Should there be net police for unwanted ads, scams and unwanted email?
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If the internet was centralized then yes, this would be possible. However due to the nature of decentralization, users being able to host their own sites off their PC's, protected websites, etc etc, it is really upto the webmaster to keep this under control. It is not possible with the current internet architecture to sustain a force that people will be afraid of.
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Yes its a scam go to bottom of letter and show full headers and rebrt it to abuse at the internet service it is coming from.\nGo to www.fraudaid.com to see what you can do
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I have been using Net DEtective for years, it is not a scam, I find lots of people for clients with it
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I don't think so.  The spammers have ruined it for the rest of us.  Listserv is your best bet.
1056730
NO ....  but be careful with all unknown mail. There is many fraud people out there.
1114612
Thank you for the warning - these kinds of scam mails are flooding everyones mailboxes and I think that they contain one or more Viruses or Trojans or Spyware or Tracking cookies which transmit what you write in reply to the senders and then .... BANG - you or your PC or your bank account are done for - at least thats what I think - and so the best way is to religiously delete or mark the thing as spam without replying to it. They got your email IDs by tracking cookies on your computer or from a search of the internet using an iterative program
72662
It's a scam. Report as spam. and Ignore the sender.
1109977
How about an internet scam? That would be original coming from Nigeria.
687676
No. You've got either spam or scam. Just report it.
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You can also take a look at SpyBot. http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html\nIt can work well as a compliment to Ad-Aware.
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Okay, that's it buddy!  I am emailing you a photographic image of my badge, and we will be at your house shortly to arrest you!  You know what you did.  You have the right to remain silent.........\n\nSeriously, I think they look for specific types of Internet activity and 99.9% of what goes on in Yahoo Answers is probably below their radar.
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Yes,  ISP's and other corporations such as Yahoo have a legal and ethical obligation to inform the internet crime division of the police agency in the jurisdiction that the poster made these postings.  The user's IP address is pretty much a road map to their house at the time that they posted the comment.  This is why a lot of cyber cafe's and places that the people think they are anonymous have discrete video surveillance or require a credit card etc.  Someone who incites hate, makes threats or confesses a criminal offence will be investigated, but there is a huge backlog on these investigations so the poster won't get a knock on his door likely for weeks or months.
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lol-  yes. when you find something, pretend to call the police.
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if you are recieving threats of physical harm, go to your local police precinct and file a complaint.  Bring copies of the email or other documentation with you.  They can advise you of your options.  \n\nIf you can trace the emails or know who they are coming from, you can also advise their internet service provider, as that kind of behavior is usually considered a breach of most provider's Terms of Service.
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Wow, thanks for the spam.  I don't feel I am advertised to enough.  What with the 1/3 of TV time, Buses, Radio, E-mail, Webpages, Pop-ups, and Magazines that I pay money for.  I think you should be shot.
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Do some research on the net for removal of browser hijackers.
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Sending spam and scams.