Protecting Your Email In An Insecure World

Computers have simplified millions of people’s lives. With the advent of online technology we can be more productive in the office, organize household matters, and communicate with others around the globe. Do you ever think it’s all too good to be true? Well, you’d be smart to question the overall ease and efficiency of the web. The sad truth is, along with these perks there are a few major pitfalls. And if you aren’t aware of them now, you may be in for a rude awakening.

So many people get excited about the wide-reaching possibilities of an email system. Indeed, it is staggering to think about how you can connect with someone on the other side of the world with just a click of a button. Unfortunately, however, sometimes by clicking the mouse you are doing more than reaching out to a faraway friend. You may also be inviting email viruses and scams into your mailbox.

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How to Stop Email Spam

We are all familiar with the word spam when it comes to our email accounts. Spam in the internet world are emails that contain advertisements and sometimes malicious spyware or viruses. These could harm your computer if a person mistakenly clicks on any of the banners or links within the email page. Spam email has taken place of those annoying catalogues that we usually get in the mail. Now is there a way a person can learn on how to stop email spam?

People often times are not aware that they subject themselves to spam email when they browse the internet. Most spam emails are sent when these spammers get a hold of your email address. Now people may argue that they don’t give out their email addresses to anyone, but surprisingly enough they don’t know that some forms that they fill out online are the source of the spam email.

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Outsmarting Internet Commerce Fraud

Internet crime is up again—and substantially, at that—for 2009. This, of course, should come as no surprise; it is no secret that this plague is spreading farther and deeper by the hour.

And here’s another unsurprising piece of news: at the head of the pack, same as the last many years: Internet Commerce Fraud.

The FBI Numbers

The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), a partnership between the FBI and the National White Collar Crime Center (NWC3), recently released its 2009 figures on cybercrime complaints received and referred to law enforcement.

From January 1, 2009 through December 31, 2009, the (IC3) Web site received 336,655 complaint submissions. This was a 22.3% increase over 2008 when 275,284 complaints were received. Of the 336,655 complaints submitted to IC3, 146,663 were referred to local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies around the country for further consideration.

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