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An option in an e-mail that appears to be a legitimate unsubscribe option. When the e-mail recipient clicks the link and unsubscribe, they are actually validating their e-mail address to the spammer for future use.

Vangie Beal
Vangie Beal is a freelance business and technology writer covering Internet technologies and online business since the late '90s.

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