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Email Safety

Quick E-mail Safety Tips from WiredSafety.org

  • Get an anonymous free email account with Yahoo!, Hushmail or Hotmail
  • Don't share your email password with anyone
  • Change your password often and keep it in a safe place
  • Delete all e-mails, unread, from people you don't know
  • Don't open any attachments unless they are run through an antivirus program
  • Log off when done
  • Don't reply to spam, harassing, or offensive e-mail
  • Report spam and spoof email to your ISP
  • Use common sense and keep personal information personal
  • Don't be caught by the spammers' favorite trick, "Remember me?"

For more helpful resources on online safety visit WiredSafety.org.




 

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