An Overview of Spam Detection Techniques

Abstract

Spam is also known as unsolicited commercial email (UCE) has become a major worry for the internet's and worldwide commerce's long-term viability. Fake emails and other forgeries, such as phishing, are examples of spam emails. Which aim to collect confidential personal information about users on the network or to act illegally against authority. Spam produces a variety of issues, which can result in financial losses. Spam creates bottlenecks and traffic congestion, limiting memory space, processing power, and speed. Therefore, spam can be classified as one of the most common problems faced by an internet user. Many techniques have been developed to overcome spam. Several spam detection techniques are discussed in this document; so, a solution has been proposed to avoid this problem. This document aims to analyze existing research work on spam detection strategies and approaches, the state of the art, the phenomenon of spam detection, explore the basics of spam detection, the proposed detection scheme and possible mitigation schemes.