| There are various types of spam found on the | | | | software or hardware. In the event that you receive |
| internet. One is the "Congratulations! You Have Won!" | | | | emails from persons you know but do not wish to |
| emails, also known as the letter fraud emails. These | | | | communicate with, you may simple employ the |
| offer you the chance to get a cut of millions of dollars | | | | blacklisting feature to block any further emails. |
| that the sender is trying to illegally transfer out of some | | | | Another thing to avoid doing is publicly publishing your |
| banana republic in the middle of nowhere. These | | | | email address on the internet. This is because a |
| emails ask you to send back information indicating your | | | | spammer may scrape your email address from a site |
| bank details and account numbers via a fax number | | | | that you visited and include it in their database. Also try |
| provided. Soon thereafter, they will be asking you to | | | | not to divulge your email address while visiting internet |
| send them money of increasing amounts - and therein | | | | forums and chat rooms. If you must disclose your |
| lays the fraud. And if you are gullible enough you will | | | | email, either use a non-business personal account |
| send them the money but never get to see a cent of | | | | address or create a different account specifically for |
| your purported "cut". | | | | allowing communication on such sites. For guaranteed |
| I think I can safely say that we all hate spam! And no | | | | effect, have your email security service provider block |
| one with an email account can say they have been | | | | all unwanted mail before it gets to your network and |
| 100% immune to this nuisance. No one likes to go to | | | | this way you may avoid spam entirely. |
| their inbox and find all the junk of unsolicited mail that is | | | | There are also the emails that seem at first glance to |
| spam. So what can we do in order to protect | | | | be genuine but turn out to be spam originating from a |
| ourselves from this menace? | | | | malicious sender. Such spoof and phishing emails |
| First of all, ensure that you have kept both your | | | | should at no time be opened. Delete them immediately |
| anti-virus and anti-spam software updated and current. | | | | then contact the website of the online business that |
| Also install an email package that will filter the spam | | | | purportedly sent you the mail to find out whether or |
| from your provider to prevent you from receiving any | | | | not it was a genuine communication from them. |
| spam. Good spam filters come in the form of either | | | | |