Quote Originally Posted by byyp
both of them are entirely different terms used in different contexts..

"scam" means a program which is "dishonest" and such programs never do what they promise..

while on the other hand, "spam" is relatively a milder term on dishonesty's scale and its related to the "unwanted emails or comments or posts" that we/anyone can get..hope things are clear now..
absolutely aggree with you byyp.
I too have the same definitions with me for this.
Thanks for letting us know