Some people turn their noses up at Spam. Sure, the old-school metal can and processed square shape can be off-putting, but once you get past that, you enter into a smoky, salty, hammy heaven that is Spam. Simply peel open the top of the can, cut the Spam into half-inch-thick slices or cubes, and panfry it until crispy. In honor of the pork product's 75th anniversary, we've pulled five easy ways to incorporate Spam into your diet.
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A community member was having trouble unsubcribing from Monster.com emails and reached out to the Savvy Confessions group for help. Here's the advice of one anonymous reader.
To comply with CanSpam all commercial email sent is supposed to have a snail mail address and at the very best a phone number you can reach them at. If they are not honoring your unsubscribe after 10 business days then you should write or call and complain. Also, mark the email itself as spam in your email client. The higher the number of spam complaints is great feedback that the company is doing something wrong. If you're still receiving unwanted email add the From address to your banned email list or set up a filter that will automatically dump anything from that sender straight into the Trash folder.
Do you have any tips for unsubscribing? Share them in the comments below! Remember, you can ask your own career- and finance-related questions anonymously in the Savvy Confessions group for a chance to be featured on SavvySugar and advised by fellow Savvy readers.
My work phone number must have had an illustrious history before being assigned to me, because I've gotten several calls from debt collectors and tons of texts from spam marketers since the day I got it. Recently, I realized that the frequency of "how to become a secret shopper" and "ways to get a car loan" texts meant that it was time to find a way to block spam texts.
Most of you have also received unwanted spam texts too, so I know you share my frustration! And even though almost 90 percent of all emails sent last year were spam, somehow the occasional junk email that gets through to my inbox is not as annoying as its SMS counterpart; after all, you don't have to pay for emails from a shady marketer like you may have to for your incoming texts.
So how do you stop spammers from texting you? While some recommend replying "STOP," I'm not convinced that doing this would work and not, say, alert the offender of your working cell phone number. So instead, I use a simple recommendation for reducing the amount of junk texts you get. Read about it after the break.
The time following a major email breach is a smart time to remind yourself how to stay safe. But email isn't the only way that spammers and other users of ill repute can gain access to you and your digital life. Now spammers are trying a new approach to gain access: Facebook Events.
Find out more after the jump.
I've mentioned before that I've left a few old email addresses open after switching to a new mail program, and most of you admitted to doing the same. Well, here's one reason you (and I) might want to reconsider that stance. An old email address I left open and checked once a week or so was hacked, and for three days sent spammy messages to all of the contacts in my address book.
Since I hadn't given that address out in years, I hadn't talked to many of the spam recipients for quite a while. Finally yesterday, a friend sent me a message on Facebook to let me know about the spam. I was mortified! Find out what I did next, and learn what steps you should take if your email address gets hacked after the break.
The world wide web is a huge place, and it's growing every year. Based on data compiled by Focus research firm, 2010 was huge for emails, Facebook, YouTube videos, and spam. Oh, spam. Check out these fascinating facts about what the Internet has been up to in the past year, and get ready for your mind to be blown.
Facebook introduced its brand new "Modern Messaging System" earlier this week, and now security experts are saying it could be a target for spammers. Though according to Facebook, new measures are put into place to protect users, including an aggressive, third-party spam filter that will "supplement our spam detection and protection for messages sent from email addresses off of Facebook."
Find out why these new email addresses could pose a problem when you read more.
A few months ago an old email account of mine was hacked and started sending spam to everyone in my contact list. I've already posted a guide on how I handled it, but when the same thing recently happened to a co-worker, she was wondering how to appropriately apologize to friends and former colleagues that she hadn't talked to in years. Though you may be embarrassed, sending an email to let these people know that you are sorry is good form. See my top five tips on writing your apology email when you read more.
