E-mail safety tips on:
Chain letters - how to deal with them.
Hoaxes, rumors and urban legends - how to tell the difference between a hoax and reality.
Phishing - tips for protecting yourself from deceptive e-mails.
Scams and fraud - how others will try to trick you.
Spam - what you can do about junk e-mail.
Spoofing - when your e-mail isn't your e-mail...
Viruses - protecting yourself from e-mail viruses and how to spot a fake.
Basic e-mail safety tips:
Change your password often and keep it in a safe place
Don’t share the password with anyone.
Don’t open any attachments from anyone unless they are run through an anti-virus program.
Log off when done.
Don’t reply to spam, harassing, or offensive e-mail or forward chain e-mail letters.
Use common sense and keep personal information personal.
Delete all e-mails, unread, from people you don’t know
Don’t be caught by the spammers’ favorite trick, “Remember me?”
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