I have a minimal net presence but I still get plenty of spam and viruses. As I read this thread I got a virus sent to me from an unknown Indian e-mail address with a genuine MS readme.txt file to make me believe the other attachment was genuine. I now always use "Block Sender" and I seem to get fewer, even though I realise you rarely get spam or viruses twice from the same address.

I've also been plagued recently by spam faxes, some of which are designed to extract money from you by asking you to reply to provocative questions. They claim to be conducting an official survey and want you to respond to questions like "Should paedophiles get longer prison sentences?". If you read the fine print, which sometimes is illegible, the return call will cost £5 or more.

Regards - Sean