Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Affiliate Emails

You probably see these all these all the time.  An email with a catchy subject", line like "Re", Thanks for your response", "good to hear from you, etc.

Just catchy enough to get you to open the email only to find links to (cheap drugs online, cheap viagra, xyz company, etc.)

Why would someone send these?  Pretty simple.  The sender more than likely joined an internet affilliate company who pays a small percentage when someone clicks on the link and buys their product.  In some cases the sender gets paid a commission from that time on any time you purchase from that "store".

It's one of the many ways people can make money online.

Hey, if it leads you to a product or service that you need.....well good for them and you.

But Beware.....some of the links can be dangerous programs/viruses/etc. which can wipe out your computer or steal your information.

When you open an email like this....it is probably more safe if you do a google search on the product/company instead of clicking on some dangerous link to a hacker trying to ruin your day.

Be careful.

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