Spam is also know as junk email, unsolicted bulk email and unsolicted commercial email. At best it is unwanted advertisement. At worst it carries viruses, spyware and other malware and it exposes you to phishing, identity theft and other scams.

Antispam legislation has been in place for some time but year on year the volume of spam continues to increase, currently accounting for over 95% of all email traffic. This will continue to be the case as long as spam continues to be profitable (yes, people buy those products!) and spamming remains cheap to spammers