits. The first one is that since it is such a major brand, with millions of users, most email programs are going to let messages from service@youtube.com through their filters. The second is that since it is from Youtube.com, most people are going to open it and read it, thereby giving the spammers a better chance that users will read their emails.
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