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<h1>Help for Victims</h1><p> <br /><br /> Now lets move on to help some spam victims. If you're doing<br /><br /> business online, there is a good chance that one day you will be<br /><br /> accused of spamming, even if you are not a spammer. The<br /><br /> anonymity of the Internet promotes the attitude of accuse first<br /><br /> and get the facts later. (I know this all too well after my<br /><br /> recent experience.)<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Anyway, when it happens to you, you'll need some letters to send<br /><br /> out to both the spam victims and the company responsible for the<br /><br /> spam. Here are the two you should save for future reference...<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Letter to spam recipients:<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Thank you for contacting us. Here are the details of this<br /><br /> unfortunate situation.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> The spam you received originated from the domain<br /><br /> <insertdomainnamehere>. Rest assured you have NOT been added to<br /><br /> any email lists at our site. We do NOT use nor do we condone the<br /><br /> use of unsolicited bulk email and we too, are innocent<br /><br /> bystanders in this situation.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> We are in no way affiliated with the offending website and along<br /><br /> with your address, our addresses were on their spam list. Any<br /><br /> further actions you wish to take should be directed to them.<br /><br /> More details on our policies and this incident are available at<br /><br /> the following URL: <YOURURL><br /><br /> <br /><br /> <YOUR NAME & TITLE><br /><br /> <br /><br /> And here's a letter you can use as a model when you need to<br /><br /> contact the party responsible for your grief...<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Dear Offending Website Owner Name, CC to:<a href="mailto:legal@yourdomain.com" target="bago">legal@yourdomain.com</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /> I have copied the headers of an email message sent by your user,<br /><br /> which confirms email activity on <INSERT DATE>. This email has<br /><br /> resulted in numerous complains to our email addresses. Please<br /><br /> take the following actions immediately:<br /><br /> <br /><br /> a) explain of how this incident took place and why b) take<br /><br /> measures to insure that this NEVER happens again c) notify each<br /><br /> address on your list that our domain was not responsible and was<br /><br /> an innocent bystander in this unfortunate situation<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Please reply to this email message before the close of business<br /><br /> on <DATE INSERTED HERE> or we will be forced to pursue further<br /><br /> action. We will also expect a full letter of explanation mailed<br /><br /> or faxed to our offices.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Thank you for your cooperation.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> <NAME & TITLE><br /><br /> <br /><br /> And closing today's column, here are a few additional tips to<br /><br /> help you avoid trouble with unsolicited email...<br /><br /> <br /><br /> - If you have an opt-in list, keep EVERY opt-in request you ever<br /><br /> receive. I keep opt-in requests dating back years. On several<br /><br /> occasions I have been able to provide proof of signup to someone<br /><br /> who forgot they joined and accused me of sending unsolicited<br /><br /> email. These email "receipts" also come in handy with ISPs and<br /><br /> web hosts.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> - Keep your email addresses from being harvested at your website<br /><br /> by using a tool that encodes your email addresses. It's a great<br /><br /> way to cut down on spam and avoid situations like the one I ran<br /><br /> into! See the following URL for a free encoding service:<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.siteup.com/encoder.html" target="bago">www.siteup.com/encoder.html</a><br /><br /> <br /><br /> - At your site, state your policy on unsolicited email very<br /><br /> clearly. It's also a good idea to post reports of any incidents<br /><br /> at the same area of your site. See<br /><br /> <a href="http://www.bizweb2000.com/privacy.htm" target="bago">http://www.bizweb2000.com/privacy.htm</a> for an example of how you<br /><br /> can set this up.<br /><br /> <br /><br /> Well, this closes a rare, not-so-fun chapter in online<br /><br /> marketing. Hopefully today's tip will help you avoid trouble or<br /><br /> save you a bit of time if and when trouble does arrive.<br /><br /> More <a href="http://www.articlesroom.com">free articles</a> from <a href="http://www.articlesroom.com">http://www.articlesroom.com</a>