Tired of SPAM Mail?

So are we! Let’s do something about. You can go to your MSU StopSPAM filter at stopspam.msstate.edu and set the protection level at 6. SPAM email works like this: Let’s say the spammer (person sending the emails) is selling vitamins for $19.95. The spammer can send out hundreds of thousands of emails for mere pennies, if the spammer gets 20 people to buy the vitamins they have made a 400.00 profit for very little effort. Spam email, in addition to being annoying, can also be dangerous. Spammers can send out phishing emails which are emails designed to steal your passwords, account information, and even your identity! Follow these steps to avoid being phished:

1.) Never respond to an email from someone you don’t know
2.) Never click on a link to a website in an email
3.) Never provide any personal information via email (this includes passwords, account numbers, mother’s maiden name, etc.)

Want to know more? Check out the Gone Phishing publication available in the CAS Library. If you see a “phishy” email come across your Inbox post it here on the blog so others will know what to be watching for.