Spam is bad, we know. This is a problem that does not seem to be getting closer to leaving. But these numbers can be alarming to you, and show how spam bad, the delivery of unwanted junk mail is becoming.

The amount of spam that's out there?

In 1978, a simple email was sent to 600 addresses, the first documented example of spamming.

In 1994, spam concentrated first of Usenet newsgroups reached an audience of several million.

In June 2005 estimated 30 billion spam messages are sent every day.

In June 2006 the estimated had risen to 50 million messages a day.

In December 2006, spam messages sent per day estimated had reached a staggering 85 thousand million.

This means that in the past 18 months the number of spam messages sent has nearly tripled.

Where next?

From the URL in the spam messages, 73,58% are in China.

Other major destination URL for spammer sites are in Russia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and the USA.

What is the cost?

95% of viruses spread by spam in some capacity.

U.S. Spam messages cost companies about $ 10 billion dollars over 2004 lost man-hours, hardware and software requirements and consultation. The amount spam since it is estimated that each year this figure has quadrupled.

What do you get spam?

Jeremy Jaynes was charged 3 crimes of spam in 2004. His income was $ 750,000 Spam month!

Moreover, Vardan Kushman, a famous Russian spammer was found dead in his apartment after several blunt force blows to the head.

With an estimated 70-90 billion spam messages sent every day, the problem is not going away. Don’t wait for someone to solve the problem for you, visit The Stop Spam Now Site and review the very best methods of stopping spam.

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