垃圾邮件：
垃圾邮件(也称为垃圾邮件)是不请自来的电子邮件。在大多数情况下，垃圾邮件是一种广告方式。但是，垃圾邮件可能会发送有害链接、恶意软件或欺骗性内容。最终目标是获取敏感信息，例如社会安全号码或银行帐户信息。大多数垃圾邮件来自受病毒或蠕虫感染的网络上的多台计算机。这些受感染的计算机会发送尽可能多的大量电子邮件。
钓鱼邮件：
网络钓鱼是一种欺诈形式。网络犯罪分子使用电子邮件、即时消息或其他社交媒体，通过伪装成信誉良好的人来试图收集诸如登录凭据之类的信息。当恶意方发送伪装成来自授权、可信来源的欺诈电子邮件时，就会发生网络钓鱼。消息意图是诱骗收件人在其设备上安装恶意软件或共享个人或财务信息。
让我们看看垃圾邮件和网络钓鱼邮件之间的区别：
| S.NO | SPAM MAIL | PHISHING MAIL |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spam emails is referred to as junk email and is unsolicited messages sent in bulk by email. | Phishing emails are fraudulent emails designed to steal users private information and data. |
| 2 | Spam emails are a form of commercial advertising designed to flood the email inbox of users. | Phishing is a social engineering attack on the mail and often carried out via emails with the intention of obtaining sensitive information |
| 3 | Spam is basically junk email flooding the inbox. | Phishing is not just limited to emails |
| 4 | Spam emails utilize commercial content. | Phishing emails utilize strong social engineering techniques. |
| 5 | It is an electronic equivalent of unsolicited email. | It is an equivalent of act of illicitly obtain users information |