There are over 1 billion Spam e-mails sent out daily - 1 BILLION!
They come in all forms, some from companies we know, some from people
that don't exist.

Spam can either be informational (annoying but with the intent of you
buying something - like a dvd player from Circuit City) or could
contain viruses. There are also some e-mails that are sent to gather
e-mail addresses from you. This is done by sending you some story
that you pass on to your friends, in doing so the hidden program in
the e-mail gathers all the e-mail address that you have sent the
e-mail to.

The best way to deal with spam is delete it prior to opening it. This
reduces the chance of being infected by a virus and reduces the
potential of the e-mail of sending back to the originator any
information about you or your friends.

SO - if you don't know who sent the e-mail delete it. If it's
important enough then the person will contact you directly.

-Meade