 eCrime - Minimise your exposure to spam Spammers can acquire your email address in a variety of different ways - they may even have guessed it, as a lot of spam traffic is sent randomly to generated email addresses in the hope that some of them may prove genuine.
Top tips to avoid spam:
- Avoid posting your full email address on public internet forums and websites.
- Use a secondary or "disposable" email account for public use, or for when signing up to an online service.
- Never reply to spam email even if the text contains a "remove" option. This only serves to validate your email address and will most likely result in you receiving even more spam email.
- Just don't go down that aisle at the supermarket or buy corned beef instead:)
If spam email volumes are causing you significant concern, or if you find you're spending a considerable amount of time deleting them, then it may be worth considering a 'spam filter' software package.
As with spam, don't respond to any email that you consider suspicious - the number one rule, if you're in any doubt about the validity of any email, or if you have never heard of the sender, simply delete it. |
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