by Chris Butterworth on March 31, 2009
in Technology
Three weeks ago I received 92 spam-emails in a single day, and quite honestly that felt like a light day. I wrote about the difference between spammers and true emailers, and said I was going to unsubscribe zealously from every spam I receive.
image of SPAM beach ball from Hormell’s SPAM website.
Yesterday, exactly three weeks later, I received only 15 spam emails. So far the unsubscribe tactic is working.
I hadn’t been unsubscribing from emails over the last couple of years for a number of reasons:
I didn’t want to spend the time required to click around and do it.
I didn’t want to open the spammers’ emails and risk them thinking I actually read it.
I was nervous the link would take me to a virus-infecting website.
I didn’t want the spammers to sell my email address to other spammers as an “active email account”.
Hopefully I was wrong on all accounts, because 15 is a lot better than 92 (or 125 on some days). I will continue to unsubscribe to every spam email I can. I will also continue to practice non-spam emailing. And of course I’ll let you know if I have any updates worth sharing!
Your reducing spam from outlook’s diet Realtor,
Chris Butterworth
Chris Butterworth is a Realtor. He's also a husband, father, writer, amateur photographer, and self-proclaimed tech junkie. And he's an all-around good guy!
JPMorgan Chase & Co. opens a new loan service center today in north Phoenix and hopes to help area homeowners facing foreclosure and payments they can’t afford.
The loan service center will “introduce new financing alternatives, reach out to borrowers to offer prequalified modifications, and initiate a process to review each loan independently before moving it into the foreclosure process.”
Chase advisers can also help customers with questions regarding the loan remodification program President Barack Obama introduced last month in Mesa.
Chase’s regional spokesperson said the center is equipped to handle several hundred calls and appointments a week and their goal is to help homeowners improve their situations within 30 days.
In addition to the regional location in Phoenix, Chase launched 23 other loan centers across the country. Nine are in California and Denver and Las Vegas also have centers.
Chase inherited bad loans through their acquisitions of Washington Mutual and EMC Mortgage Corp.
Chase says they have helped prevent 330,000 foreclosures of Chase, WaMu and EMC loans since 2007, primarily by reducing interest rates, extending loan terms and providing principal deferral.
Readers, does anyone know a homeowner who’s received a Chase loan workout or modification? I only know one homeowner who got a modification and that was from Citigroup in late 2008.
Heather Barr is a Realtor. She's a chow hound, a gym rat, and the only political junkie in the USA who can actually keep her political views to herself. Instead, she focuses on educating her clients about the often-confusing world of residential real estate.
