How to Report Scam Emails
Scam emails arrive in the inboxes of almost every person who has an email account. They are at best an annoyance and at worst a personal and financial disaster for those who are taken in by these scams. Reporting scam emails can help track down the criminals who send them and protect others from falling victim to them.
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Report any scam or unwanted email by forwarding it to the Federal Trade Commission at uce@ftc.gov who will track down and prosecute the scammers.
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Contact the organization that the email scam purports to be from. Many scam emails appear to be from trusted organizations but often can implant software that will send passwords and other personal information to scammers. By reporting these emails to the organization, you can help them put a stop to these scams.
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Contact your Internet Service Provider, who can help stop scam emails from reaching you. Many have a way to forward these emails directly to them from your inbox.
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Protect your friends from scams by checking them out before forwarding anything to your email distribution list. Many sad or tragic sounding emails asking for money can easily be checked at Snopes. If it proves to be false, you can help stop the chain of scams by not sending them on to your friends.
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Educate others about scam email by describing your experiences on forums such as those provided on Craigslist, Yahoo, Snopes or Urbanlegends. If you've been taken in by an email scam, your experience will be especially helpful to help others.
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Tips & Warnings
Learn what email scams are currently "going around" from the Federal Trade Commission's Website. You can also learn about chain email.
No financial institution, legitimate organization or government body will ever ask for your social security number, password or financial account numbers over email. Never provide this information over email.
Never clink on a link in an email that you suspect is a scam. They can lead you to Web pages that look legitimate but exist to discover your password or financial information.
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The FTC email address to report SPAM has changed - it is now spam@uce.gov.
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thanks sa info po I am a victim of scammers thanks GOD Bless this can help me a lot...
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brendadg
Jul 07, 2010
There appears to be an e-mail scam on eHow. It is by the name of "christana56". There has been warnings of this money scam, on the news. Please do not fall prey to this scam. -
anujadar
Jun 27, 2008
sample email from a scammer Hello, Thank you again for your reply. If you are ready to proceed with this transaction I will need to inform you with the steps on how this service works and how we can make it happen. You will only have to deposit to TNT Service the first month of rent $1,500.00 so they can proceed with the shipping, and you can receive the keys and the contract. Like I said, I will pay for a 2 days delivery so you will receive the Keys and the contract signed by me right away. I will explain you step by step how this will work . 1 - To start this transaction I will need to know your full shipping information, full name, full shipping address to proceed with this deal. 2 - I will go to the TNT Office and leave the Keys and the contract in your name as the intended receiver. 3 - TNT will check the envelope to see if everything is OK with it and also the legal p
