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Can I get rid of spam email?  Under federal law those who send email have to have a working unsubscribe feature.   The FTC enforces this. But I got some emails recently, and when I hit unsubscribe and found that I needed to reenter my email address.  As you’ve probably guess I’ve since started getting a flood of spam.  I’ve not seen any enforcement from the FTC for years against spam emails. This industry clearly has some organization, and some of my spam is on behalf of at least of some legitimate organizations like the AARP.

FTC warns that if someone claims your social security number has been used IT IS A FRAUD

Spain and Italy arrest 106; bust Italian mafia group that was doing BEC and other frauds; laundered money for scams; operated from the Canary Islands

Full report here