Email Scams

How to Fight Phishers

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Unfortunately, as more of us stroll through cyberspace, we open ourselves up to a myriad of types of cybercrime or scams. The most profitable is known as "phishing," in which the victim unknowingly gives personal information to a cybercrook ... more »

How to Protect Yourself from Phishing Scams

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A phisher is someone who sends out hundreds of fraudulent emails, purported to be from respectable companies. These emails usually claim that there is some problem with your account, and tell you that you should reply with certain types of ... more »

How to Report an Instant Message Phishing Scam to Yahoo!

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Whether you have fallen for a scam on Yahoo! Messenger or just want to prevent a scammer from getting away with their mischief, contacting Yahoo! is the only way to ensure resolution... more »

How to Stop Junk Mail

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If you are tired of getting junk mail, don’t worry. You can be more in control of the types and volume of junk mail you get from nonprofit or commercial companies, if you know what to do. If you want to get off junk mail lists, here are a few ... more »

How to Avoid Scams

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If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is. With all the scams and fraud around, it can be hard to avoid enticing messages and offers to claim lottery winnings, inheritance, or make big bucks with a foreign lottery... more »

How to Learn About the Latest Email Hoaxes and Scams

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Finding yourself the victim of an email scam can be painful, both personally and financially. Claims made by strangers through email should be carefully examined or dismissed altogether to protect yourself, but learning about new hoaxes will help ... more »

How to Spot an E-mail Hoax

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Spotting e-mail hoaxes or fraud is easy once you know the signs. For example, a good proportion of this sort of spam is generated from other countries. Here are some easy signs to tell if an e-mail is genuine... more »

How to Recognize a Fake Email Address

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Email is replacing physical letters, and online bill paying is becoming much more popular with consumers than sending a check or money order through the mail. However, with the increased online usage comes a higher possibility of becoming the ... more »

How to Recognize a Phishing Scam in Email

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Most of us have received phishing emails–asking us to verify our bank account or provide personal or financial information. Some phishing emails are blatantly phishing and should be ignored, such as those asking you to lend a huge sum of money. ... more »

How to Stay CAN-SPAM Compliant

By Paul M. J. Suchecki

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Email is a great way to promote your new business, however if you don’t do it right, you run the risk of running afoul of the CAN-SPAM Act of 2003. Each violation of any of its provisions carries a potential fine of $11,000.00 CAN-SPAM stands ... more »

How to Get Off of the My Canadian Pharmacy Mailing List

By TamSam

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Are receiving Spam emails as a part of the "My Canadian Pharmacy" fradulent ring of websites? Here are some steps you can take to not only nip these spams in the bud, but also to keep yourself from getting on spam lists in the future... more »

How to Recognize a Fake Link in an Email

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Phishing–or scamming people by means of fake emails usually to obtain personal information–is one of the biggest concerns of any computer user. Many emails that are designed for phishing also include a link to a fake Web site. An estimated 109 ... more »

How to Stop Unwanted Junk Mail

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Mailbox full of offers for secured credit cards and solicitations to save the whales? You can reduce the clutter by writing a few letters or making a few phone calls. These instructions are for paper junk mail, not email. (See How to Stop ... more »

How to Avoid Junk Email & Spamming

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Find out how to eliminate junk mail and spamming of your personal email address... more »

How to Pull an April Fool's Fake Email Prank

By DawnChesbro

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In this day of computerized mail, the identity behind email is subject to scrutiny and doubt. However, with the right wording and a created email address, this trick can catch even the most suspicious people... more »

How to Read emails and get paid

By smilesatme1

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Paid to click emails is easy to do but it's not fun. Just like taking surveys but some people like it... more »

How to Stop America Online From Sending Marketing E-mail

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You may not be able to stop all marketing mail, but you can stop some of it. Set up your preferences in AOL to stop it from sending you marketing material... more »

How to STOP Spam! ...for good!

By dartman

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There is only ONE sure fire way to STOP spam! Yeah, we all spend tons of time, energy, and money trying to battle it! But, with all that aside... there is only ONE true way to stop it outright, and here it is..... more »

How to spot phishing email

By Dicky Leonardo

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This is a guide to spot phishing email.. more »

How to Repair Identity Theft Credit Damage

By w1z111

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It's too bad we even have to think about Identity Theft, but it is a serious problem today, and one that needs to be understood... more »

How to Identify Email Spam

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Identifying email spam may seem like an easy task. However, spammers are becoming quite good at copying the look and feel of popular Web sites. Spammers are creating emails and Web sites with common and official looking logos, which is enough to ... more »

How to Not be a Phishing Victim

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Scam artists love email because they can literally send out millions of messages tempting you to give up money or personal information (phishing) and can make huge profits if only a few people respond. As you get smarter about taking the bait ... more »

How to Avoid Email Harvesting by Spammers

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When you post your email address in a public place, you are pretty much guaranteed to be spammed half to death very quickly. Spammers use specialized tools known as bots to scour the Internet for anything that looks like an email address. There ... more »

How to eliminate junk mail

By di1159

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In today's fast-paced society, time has become a luxury for most of us. One of my most time-consuming tasks is sorting through my e-mail and paper mail to determine what if anything is important to me. It can take so long to go through each and ... more »

How to Enable Quick Reporting in SpamCop

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Enabling the quick reporting feature in SpamCop can lessen the amount of time you spend sorting through report confirmation massages that SpamCop sends out every time it traps spam. It's a fairly easy feature to use that takes little time to set up... more »

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