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McAfee wants to pay you to read spam
Have you ever wondered what would happen if you actually replied to all the spam and unsolicited emails you received? Well, McAfee is looking for five volunteers to spend 30 days doing just that as part of a 'Super Spam Me' research project.
The challenge is part of an academic study into the potential dangers of responding to those ‘great offers’ which pop up in your inbox from completely unknown sources (usually scammers and cyber crooks). The study aims to highlight the scams and risks web users across the world are exposed to everyday living their lives online.
The five participants will be paid £300 in return for letting a team of academics read all the spam they receive for a month.
If you are interested in taking part, please send an email giving details of your age, gender, occupation, daytime phone number and the average number of hours you spend online to superspam@redconsultancy.com
Posted by Kelvyn Taylor on December 18, 2007 | Permalink
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