Spam: Difference between revisions

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Here is a definition of "spam". The term "spam" covers many different unsolicitied communications.

Be suspicious of e-mails that arrive:-

Without a subject;
From a sender you do not know or recognize;
Offering something too good (even a $20 or $50 for a survey) to be true;
Without greeting you by name;
Having a file.zip attachment;
Containing a link and when you hover over it with a mouse it does not display a trustworthy webpage;
And ask for your personal details.

Sites you can visit to find out more about "scam". are:-

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 # Without greeting you by name;
 # Having a file.zip attachment;
-# Containing a link and when you hover over it with a mouse it does not display a trustworthy webpage.
+# Containing a link and when you hover over it with a mouse it does not display a trustworthy webpage;
+# And ask for your personal details.