Question

What kind of email is sent to a large number of people, typically containing advertisements or promotions?

• A. Spam email
• B. Spear phishing email
• C. Newsletter email
• D. Welcome email

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Spam email

Spamming:

• Email spam, also known as junk email, is unsolicited bulk messages sent through email.
• The use of spam has been growing in popularity since the early 1990s and is a problem faced by most email users.
• Recipients of spam often have had their email addresses obtained by spambots, which are automated programs that crawl the internet looking for email addresses.
• Spammers use spambots to create email distribution lists.
• A spammer typically sends an email to millions of email addresses, with the expectation that only a small number will respond or interact with the message.