Internet Safety
Email spam scams http://onguardonline.gov/spam.html
Online Advertisers Quiz http://onguardonline.gov/quiz/shopping_quiz.html
Friend Finder Quiz http://onguardonline.gov/quiz/socialnetworking_quiz.html
Actual examples of spam
Example 1: Phishing for Personal Data
From: Rachel L. <
[email protected]>
Date: Feb 12, 2008 4:02 PM
Subject: New Student Web System
This semester, we have begun working on new web systems to better assist students and faculty with communication and academic resources. Some of the work has already started; however, we need your input! Please take a minute or so to answer a few insightful questions. Your input will be used for our future releases. Thanks again!
http://www.SurveyCollege.org/mem/b_2758483
Example 2: Work-at-Home Scams
From: Work From Laptop
Subject: Make $200 to $900 Per Day With Google
Example 3: Phishing for Financial Data
UK NATIONAL LOTTERY PROMO
REFERENCE NUMBER:UK/839030X2/14
BATCH NUMBER:065/088/XY24
TICKET NUMBER:023-1111-790-458
This email is to notify you that this email address was random selected and entered into our free Third Category draws. You have subsequently emerged a winner and therefore entitled to a substantial amount of 552,000.00 Pounds.
For further information, kindly confirm receipt of this email, by forwarding Your Details as states below to our claims department on
Email :
[email protected] INFORMATION REQUESTED:
(a) Your full Name:
(b) Contact address:
(c) Your Telephone and fax numbers:
(d) Your Age:
(e) Your occupation:
(f) Your country of origin:
Thank you.
Yours Sincerely,
Award Notification Team
UKGAMING HOUSE
Email etiquette or Netiquette (this goes for blogs too)
Your words can be quoted. Anyone can “Google” you.
Don’t forward emails – you can confuse who you are sending it to, you may not have read the email carefully and the email or the site if references may contain “bad” language; beware chain mails urging you to do so. No company will donate to a charity if you send an email to all of your friends.
Check if a story is true or just an urban legend at http://www.snopes.com
