12.   Net abuse

12.3   Should I send a "remove" message in reply to spam email?

Some UCE invites you to reply with a message saying Remove if you do not want to receive any further mailings from this source.

Unfortunately, some UCE'rs do this to find out whether the address they have used is a "live" one. Thus it is wiser to ignore the message rather than reply and thereby confirm that you exist and read UCE.

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