Spam Email: 8 Do's and Don'ts
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SPAM EMAIL8 Do’s and Don’ts
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Spam
(noun) \spam\
Irrelevant or inappropriate messages sent on the Internet to a large number of recipients.
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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
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That’s a lot of spam!
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Spammers have many sneaky
ways of getting your email
address…
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Anywhere you post your email address online is fair game.
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If a computer is infected, spammers can access its address book.
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Spammers automate the process by using robots to crawl webpages.
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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.
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Spam is used to get your
and…
Personal Info, Passwords, Financial Data,
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Spread viruses
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That all sounds terrible right?
Here’s what you can do to fight spam…
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Use a disposable email address.
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Services like Mailinator allow you to get emails without
exposing your real email address.
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Check the privacy policy when giving your email
to a website.
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Make sure the site is reputable before
signing up for anything.
Watch out for “sign me up for
newsletters”.
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Report spam
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Most email services have a “report spam” button right in your inbox.
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Google search
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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.
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Don’t post your
email address online!
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Spammers get email addresses from blogs,
forums, and websites like craigslist.
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Don’t open attachments if something seems off.
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Even if you recognize the sender, keep any eye out
for anything usual…
Their account may have been hacked.
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Don’t always trust “trustworthy”email
s.
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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.
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Never reply to spam emails.
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Spammers will love you!
This exposes you as a person who engages
with their email.
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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.
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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.
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SPAMfighter works with Outlook, Outlook Express, Thunderbird, Windows Mail, and
Apple Mail.
Report spam emails at spamcop.net.
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