Stock Ticker Spam
Spam with information about worthwhile stocks drop in almost daily in my inbox (example below). I assume that the target of the spammer is to make as many people as possible to buy stocks. The price then rises and the spammer, who bought last week, can sell his stocks with a nice profit.
Safe to say, no stocks that are promoted (unsolicited) in your inbox will ever make you any money. There are stock information newsletters that do provide useful information but they never end up in your inbox by mistake.
[Company and ticker information removed]
Price: $2.30
5-10 Day’s Target: $8-10Buy: Strong
Expectations: 300-500%When this Stock moves… WATCH OUT! … This is your chance to get in while it is still low. [Ticker removed] is a high growth issue and should be purchased by stock traders and those that can afford to make quick money on these fast moving issues. This is your chance to get your hands on one of these fast moving stocks and take short term prof1ts. This stock could reach $10.00 in five to ten trading days.
Big watch in play this Tuesday morning!
Put [Ticker removed] on your radar’s now.
Spams like these can cause Bayesian filters to create stop words that almost singel handedly can prevent wanted mails to reach your inbox. This means that when you register for a newsletter you’ll have to examine your junk mail folder and add the sender to your spam filter whitelist.