Scammers are using consumer hate for spam to send more spam. As reported by BleepingComputer, a new scam campaign aims to check if the email the scammers have in their database is valid and active. If they get the necessary confirmation, they will bombard you with various spam emails. The campaign has a simple design: the victim will receive a basic email with this call to action: “Confirm your subscription (sic) or unsubscribe. Confirm Subscribe! Unsubscribe! Thank you!" The crooks bet that most victims would hit the delete button. However, regardless of which option you choose, the same thing will happen. If they choose to unsubscribe, they will trigger the email client to send a new email. email to various addresses, all under the control of scammers.
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The only content of the email is "Unsubscribe from your newsletter", which tricks the victim into believing that its efforts are legitimate. In reality, all they would do is confirm to criminals that the email address is active and in use. A few days after sending this confirmation, the victim's inbox will be flooded with spam emails. BleepingComputer has confirmed the authenticity of the campaign by "unsubscribing" using a newly created email address. "After sending unsubscribe/unsubscribe responses from the new account, in just a few days our new account was bombarded with spam," the post wrote. It has also been said that these campaigns are not necessarily limited to spam: nothing prevents criminals from implementing phishing or social engineering against the targeted email, which is generally more dangerous and often more difficult to control. Security experts warn all consumers never to click on links they receive in an email unless they are absolutely sure of the authenticity of the sender and the legitimacy of the link. No legitimate company will ever send an empty email with only "Subscribe or Unsubscribe" options and no further explanation. Via: Bleeping Computer