Spam is amazing. In an unprecedented and astonishing effort, junk email reaches almost everybody online. All it takes to get on the mailing lists used by spammers is an email address. There is no need to sign up for anything or ask for emails.
But how do spammers discover email addresses? How do they find your mailbox when your best friend does not?
List on how spammer get your email:
1. Dictionary Attack
2. Worms Turning Infested PCs Into Spam Zombies
3. Brute Searching Force
What should you do?
The best way to avoid spam is not getting on spammers' lists in the first place.
First off NEVER reply to that email. This only confirms that you have a live e-mail address and makes *your* e-mail address more valuable to sell to other spammers.
Start complaining to the ISP (Internet Service Provider) of where the spam came from. Understanding the "Received:" headers is key to this. Trace back in the Received: header to where it looks like the spam came from and complain to that provider about the spam.
Look in the body of the e-mail. If someone tells you to reply to back to a e-mail address or if they point you to a web site then complain to the ISP owner of that web site or e-mail address (NEVER complain to the spammer, they already know it is wrong and will ignore you).
These steps will help get the spammers accounts eliminated.
Will it stop you from getting spam? Probably not. If spammers have your e-mail address it is already too late. They are selling your address to each other, passing it around. About the only way to do that
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