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Sunday, 31 March 2013

What to do about Spams and spoofed mails

Many, or almost 75%, of the email users don't know what to fo if a spam or a spoofed mail arrives on your ID. Here is what to so. Always report "phishing" or “spoofed” e-mails to the following groups:

1. Forward the email to reportphishing@antiphishing.org .

2. Forward the email to the Federal Trade Commission at spam@uce.gov.

3. Forward the email to the "abuse" email address at the company that is being spoofed (e.g. "spoof@ebay.com").

4. When forwarding spoofed messages, always include the entire original email with its original header information intact.

5. Notify The Internet Crime Complaint Center of the FBI by filing a complaint on their website: www.ic3.gov.