Spam - Revision history

Lpb: Add link to Scams page, some refs & a bit from Paul's contribution

2013-08-23T03:31:56Z

Add link to Scams page, some refs & a bit from Paul's contribution

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 == What is Spam ==
-You should be suspicious of e-mails, texts, or social media messages that arrive:-
+You should be suspicious of e-mails, texts, or social media messages that arrive:
 == Spam Email Warning Alerts ==
 * [http://alerts.staysmartonline.gov.au/em/mail/view.php?id=2160328&a=38192&k=5df71e7 Royal Baby Phishing E-mails]
-== What Can You Do About Email Spam? ==
+== Things You Can Do To Try and Reduce Email Spam ==
 Given that preventing Spam is extremely difficult (it wouldn't be the major concern that it is were this not so), you can take steps to try and reduce the impact of spam to yourself. However nothing you do can stop it completely (unless you simply decide not to accept '''any''' form of electronic communication). Also note that the more effort you take to block spam, the more likely it is that you will also block a fraction of legitimate messages to yourself.
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 # make use of the spam filtering capabilities of your email client. Many email clients come with spam filtering capabilities. However you need to activate and train these to make use of them. Once enabled, you need to tag messages as ''spam'' or ''not spam'' so your program learns what you regard as spam (or not). With sufficient training, this can help classify emails fairly well, as you wish. The disadvantage of this approach is that this classification is done on just one system, and doesn't help if you use several systems, and/or [https://www.tip.net.au/webmail/ webmail] to access your email.
 # [http://www.tip.net.au/wiki/index.php/Email_Forwarding Forward your Email] to another ISP, or to a large web-email provider (eg. gmail, yahoo, hotmail) who have the resources to run more agressive and nuanced email filters, and then access and read your email from this site.
 == Further Information ==
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 Sites you can visit to find out more about "spam" are:-
 * [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(electronic) Wikipedia Spam page]
 * [https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs20-spam.htm Anti-Spam Consumer Resources and Information]

Gjpotts: add spam alert

2013-07-29T06:46:20Z

add spam alert

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	# 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;
	# Asking for your personal details. Banks never do this		# Asking for your personal details. Banks never do this

			== Spam Email Warning Alerts ==

			* [http://alerts.staysmartonline.gov.au/em/mail/view.php?id=2160328&a=38192&k=5df71e7 Royal Baby Phishing E-mails]

	== What Can You Do About Email Spam? ==		== What Can You Do About Email Spam? ==

Gjpotts at 06:03, 24 April 2013

2013-04-24T06:03:00Z

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	# Offering something too good (even a $20 or $50 for a survey) to be true;		# Offering something too good (even a $20 or $50 for a survey) to be true;
	# Without greeting you by name;		# Without greeting you by name;
			# Containing poor written English;
	# ~~Having~~ a file.zip attachment;		# And have 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.		# Asking for your personal details. Banks never do this

	== What Can You Do About Email Spam? ==		== What Can You Do About Email Spam? ==

Lpb: Add link to scams page, and category

2012-09-26T04:38:14Z

Add link to scams page, and category

← Older revision		Revision as of 04:38, 26 September 2012
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	* [https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs20-spam.htm Anti-Spam Consumer Resources and Information]		* [https://www.privacyrights.org/fs/fs20-spam.htm Anti-Spam Consumer Resources and Information]
	* [http://www.spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Spamtrackers SpamWiki]		* [http://www.spamtrackers.eu/wiki/index.php/Main_Page Spamtrackers SpamWiki]

			== See Also ==

			* [[Scams]] - for details on scams, which may well be spread by spam

			[[Category:Technical Info]]

Lpb: Add more details, sections & links

2012-09-26T04:36:39Z

Add more details, sections & links

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 # Without a subject;
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 # And ask for your personal details.
-[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_email_scams Wikipedia’s list of e-mail scams]
+* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(electronic) Wikipedia Spam page]

Gjpotts at 14:34, 22 September 2012

2012-09-22T14:34:20Z

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	# Without greeting you by name;		# Without greeting you by name;
	# Having a file.zip attachment;		# 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.

Gjpotts at 14:26, 22 September 2012

2012-09-22T14:26:30Z

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	Sites you can visit to find out more about <nowiki>"~~spam~~".</nowiki> are:-		Sites you can visit to find out more about <nowiki>"scam".</nowiki> are:-

	[http://www.moneysmart.gov.au/ For financial scams - ASIC]		[http://www.moneysmart.gov.au/ For financial scams - ASIC]

Gjpotts: Info about spam

2012-09-21T16:33:50Z

Info about spam

New page

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spam_(electronic) Here is a definition of <nowiki>"spam".</nowiki>]
The term <nowiki>"spam"</nowiki> 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.

Sites you can visit to find out more about <nowiki>"spam".</nowiki> are:-

[http://www.moneysmart.gov.au/ For financial scams - ASIC]

[http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/ SCAMwatch Home Page- ACCC]

[http://www.scamwatch.gov.au/reportascam To report a scam to the ACCC]

[http://www.afp.gov.au/policing/cybercrime/internet-fraud-and-scams.aspx Internet Fraud & scams – AFP]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_confidence_tricks Wikipedia’s list of frauds/scams]

[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_email_scams Wikipedia’s list of e-mail scams]