Thursday, April 17, 2008

Email Tip

How do you tell if a message is hoax or fraudulent?
  • Do a quick web search or check out sites such as Snopes. Snopes lists a lot of emails that are commonly passed around and will list why it is false and sometimes the origin or the small truth that started it all.

  • The email asks you to forward it to all of your friends or a certain number of people in a certain amount of time.

  • There are a lot of misspellings or punctuation where there should be none (L I K E.This).

  • Typos in URLs easily overlooked (like micosoft.com)

  • It is from a company or bank that you don't do business with.

  • It is asking you to verify bank account numbers or passwords.

  • If it sounds too good to be true it most likely is.


These are just a few tips, but if you have even the smallest of question on an email, delete it or contact the Helpdesk for further assistance.

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