Spam comes in cycles. The spammers find a new way around the spam filters and the email suppliers play catch up until their spam filters counter the spam and then a new cycle starts.
Spammers move on if they are not getting any responses from their spam that has been sent out. If spam email is opened it can trigger a response back to the spammer so they know they have an active email address.
Scammers will be able to tell that you opened an email if you download any attachments or click on any links (which you should never do), or if your email account automatically loads any images that are embedded in the message.
Scammers can gain a lot of data about you if you have automatic image loading turned on.
If you have automatic image loading enabled, scammers may be able to see:
- Your location.
- Your internet service provider or mobile carrier.
- Device you used to open the email (desktop, tablet, iPhone / Android).
- Operating system you’re using.
- Email client you’re using.
- Web browser you’re using
To counter that you should turn off automatic image loading. You can do that by going into your BTMail settings.
If you get spam, do not open it, mark as spam and delete.
