Spam Sure Has Evolved Over the Years [INFOGRAPHIC]

When you stop to take a look back as to how far spam has come along, you can't help but to fear what's to come.

According to the infographic created by Marketo, an email marketing software provider, spam started off relatively slow and only snowballed into the pesky offspring of botnets we battle today thanks to the rapid development of modern day technology.

Back when the telegraph was the main form of communication, spam was reserved mostly for the wealthy Americans who had the means to afford shady investment offers conjured up by crooks where-as nowadays we're all worthy targets of spam emails containing a variety of phishing scams as internet con-artists are willing to settle for a couple hundred bucks.

Don't forget to pick your jaw up off the floor once you see just how much spam has evolved and be sure that you check out the tips at the bottom to avoid being labeled as a spammer:



 

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