Security News > 2021 > May > Watch out: These unsubscribe emails only lead to further spam
Scammers use fake 'unsubscribe' spam emails to confirm valid email accounts to be used in future phishing and spam campaigns.
For some time, spammers have been sending emails that simply ask if you wish to unsubscribe or subscribe.
When users send the above email, they expect to be unsubscribed from further emails.
After sending unsubscribe/subscribe responses from the new account, in only a few days our new account became bombarded with spam emails.
This test further confirmed that spammers are using these subscribe/unsubscribe emails to refine their mailing lists and verify email addresses susceptible to these types of scams and phishing attacks.
No legitimate organization will send these types of emails without further explaining what the email is referencing.