CNM Spam Fighting Tips
Here are a few tips to help educate you on how you can help avoid being the target of spam.
Spammers send spam because it is cheap and it works! There are people that click on email advertisements and buy products
from websites regardless of how shady the web site looks. However not all spam is to get you to buy something, some spam is
malicious and is meant to trick you into giving information or downloading malware. A basic rule to follow is: if it sounds to
good to be true it probably is!
If more specific information is required or if you are interested in signing up for our spam filtering
service please contact us by email or phone 985.580.3040.
General Tips:
1.If the email address or company looks unfamiliar and they are requesting account information like user
names and passwords…delete it! These are people trying to trick you into giving them account information. This type of scam is called phishing.
2.If the email address looks unfamiliar or the subject line is selling something or telling you a long lost cousin in Africa has left you their fortune…delete it!
3.If there is an unsubscribe button and you didn't subscribe to it to begin with…delete it! Unsubscribing to
messages you didn't subscribe to only lets the spammer know your email address is valid and you read the message.
4.If you receive a file attachment that is not recognized by the application it appears to be and is not from someone you
know…delete it! It is most likely an virus and the spammer has changed the extension of the file to make it look legitimate.
Even if the document looks legit people can program a macro or script to run when you open any office document like an excel, word, powerpoint document.
5.Setup a junk/disposable email account if you have to signup for contests, promotions, trials, etc. But be careful not to give out personal information
especially - if it sounds too good to be true.
6.Don't post your email address on websites! If it is your website use a contact form. Or don't use the @ symbol in your email address, use the word at.
You can also spell out . dot. If you must put an email link or post your email anywhere on a website then you could also setup a separate email account,
although it will probably end up riddled with spam.
Spammers are always evolving so if you find you are still receiving unwanted mail please contact us to see
if our spam filtering solution can you help you.