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What Type Of Spam Is Dangerous?
1. Emails with attachments can bring with them everything from viruses to trojans that will use your computer to send out more spam.
2. Identity theft emails may ask you to update a password, verify a purchase or change your bank account information. Fact: Real companies never send requests for this information by email. Do not follow any of these links. Go to your company's website and log in to see if these requests are real.
3. Spam filters will block nearly all of these dangerous emails.
Why Am I Receiving All Of This Spam?
You can end up on the mailing list of spammers in several ways. Signing up for free promotions, listing your email address on a message board or even downloading certain programs can allow your email address to fall into the wrong hands. Once one spammer gets your email, they will quickly sell it to the highest bidder. Blocking these senders from ever sending you email is the only way to stop the flood of spam.
What Rules Should I Follow When I Receive Spam?
1. NEVER.... and I mean never open an attachment on an email if you did not expect to receive this file.
2. Do not follow any links in an email that tells you your account is overdue or that you need to update your password. These are almost always identity theft schemes.
3. Download and install spam filter software that will let you know if
the sender of your mail is a known spammer or if the mail is safe to
read.Download Spam Shield Now and open Outlook and Outlook
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4. Make sure that you have a strong virus protection on your computer to
to block any harmful material that arives on your computer.
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