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Ways to Prevent Spam

Spam is that unwanted email that shows up in our email Inboxes on a regular basis. If you are not careful, you may find yourself receiving hundreds of unwanted emails each day. There are a number of actions you can take to limit the amount of unwanted email and preserve valuable time.

Spammers acquire email addresses in various ways. The most insidious is tricking you into confirming your email address. Frequently, the spammer accomplishes this by sending you spam with a message in the text that says something like: “Click here to be removed from our list.”

Of course, the instant you reply, the spammer knows that they have reached a valid email address – yours! You have also just confirmed that you read and respond to email. Ignore the “remove me” choice and just delete the unwanted email

If you use the Out of Office reply feature of your email program, spammers will automatically receive confirmation of your email address when your program responds to their spam by advising them of your absence. If you wish senders to receive a response during your absence, have incoming email routed to a person in your office who can send out a message for you when necessary.

In short, there is no way to prevent spam. However, you can minimize the amount you receive by not confirming your email address to spammers when they send you unwanted solicitations.

This week’s Tip submitted by Accolade Group.