The first such e-mail that comes in looks like a perfectly legitimate message…legitimate sender, legitimate Subject line. Then you open it, and realize it's spam. That, of course, opens the floodgates and you get a dozen or two copycat e-mails a day.

Some do get caught by spam filters. Some don't. Of the ones that don't, the messages are easy to spot and tag without ever opening them. Something is clearly off in the sender name, Subject line, or both.

But every once in a while, one comes through that does *look* legitimate when all you see is sender and subject in your inbox listing. You, however, no longer want to open even these because you no longer trust any of them and know that you risk doubling the spam that comes into your inbox.

Some people really need to get out and find real jobs.

The first such e-mail that comes in looks like a perfectly legitimate message…legitimate sender, legitimate Subject line. Then you open it, and realize it's spam. That, of course, opens the floodgates and you get a dozen or two copycat e-mails a day.

Some do get caught by spam filters. Some don't. Of the ones that don't, the messages are easy to spot and tag without ever opening them. Something is clearly off in the sender name, Subject line, or both.

But every once in a while, one comes through that does *look* legitimate when all you see is sender and subject in your inbox listing. You, however, no longer want to open even these because you no longer trust any of them and know that you risk doubling the spam that comes into your inbox.

Some people really need to get out and find real jobs.