Drug Spam
May28
So just out of curiosity, I decided to peruse the contents of my spam folder in both of my e-mail accounts. I wanted to get an idea of how many prescription drug ads get sent to me everyday.
Here are some examples of the tantalizing subject lines I see as I scroll through my spam messages:
- “Pills for Your Everyday Needs”
- “CIA-LIS: From a Pharmacy that Believes in Providing Excellent Services and the Cheapest Prices”
- “Get Your Doctor’s Prescription Online”
- “Buy Now and You Will Get for Free Blue Pill”
- “Medical Shopping: Medicines for Health Sensitive Conditions”
- “Canadian Pharmacy: Safe and Secure Viagra”
- “Canadian Pharmacy: Safe and Secure Drugstore”
- “Discreet Painkiller Delivery”
- “Supplements to Promote Sexual Pleasure”
- “Cheap Meds Online”
- “U.S. $129.95 buy now 100 mg x 60 pills”
- “Get Large Quickly with Our Pills”
- “50mg x 30 Pills”
- “Cheap Cialis Online - Autumn Discounts - Buy Here!”
And the list goes on and on…
Who is sending these e-mails? Why is so much spam prescription drug focused? What happens if you actually try and order from these sites? Why are so many of these ads for erectile dysfunction? And how many people are getting duped by these sites daily?
Food for thought.