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Managing Unwanted E-mail

Overview

If you are receiving unwanted e-mail and would like to report it, follow the instructions on how to report spam.

Spam is unsolicited e-mail that crowds inboxes with unwanted and objectionable content. These messages may appear to be legitimate contacts from personal or business associates, yet they contain dubious commercial offerings, solicitations to visit questionable Web sites, or gibberish. Spam can hinder e-mail communications by making valid e-mail messages difficult to identify.

Phishing is an e-mail scam that uses a combination of social engineering and technical subterfuge in an attempt to steal identities and incur financial loss. These messages will appear to be legitimate requests for you to reply with your credit card numbers, passwords, or financial account information. They may also ask you to visit suspicious web sites as well as open or install suspicious e-mail attachments. Phishing delivers the information you reply with to thieves and other criminals making you susceptible to identity theft and monetary loss.

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