spam email: 8 dos and dont's
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Spam
(noun) \spam\
Irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients.
Roughly 130 billion spam
emails are sent every day!
statistics
Bonus fact:
The US and China account for about 40% of all spam.
sources: http://mashable.com/2013/08/09/70-percent-email-is-spam/http://securelist.com/analysis/monthly-spam-reports/58559/spam-report-february-2014/http://usa.kaspersky.com/internet-security-center/threats/spam-statistics-report-q2-2013#.U-FlG4BdXOU
Take action – the last thing you want is to
compromise your email account!
Spammers use many other tactics – These are just a few of the most common.
Services like Mailinator allow you to get emails without
exposing your real email address.
Make sure the site is reputable before
signing up for anything.
Watch out for “sign me up for
newsletters”.
You can also do this with “spam” phone calls – just Google the number that called
you.
If you’re suspicious of an email, Google it. Chances are you aren’t the only one who
got it.
Even if you recognize the sender, keep any eye out
for anything usual…
Their account may have been hacked.
Sometimes spammers “phish” by copying the email formats
of reputable companies.
Most of these are easy to spot, but keep an eye out – some of them can be pretty convincing.
Spam filters have gotten much better over the
years, but it’s still good to know what to look out for.
Spammers constantly change their tactics to
get into your inbox.
If your spam filter isn’t good enough, here are a few alternatives.
Spamihilator works with any POP3 or IMAP mail client.
MailWasher works with any email service.
SPAMfighter works with Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Windows Mail, and
Apple Mail.
Report spam emails at spamcop.net.
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