Email Safety Tips:
1. Know how your on-line account information is updated. Do you usually receive an email with a link that takes you to the vendors site? Or do you receive an email telling to go to the vendors site and log in as your normally do? It�s a subtle but important difference with the latter being much safer.
2. To be really safe, never follow a link in an email to update account information.
3. Be wary of messages telling you that access to your account is expiring or about to be denied along with instructions that you have to update your information right now. If you have any questions at all contact your vendor through their normal support channels.
4. Do not download software an email tells you is to protect your computer, even if it appears to come from Microsoft. Microsoft, along with most other vendors will let you download patches and updates directly from their web site.
5. If you believe an update may be required, type the site URL directly into your browser and log into your account from there. If you want to be extra careful open a new browser and type in the URL there.
6. Do not open email attachments that you are not expecting, even if the attachment appears to be from a friend.
7. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Emails that promise you large amounts of money are most likely scams.
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