You probably receive spam email messages every day and ignore them but have you ever imagined what would happen if you click on these links and actually buy Viagra? Would the Russian pharmacy stores ever ship you the drugs or do they just want your credit card details?
A team of researchers, studying the economics of email based spam, have released a detailed report on how the whole system works and how much do spammers make from these transactions. The researchers made over 100 purchases at these spam-advertised pharmaceutical sites for the study, spending a few thousand dollars.
Here’s what will possibly happen when you buy something though a spam message (see how India plays a key role here):
The researchers found that there’s necessarily no fraud involved and they did get the Viagra they paid for though the counterfeit version.
via : Labnol
A team of researchers, studying the economics of email based spam, have released a detailed report on how the whole system works and how much do spammers make from these transactions. The researchers made over 100 purchases at these spam-advertised pharmaceutical sites for the study, spending a few thousand dollars.
Here’s what will possibly happen when you buy something though a spam message (see how India plays a key role here):
- The pharmacy website is registered in Russia, the DNS server is located in China but the site itself would be served through a proxy in Brazil.
- When you complete the purchase, the payment is sent from your credit card to a bank in Azerbaijan.
- The final order is fulfilled by a manufacturer in Chennai (India) who would then directly ship it to your address anywhere in the world.
The researchers found that there’s necessarily no fraud involved and they did get the Viagra they paid for though the counterfeit version.
via : Labnol
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