handling_suspicious_email_messages_and_spam
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handling_suspicious_email_messages_and_spam [2017/02/10 09:45] – [Is this message trying to get me to do something dangerous?] Rework to provide more information and reduce duplicate language. abrashear | handling_suspicious_email_messages_and_spam [2017/02/10 09:51] – [Unsubscribing from marketing messages] Clarify content abrashear | ||
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====== Handling Suspicious Email Messages and Spam ====== | ====== Handling Suspicious Email Messages and Spam ====== | ||
- | The two best ways to reduce the amount of unwanted email in your inbox is to report spam messages and unsubscribe from mailing lists you are not interested in. | + | The two best ways to reduce the amount of unwanted email in your inbox is to report spam messages and unsubscribe from mailing lists you are not interested in. Gmail can even automatically unsubscribe you from messages you mark as spam. |
The open nature of the global email system is a double-edged sword―by nature it allows any person or company to communicate with anyone else. The drawback is that sender' | The open nature of the global email system is a double-edged sword―by nature it allows any person or company to communicate with anyone else. The drawback is that sender' | ||
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===== Is this email actually from who it says it is? ===== | ===== Is this email actually from who it says it is? ===== | ||
- | | + | Malicious messages can come from anyone. It's very common for an attacker to hijack an account, and then use that account to send harmful messages to all of the contacts. Even if a message is from someone you know, be on alert if it seems unusual. |
- | * Consider the body of the message. If you have communicated with this person before, is their grammar unusual? Is the formatting of the message odd? Is their spelling particularly poor? | + | |
+ | * **Check the //From// address on the email.** Messages from your bank should probably come from // | ||
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===== Is this message trying to get me to do something dangerous? ===== | ===== Is this message trying to get me to do something dangerous? ===== | ||
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===== Unsubscribing from marketing messages ===== | ===== Unsubscribing from marketing messages ===== | ||
- | Often marketing messages will give you the option of unsubscribing from their list. If the " | + | Often marketing messages will give you the option of unsubscribing from their list. If the " |
- | Read the message and search for an // | + | It is always safest |
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- | * If you cannot find a way to unsubscribe, | + | |
- | * If you unsubscribe from a company' | + | |
+ | * You have never dealt with the company directly. | ||
+ | * If you cannot find a way to unsubscribe. | ||
+ | * If you unsubscribe from a company' | ||
+ | Read the message and search for an // |
handling_suspicious_email_messages_and_spam.txt · Last modified: 2021/12/01 14:35 by abrashear