"I noticed that the email address it came from as well as the link went to a GoDaddy registered domain."
Who does a whois lookup on domains from spam emails?
Who does a whois lookup on domains from spam emails?
Spammers would not have their accounts suspended as often or as quickly if no one ever reported them to abuse@some.service.provider.com . There's always the possibility that my iota of caring generated the lead that sparked the investigation that allowed the actual network security guard to take down the spammer kingpin or a portion of his botnet.
Mostly, it's when I just want to kick the spammer squar in the danglies, for annoying me when I'm bored.