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Spam: (noun) "Irrelevant or unsolicited messages sent over the Internet, typically to large numbers of users, for the purposes of advertising, phishing, spreading malware, etc"

Over 80% of ALL email traffic on the Internet is considered spam.

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titleWhat to do with suspicious email

If you have any suspicions at all that an email might be spam, simply delete it.  After all, what are the consequences...

  • If you mistakenly delete a genuine email message, it can simply be resent. 
  • Whereas if you are taken in by a spam message, you might infect the network, lose your password, or have money stolen from you!

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